Medical Manager
Martin has worked with Roche Australia since October 2005. His position is a Medical Manager within our Medical Marketing department.
Let’s find out about a day in the life of a Medical Manager.
As a Medical Manager it is my role to plan, design and manage the implementation of initiatives which support the clinical strategy of our brands within the breast cancer therapy area. Thankfully the scope is broad which means that any one day is never the same as the next.
A large proportion of my day is spent project managing the different initiatives currently in development or underway. For our clinical studies this means leading our local study team to ensure the protocol is adhered to, recruitment is proceeding as expected, costs are in line with budget and any ‘issues’ are appropriately addressed. In relation to educational meetings my involvement can range from preparing the slide content and briefing speakers, to managing a Medical Education Agency to run the meetings on Roche’s behalf.
Within both of the previously mentioned initiatives, Medical Thought Leaders are an integral component to ensure the scientific validity of our studies and the scientific relevance for the oncology community of our educational meetings. At Roche, the Medical Manager is responsible for co-ordinating the range of activities the company undertakes with Medical Thought Leaders. This involves consulting the Medical Thought Leaders on topical issues/ Roche’s clinical initiatives and being a central contact for them on any Roche project they may be involved with.
Internally, the Medical Manager has a role to play in the development of brand/clinical strategy, promotional materials, PR communications, regulatory and re-imbursement submissions. As the in-house disease area expert, the Medical Manager assists with internal disease area training and is able to ensure a comprehensive science-based approach to all Roche activities.
There’s a lot to squeeze into any one day, however, focussing on Roche’s clinical initiatives in breast cancer, is a constant reminder that the medicines we develop and market do make a real difference to the patients’ disease outcomes. Knowing that the studies we undertake and the educational initiatives we support help to ensure the quality use of our medicines makes all the challenges of the role extremely rewarding.
Let’s find out about a day in the life of a Medical Manager.
As a Medical Manager it is my role to plan, design and manage the implementation of initiatives which support the clinical strategy of our brands within the breast cancer therapy area. Thankfully the scope is broad which means that any one day is never the same as the next.
A large proportion of my day is spent project managing the different initiatives currently in development or underway. For our clinical studies this means leading our local study team to ensure the protocol is adhered to, recruitment is proceeding as expected, costs are in line with budget and any ‘issues’ are appropriately addressed. In relation to educational meetings my involvement can range from preparing the slide content and briefing speakers, to managing a Medical Education Agency to run the meetings on Roche’s behalf.
Within both of the previously mentioned initiatives, Medical Thought Leaders are an integral component to ensure the scientific validity of our studies and the scientific relevance for the oncology community of our educational meetings. At Roche, the Medical Manager is responsible for co-ordinating the range of activities the company undertakes with Medical Thought Leaders. This involves consulting the Medical Thought Leaders on topical issues/ Roche’s clinical initiatives and being a central contact for them on any Roche project they may be involved with.
Internally, the Medical Manager has a role to play in the development of brand/clinical strategy, promotional materials, PR communications, regulatory and re-imbursement submissions. As the in-house disease area expert, the Medical Manager assists with internal disease area training and is able to ensure a comprehensive science-based approach to all Roche activities.
There’s a lot to squeeze into any one day, however, focussing on Roche’s clinical initiatives in breast cancer, is a constant reminder that the medicines we develop and market do make a real difference to the patients’ disease outcomes. Knowing that the studies we undertake and the educational initiatives we support help to ensure the quality use of our medicines makes all the challenges of the role extremely rewarding.
