Preparing Medical Affairs for a Changing Environment: Structure, Staffing, Budget & Performance Measurement Trends

Study Overview

The Medical Affairs function plays a critical role in not only working with thought leaders but also in dealing with a wide range of stakeholders who influence market access. Internal and external pressures have led to significant changes in the following areas within Medical Affairs:  Structure & Leadership, Budgeting & Staffing, and Performance Metrics.

Best Practices, LLC conducted this benchmarking study to provide Medical Affairs' leadership with critical comparative data, performance metrics, and best practices that they can use to assess their operations across these important operational fronts.

Key Topics

• Scope & Structure 
• Leadership & Oversight 
• Spend Allocation & Staffing     
• Budget Trends & Outsourcing                 
• Performance Metrics 

• Number of Therapeutic Areas & Compounds/Products Supported by Medical Affairs
• Current Structure of Medical Affairs
• Leadership Structure of Medical Affairs' Functions
• Job Level of Heads of Medical Affairs' Functions
• Percentage of Total Medical Affairs Spend Allocated In Mature Markets
• Percentage of Total Medical Affairs FTEs Staffed In Various Functions in Mature Markets
• Percentage of Total Medical Affairs Spend Allocated in Emerging Markets
• Percentage of Total Medical Affairs FTE Staffed In Various Functions in Emerging Markets
• Trends of Important FTE Allocation Areas in Mature Markets
• Trends of Important FTE Allocation Areas in Emerging Markets
• Reasons for Change in Spend & FTEs Within Medical Affairs' Functions
• Resource Level Changes in Mature & Emerging Markets
• Outsourcing Expenses In Mature & Emerging Markets
• Metrics & Tools Used for Evaluating the Performance of Medical Affairs' Organizations
• Evaluation Frequency of Performance Metrics in Mature & Emerging Markets
• Importance of Performance Metrics for Conveying Functional Value in Mature & Emerging Markets
• Number of FTEs in Medical Affairs' Emerging & Mature Markets
• Geographic Span of Responsibility of Medical Affairs

• Tools & Technology & Chat: 55% of the Mature Market participants and 50% of the Emerging Markets participants indicated that Medical Affairs' geographic span of responsibility is global, including the U.S..
  

Industries Profiled:
Health Care; Pharmaceutical; Biotech; Biopharmaceutical; Clinical Research; Laboratories; Medical Device; Chemical


Companies Profiled:
Sanofi; Covidien; ProStrakan; Upsher-Smith; Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd; Genentech; AstraZeneca; Merck; Amgen; Acorda Therapeutics; Crescendo Bioscience; Kadmon Pharmaceuticals; Ironwood; Baxter Healthcare; United Therapeutics; Biogen Idec; Astellas; Pierre Fabre Medicament; Cubist Pharmaceuticals; Biocon; Dr Reddy's Laboratories; Shire

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