Coordinator, Value & Access and Medical Affairs

Zydus Therapeutics is a clinical stage, specialty-focused bio-pharmaceutical company focused on developing transformative treatments to transform lives, starting with rare and serious liver diseases. Our purpose is simple, to empower people with the freedom to live healthier and more fulfilling lives, by unlocking new possibilities in life sciences and providing quality healthcare solutions.

Our lead drug candidate, saroglitazar, is a dual peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) alpha / gamma agonist. Saroglitazar is an investigational treatment which has received Fast Track designation, orphan drug designation and priority review designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). Primary Biliary Cholangitis is a rare, chronic autoimmune liver disease primarily affecting middle-aged women, characterized by the progressive destruction of the bile ducts that can lead to irreversible liver damage if left untreated.

As a wholly owned subsidiary of Zydus Lifesciences, our pipeline is fueled by 1,300 researchers who are working with cutting-edge technologies to discover new medicines for tomorrow. 

The opportunity to empower people with the freedom to live healthier and more fulfilling lives is what makes a career with Zydus Therapeutics so rewarding. Our team is collaborative, innovative and adaptable. We are action-oriented and strive for excellence in all we do, all underpinned by respect, trust and integrity. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and support programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives

If you are passionate about helping bring potential life-changing discoveries to patients, then you share our mission.

This role reports to the VP, Value & Access, with a dotted-line relationship to the VP, Medical Affairs. In addition to administrative responsibilities, this person will support and collaborate with those across the organization on key business initiatives.  These initiatives would include: 1) Vendor Contract & Invoice Management; 2) Management of Team Sharepoint Sites & Access; 3) Coordinating with Medical Affairs team and MLRCC on agenda management; 3) Assisting VPs in the execution of team meetings; and 4) Team on-boarding (including network and email management for contract employees). This role requires a friendly, energetic person with high integrity who can represent the management team with professionalism – interacting with colleagues from Zydus USA and Zydus India as well as Syneos, our partner in field execution. 

There is a lot to do, so high energy levels and a great sense of humor will be required! 

The successful candidate must be able to perform each of the following satisfactorily: 

• Support vendor management, including the maintenance of vendor contract (MSA and SOW) records, invoice management, and internal collaboration with Finance and Legal partners.

• Management of team Sharepoint sites, including the creation and hygiene of team sites/folders, maintaining access for appropriate users and groups, and providing team guidance to ensure these sites remain effective organizational and reference tools 

• Support Medical Affairs team in agenda management for MLRCC meetings 

• Provide assistance in the execution of organization-wide and functional team meetings (in collaboration with the other ZTI Project Coordinator)

• Provide administrative support to the VPs of Value & Access and Medical Affairs, as well as their leadership teams.  Specific duties include calendar management, meetings and events coordination, expense reporting and travel arrangements 

• Understand the legal and compliance environment and drive collaboration with both teams 

• Assist team leaders with onboarding of new team members, including network and email access for contract employees

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree highly preferred 

• 5+ years of prior administrative and operational support, preferably within a commercial organization 

• Pharmaceutical industry experience preferred 

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point and Outlook 

• A basic understanding of business contracts and vendor management 

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

The position will require limited domestic travel, approximately 3-5 times per year.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This is an office-based position, located in our office in Pennington, NJ.

Zydus Therapeutics provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Zydus Therapeutics is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to, among others, individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to search and apply for a career opportunity with Zydus Therapeutics, please contact us and let us know the nature of your request.