Gulf GSM Medical Advisor

Job Description

A worldclass Medical Affairs organization is critical to our Companys purpose to use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. We are committed to advance medical practice through the appropriate implementation of our innovative medicines and vaccines with a vision to become the most trusted sciencedriven and patientcommitted Medical Affairs organization in the industry.

General & Specialty Medicine (hereinafter referred to as GSM) is one of our Companys key focus areas. To date we have launched numerous innovative molecules and continue to expand in high unmet need disease areas. We are currently hiring a Gulf GSM Medical Advisor.

Major responsibilities

Medical activities:

• Ensure regular scientific updating for cross-functional team.

• Provide medical input including patient flow analysis to the assigned disease areas.

• Proactively communicate the science behind our Companys GSM portfolio to scientific leaders in terms of locally registered products & reactively respond to their queries on our Companys pipeline.

• Providing medical/scientific robust support with full collaboration with Policy & Access to facilitate formulary inclusions/reimbursement.

• Construct & execute valuable scientific education activities to position our Company as a partner to the GSM scientific community.

• Conduct input seeking activities (ex: Group Input Meetings) for proper understanding of local epidemiology & management patterns across indications inline with our Companys local & international compliance guidelines/regulations.

• Conducts medical training to the GSM Commercial Market Access Sales & Regulatory functions.

• Ensures all GSM promotional & non promotional activities/programs in Gulf countries are executed in a compliant manner according to Companys regulations/codes/SOPs in adherence with local & international compliance regulations/standards.

Clinical Research Local Data Generation and Pharmacovigilance:

• Supports clinical research & local data generation activities for global regional & local studies

• Identification of appropriate local sites / investigators for clinical research programs.

• Ensures timely reporting of adverse events & assists local Pharmacovigilance team in assessment & completion of required data for optimal reporting.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Physician or Pharmacist educational background.

• Minimum 1 to 2 years experience in Medical Affairs department in a multinational pharmaceutical company.

• Immunology therapeutic area experience is preferred.

• Arabic & English language fluency.

• Good utility of Microsoft Office (Word PowerPoint & Excel).

• Excellent Communication Skills & ability to engage with Scientific Leaders Key Decision Makers in a confident high-level scientific rapport.

Location: United Arab Emirates

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