US Medical Advisor

Sirtex Medical is a global leader in healthcare, with offices in the U.S., Australia, Germany, and Singapore, dedicated to improving patient outcomes.

Our mission is to be at the forefront of minimally invasive cancer and embolization therapies. By partnering with physicians, we aim to provide innovative products that enhance patient outcomes and simplify treatments. Achieving this ambitious goal requires passionate and talented individuals who are committed to making a difference. Our flagship product, SIR-Spheres® Y-90 resin microspheres, is a targeted radiation therapy for liver cancer. To date, we have delivered over >150K doses across 50+ countries, significantly impacting patients' lives worldwide. Our success is fueled by our dedication to serving the medical community, maintaining professionalism, fostering a collaborative work culture, nurturing an entrepreneurial spirit, and continuously pursuing innovation and improvement.

At Sirtex, we are committed to creating a great workplace. We offer a range of benefits, programs, and services to support our employees, ensuring they have opportunities to contribute to our success and advance their careers. Join our inclusive community, where you can collaborate with talented colleagues, bring your ideas to life, and advance your career, all while delivering innovative healthcare solutions to patients.

• The US Medical Advisor will perform a key role in the clinical and commercial development of SIR-Spheres any other products currently or later marketed globally, including SIR-Spheres, Embocept, and Lava.
• This role is a highly visible one throughout the organization that strongly requires proactive communication, building and maintaining KOL relationships, and internal/external stakeholder management.
• The role is focused on the development and execution of strategic objectives for Global Medical Affairs, collaboration with KOLs, other HCPs, and other external stakeholders, while ensuring cross-functional strategic alignment.
• The US Medical Advisor will be responsible for the timely and high-quality planning of important strategic efforts and collaborating on their execution, including, but not limited to:
  • Outreach to key investigators and opinion leaders to formulate strategic evidence generation plan and plan on filling research gaps,
  • Planning and executing advisory boards to obtain external perspectives on research initiatives and overall Medical strategy,
  • Work with Senior Leadership and other cross-functional partners to align Medical strategy with overall Corporate strategy.

Primary responsibilities:

• Evidence generation strategic planning and execution
  • Draft input on trial design, review methodology.
  • Review study requirements and endpoint definitions and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to develop associated study documents.
  • Provide leadership of development of strategic plan and its presentation to Senior Leadership as well as flawless execution of plan, including seeking KOL advice and collaborating to initiate studies.
• Establish new and cultivate existing HCP relationships
  • Develop KOL engagement plan and support relationship management by liaising with MSLs and other cross-functional partners to understand opportunities for research or other collaboration.
  • Support oversight of ongoing ISRs in collaboration with MACA Operations and the MSL team.
• Team leadership
  • Demonstrate strong proactivity with all communications and deliverables and identifying next steps.
  • Leading by example with professional and collaborative conduct.
  • Supporting a work environment conducive to team member growth and development.
• Drive development of field insights:
  • Collaborate closely with MSLs to generate key insight questions, identify broader inferences and implications for the company, and collate information for presentation to Medical team and Leadership to better understand HCP insights and corresponding actions (e.g. revising Evidence Generation Plan).
  • Collaborate with Scientific Communications, Publications, and Medical Information to reflect insights from HCP/KOL discussions in those deliverables as appropriate.
• Collaborate on internal and external training:
  • Support efforts around internal training (e.g. Journal Club, support Commercial training) and external training (e.g. Fellowship outreach plan, collate insights from MSLs on how Sirtex can support HCP training content).

• Advanced degree in the Life Sciences (PhD, MD, PharmD).
• At least 5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and/or medical device industries with experience working in-house cross-functionally.
• Proactive, strong leadership qualities and ability to influence and motivate team members.
• Able to work and align with multiple Sirtex internal and external stakeholders and build and navigate within cross-functional Sirtex teams.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced team environment. Strong attention to detail, well-organized, operationally effective, and able to both develop project strategies and ensure reliable implementation of projects with a flexible and solution-driven attitude.
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time with periodic weekend work expectations (i.e. to attend conferences and/or other meetings).
• Ability to work in group setting and independently; ability to adjust to changing priorities
• Strong motivational skills and abilities – promoting a team-based approach
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
• Strong organizational skills and leadership skills
• Goal oriented
• Ability to project and maintain a professional and positive attitude

The target base salary range for this position will range from $200,000 to $226,000 annually. Individual compensation for this job requisition will be based on non-discriminatory factors, including your geographic location, skills, experience, education and other factors as they relate to the position requirements.  Actual compensation may vary depending on the confirmed job-related skills and experience.

In addition to the expected base compensation, this role is eligible to participate in Sirtex’s incentive programs (target bonus of 20% for this position) and benefit plans, which include paid sick and vacation time, health insurance and a generous 401k matching program.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Do you want to be part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the globe making a real difference to the quality of people’s lives.  Sirtex recognizes that well-being, financial health, and work-life balance are crucial for our employees to achieve personal success. 

Sirtex offers qualified candidates:

• Diverse and flexible work arrangements to achieve the optimum balance between work and personal responsibilities.
• A culture of respect, diversity, collaboration, and innovation fostering inclusiveness and superior performance.
• Attractive compensation and benefit packages which are practical, robust and equitable.
• A commitment to support ongoing professional growth through career development, on the job experiences and training opportunities.
• Challenging work which supports the development of new and better ways to improve clinical outcomes for oncology treatment around the world.
• An unwavering commitment to company values, employee safety and excellence in everything we do.  

Diversity drives innovation; inclusion fosters belonging, growth and success. Sirtex believes that it takes multiple perspectives and voices to create a culture and workplace which fosters engagement, teamwork, and employee satisfaction to perform our best and deliver on commitments. We are dedicated to fostering an environment where all employees feel valued, included, and can share their ideas so that we can exceed even our own expectations.

Sirtex is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.  Sirtex will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.