Key Job Purpose:

To support and implement effective medical/scientific strategies to promote the values of Sysmex products and services. These included devising sound and credible scientific/clinical studies; management of key opinion leaders; provide continuing clinical/scientific education; and supporting meetings/collaterals/exhibitions.

Responsibilities:

Clinical/Scientific studies

• Identify key sites and investigators to conduct evidence-based studies to demonstrate values of Sysmex products and services.
• Engage affiliates teams to conduct clinical studies aligned to regional business objectives.
• Project management of Sysmex Asia Pacific's supported scientific/clinical studies, including disbursement of research grants.
• Work with investigators and internal teams in analyzing study results and troubleshooting problems.
• Support investigators to publish study in peer-reviewed international journals as appropriate.
• Continually engage internal and external stakeholders on critical gap analysis of Sysmex products and services.

Management of Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs)

• Identify and develop KOLs through local affiliate meetings, regional and international conferences.
• Maintain partnering relationships with KOLs and support development of round table discussions/expert information forums on key Sysmex business objectives.
• Support development of KOL database for optimal utilization of KOLs with product marketing teams
• Leverage KOLs for the development and update of educational materials/training/ local and webinar presentations

Internal and External customer education

• Support Clinical and Product Marketing Team to disseminate key findings of clinical/ scientific research.
• Develop scientific materials/ tools to educate internal and external customers on Sysmex's products and technologies.
• Gather feedback of events in relation to speakers and contents to identify key focus areas for education across affiliates.
• Provide follow ups to customers' requests for scientific/ clinical information.
• Maintain and keep up to date a scientific literature database to support scientific education.

Supporting meetings/collaterals/exhibitions

• Conceptualize innovative initiatives to support marketing strategy while maintaining scientific integrity, including organizing scientific seminars and providing scientific expertise or support in major scientific symposia and events.
• Support Clinical Marketing to develop, edit, and review scientific collaterals to ensure clinical/scientific accuracy, relevance for target audiences, and alignment to strategic objectives.
• Stay current with the latest trends and developments in the IVD field
• Support event surveys to develop insights into regional clinical practice and gaps

Department Administrative Activities

• Maintain and facilitate distribution of Sysmex Scientific Materials to all regional affiliate and distributor companies.
• Develop and plan various features of Scientific Affairs website in alignment with business objectives.
• Update and maintain the scientific resources along with corporate marketing and follow up on feedback.
• Support regional scientific events in relation to scientific themes/messages and work closely with affiliates in planning and execution.

Job Requirements:

- At least a Ph.D. in relevant Sciences or MBBS

- 2 - 4 years of scientific research experience in relevant subject areas or good knowledge of major divisions of laboratory medicine

Solid understanding of molecular biology techniques, including:

• PCR
• Flow cytometry
• Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)

- Proficient in English and Microsoft Office

- Confident in delivering scientific presentations on stage

- Basic knowledge of study design for evaluating IVD (In Vitro Diagnostic) products

- Statistically literate with the ability to assemble and manage complex datasets