Medical Affairs Role - Global Pharmaceutical Firm

Medical Affairs- Global Pharmaceutical Company-Bangalore

Core duties and Accountabilities:

- Continuously acquire and update necessary scientific knowledge on therapeutic area and relevant compounds.

- Develop and implement the local medical plan to address unmet medical needs in priority disease areas and ensure alignment with the brand plan.

- Collaborate with MSL to seek input from MSL insights for development of local medical plan.

- Develop and implement pre-launch medical plan/activities for new products at least 2 years prior to the planned launch in the country to address key clinical and scientific challenges

- Provide medical leadership on faculty and content development for medical programmes including national congresses, advisory boards, scientific exchange meetings, publications, CMEs to meet identified needs

- To ensure that the Medical Information provided both to external and internal customers is timely, relevant, accurate and scientifically balanced

- Provide local medical expertise to local area/regional brand teams

- Provide medical input to phase 1 to 4 study protocols, study feasibility and support operational delivery

- Provide Medical expertise to support PSP market research, PASS and ESRO.

- 40% of time in field is required for engagement with the highest priority HCPs and key external stakeholders engagement

- Share emerging data with HCPs, discussing all aspects of the data in a scientific, objective and balanced way

- Disseminate results of studies completed to medical community by translating their clinical values and incorporating into business strategies

- Attend relevant scientific congresses and HCP meetings to gather new knowledge on AZ compounds, competitor information and therapeutic area

- Conduct professional scientific communication or presentation (become chairperson/presenter when necessary) with key opinion leaders (prominent

- Liaise with local investigators and the External Sponsored Research organization to support research initiatives.

- Internally communicate competitive intelligence

Essential Requirements:

- A medical degree with specialization (MBBS +MD Pharmacology), or appropriate experience, in the required product or disease area

- Medical/Scientific knowledge in the responsible disease area

- Interest in a long-term career in the pharmaceutical industry

- Excellent presentation skills

- An ability to travel

- Fluency in English is required