Therapeutic Operations Lead - Benelux

Location:                    Field-Based, Netherlands

Reporting to:             General Manager, Nordic & Benelux

Job Summary:

Reporting to the General Manager, Nordic & Benelux, the Therapeutic Operations Lead will be responsible for delivering the company’s commercial business in neurometabolic disorders. This will include building trusted relationships with qualified treatment centers, healthcare professionals and patient organizations with the aim of promoting early identification and access to treatment of eligible patients in Benelux and to identify new opportunities to grow the company’s pipeline.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the rapid growth and success of a leading biotechnology company with a transformative technology.

Key elements and responsibilities, including but not limited to:

·         Develop trusted relationships with qualified treatment centers (QTC’s), healthcare professionals and patient organizations

·         Supporting the QTC in Utrecht, The Netherland and coordinating patient’s treatment ensuring that it adheres to what is described in the Product Manual and facilitating the exchange of the related mandatory documentation with Orchard’s Supply Chain Team

·         In partnership with the Medical Director, engage disease experts via advisory boards and individual interactions to accelerate patient identification and diagnosis

·         Oversee the development of disease-related and product-related materials and their approval for use in the Benelux, in partnership with the Medical Director

·         Drive disease awareness and the identification of potential patient candidates for treatment with Libmeldy® and other Orchard gene therapies

·         Resolve issues of access to treatment by potential patient candidates to gene therapy, in collaboration with the Market Access function

·         Plan activities and track budget in the franchise

·         Role-model corporate values and behaviours; foster compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and corporate SOPs, and the pursuit of the highest ethical standards

·         Performs other tasks and assignments as needed and specified by management. regarding the strategy and operations in the neurometabolic franchise

·         Represent Orchard during meetings and congresses.

Required Knowledge & Experience

·         Considerable experience in the commercial or medical affairs functions of pharmaceutical companies with proven expertise supporting product launches, innovative therapies and medical-marketing projects

·         Experience working in rare disease or specialty disease

Skills & Abilities

·         A track record of building trusted relationships with disease experts (in partnership with the medical team) and other public influencers, to drive adoption of a therapy

·         A good scientific acumen

·         A team mindset

·         An individual with high resilience who thrives on overcoming obstacles

·         Excellent verbal and written communication in Dutch and English

·         Excellent verbal and written communication in French would be beneficial

·         Proficiency with the suite of Microsoft Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

·         Ability to travel extensively (up to 50% of time)

Education

·         First rate academic background; undergraduate degree in pharmaceutical, medical or scientific discipline

·         MD, PhD and or relevant post-graduate business degree is preferred

Orchard Therapeutics is an equal opportunity employer.