Company Description
Deciphera, a member of ONO, is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing important new medicines to improve the lives of people with cancer. We are leveraging our proprietary switch-control kinase inhibitor platform and deep expertise in kinase biology to develop a broad portfolio of innovative medicines.
Enabled by our proprietary drug discovery platform, Deciphera has developed a diverse pipeline of wholly-owned drug candidates. QINLOCK® (ripretinib) is Deciphera’s switch control inhibitor developed for the treatment of fourth-line GIST. QINLOCK is approved in Australia, Canada, China, the European Union, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United States, and the United Kingdom. We wholly own QINLOCK and all of our drug candidates with the exception of a development and commercialization out-license agreement for QINLOCK in Greater China. In addition to QINLOCK, we have identified and advanced multiple product candidates from our platform into clinical studies, including vimseltinib and DCC-3116.
See here for more details on our portfolio.

Job Description
We are searching for a highly motivated, insightful, and resourceful individual to join the Medical Affairs International team. The Senior Manager, International Medical Affairs is a highly visible and impactful role and will be instrumental in supporting and leading Medical Affairs activities for our commercial product (ripretinib) at European level and as point of contact for the distributors and Partner Markets, in alignment with the Global Medical Affairs Scientific Director (dotted line report).
It is a unique opportunity to shape the landscape and the organization for Deciphera and grow alongside the company as it develops. The role reports directly to the VP, Global Medical Affairs, with a dotted line to the Global Medical Affairs Scientific Director of ripretinib.
Supporting the leadership of a supra-regional medical function. This role will include two order of responsibilities:

• Working closely with the Global Scientific Director, in alignment with the other functions involved in the development of the product (Commercial, Market Access, Regulatory, Compliance, etc.) to bring the medical footprint, offering a key contribution to the pre-launch and launch phases in the different geographies;
• Providing high-quality, deadline-driven scientific support to Partner Markets, ensuring alignment and collaboration across key functions (e.g., Commercial, Market Access, Finance, Compliance, etc).

What You’ll Do:

• Support the development of the Medical Affairs Plan for ripretinib in alignment with the Global Scientific Director and other functions.
• Provide tactical support to the medical affairs activities in the covered region.
• Act as scientific and medical review expert.
• Provide medical expertise in all regulatory, early access and reimbursement approval processes.
• Ensure high scientific level and deadline oriented support to the Partner Markets, in alignment with the other functions
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with the medical teams of our Distribution Partners to foster a strong, cooperative network.
• Share annual global medical strategies and in-market insights with Distribution Partner medical teams to ensure an understanding of key medical priorities and activities for the coming year.
• Ensure legal excellence and compliance in all medical activities as per Deciphera’s SOPs and local regulations.
• Promote Deciphera’s values.

Qualifications
What You’ll Bring:

• MD or bio-science background (Ph D)
• At least 5 years in Pharma industry, with experience in regional functions, lateral move, or experienced Medical Manager
• Previous experience in Oncology or Rare Disease
• Mobile, willing to travel (approx. 30% work in field)
• Hands-on, ready to create a medical footprint of Deciphera in the assigned area and beyond
• Strong communication skills, open style & pro-active
• Languages: English; any other language is beneficial

Additional Information
What Deciphera will Bring:
Deciphera offers competitive market compensation, including long-term-incentive compensation, and a comprehensive benefits package.
Deciphera, a member of ONO, is a company headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. Our state-of-the-art research facility is located in Lawrence, Kansas and our European operations are run out of Switzerland.
We offer an outstanding culture and opportunity for personal and professional growth guided by our “PATHS” Core Values and how we work together. We are proud to be Great Place to Work Certified 2023 and rank #25 on Fortune’s Best Places to Work Small and Midsized Biotech Companies in 2023. Find more details about our award-winning culture here.