Santen is a specialized life sciences company with a proud 130-year heritage focused exclusively on ophthalmology. As a Japan-originated, global company with our footprint in over 60 countries, we are dedicated to delivering innovative treatments and digital solutions for eye health and addressing vision-related social issues for people around the world.

Job’s mission

• Support key medical affairs activities working closely with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) as well as internal colleagues e.g., Sales & Marketing, Clinical Development and other Medical Affairs functions such as Medical Information. Solid contribution to support field based medical activities for KOLs.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• Maximize physician awareness of Santen by providing medical expertise; collect scientific and medical feedback from our customers
• Attend local, national and international congresses to meet with opinion leaders, observe podium presentations and maintain in depth understanding of scientific and therapeutic advances
• Present data on existing products and new launches to healthcare professionals including physicians, hospital practitioners, formulary committees, pharmacists upon request, such as in Hospital Meetings. Present relevant data to Santen internal colleagues; for example during Santen conventions.
• Help develop scientific educational materials, participate in the development of customer training/education programs, and training Santen internal colleagues
• Support local sites involved in R&D or Medical Affairs Santen studies if requested
• Support development of clinical study publications in collaboration with KOLs/physicians and internal publications teams
• Facilitate identification and presentation of research opportunities for consideration in support of our products
• Assist in implementation of protocol development and administration for proposals to be supported (ISTs and Santen local studies)
• Networking with patient associations and identification of potential collaboration with Santen
• Support market access activities as requested

• Follow GDP guidelines and act in line with it (obligatory for all employees)

Functional Competencies

• Ability to learn and effectively convey clinical, scientific and medical information
• Effective, presentation, written and verbal communication skills, excellent teaching skills and business acumen
• Ability to respond to scientific and medical inquiries with the most up-to-date, accurate and relevant information
• Hands-on leader who is highly adept at building cross-functional relationships in a pan-European/international environment
• Demonstrate an open, supportive, team-oriented style with the ability to influence key audience both inside and outside the company
• Capability to work independently, creatively and innovatively is expected
• Ability to travel (Up to 70% national travels. EU and International travels punctual on request)
• Capacity to prioritize/time management

Education

• University Degree in Life Science (MD, pharmacist, biologist)
• Spoken language: Native German; Fluency in English

Grow your career at Santen

A career at Santen is an opportunity to make a difference. Through our long-term vision outlined in Santen 2030, we are committed to be a Social Innovator - addressing the social and economic needs of people with visual impairments. We have team members around the world using their diverse talents to unlock new modalities and drive innovations for patient outcomes, education and treatment. At Santen, we believe in empowering all our team members with flexible ways of working and a highly inclusive work environment.

The Santen Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building diverse teams and ensuring a safe and inclusive physical and virtual workplace for every one of our team members. All employment decisions are based on business needs, role requirements and individual qualifications regardless of race, color, ethnicity, national origin/ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/ expression, age, disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you require any kind of accommodation during our recruitment process, please let the recruiter from our team know.