Medical Science Liaison

Lead medical to medical communication in the field for Pfizer Vaccines and related diseases

• Providing scientifically approved medical content in the designated therapeutic area to HCPs. The communication may include proactive medical communication to provide approved medical contents to stakeholders or reactive medical communications, such as direct unsolicited medical requests from HCPs or any external stakeholders. The medical communication may also include disease-states, clinical and  real word data/evidence (RWD/RWE), and pharmaco-economic /HCEI data.
• Organize medical meetings and activities with KOLs to deliver cutting edge medical information of defined therapeutic area and assigned products
• Conduct medical educational meetings to introduce new concepts to help HCPs to improve patients’ outcome and advance their research capability
• May speak at medical communication meetings at national and regional levels

Field Scientific expert for Vaccines and related diseases

• Keeps abreast of medical and scientific developments in the designated therapeutic area by continuously reviewing literature in the field
• Serves as a conduit and resource for external stakeholders’  insights pertaining to disease areas and Pfizer assets.

Medical Stakeholder Management 

• Key Stakeholder mapping and engagement plan
• Establishes scientific relationships with medical associations of the defined therapeutic area
• Develops a KOL database and conduct regular medical to medical communication
• Supports the speaker development initiatives

Provide medical input to product medical and brand plan through actionable customer insights

• Implement avenues to gain medical insights such as advisory Boards
• Provide timely feedback of customer insight to HO based medical colleagues
• Provide insight into unmet medical needs, including gaps in current therapies, the value proposition of Pfizer products, Medical differentiation
• Contribute to the medical planning for brand/asset team projects and activities, and work with medical leadership to develop and implement the medical strategies through the insights gained in the field.

Supports the implementation of the medical data generation initiatives in the field

• Supports the implementation of RWD generation, NIS for launch products, Outcomes research and establishment of Disease registries
• Serve as the conduit and medical resource to the therapeutic area investigators and researchers, as appropriate
• Formal engagements for collaborations with organized customers as well as participation or leading external research, in accordance with: CT-24 Non-Interventional Studies and CT-45 Pragmatic Clinical Trials

Supports the TA access programs, CUP and Formulary inclusion initiatives

• May conduct medical presentations to decision makers, payers, health systems, and other organized customers, when there is a demonstrated legitimate need for FMD support

Ensure company’s medical compliance

• Implement medical programs and activities in compliance to the relevant SOPs, local guidelines and country laws/regulations
• Communicates medical information in compliance with relevant SOPs, local guidelines and country laws and regulations
• Ensure timely SOP learning and compliance to P2L requirements

Alignment with internal stakeholders

• Other medical affairs colleagues on medical strategy and programs
• Commercial teams (marketing, channel and sales, H&V/ Access)
• Corporate affairs/ public affairs on strategies and programs that impact external stakeholders

Qualifications

• Medical Degree or a degree in the Health Sciences (e.g. Pharmacy, Nursing, Medical Technology, Psychology and other allied health disciplines).
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical medicine, drug discovery, research & development, commercialization, promotion, and applicable policies, procedures, regulations, and guidelines.
• 2-3 years' experience in the pharmaceutical industry preferred.
• Expertise in clinical trial design and methodology, and understanding of interfaces, and conduct.
• Communication skills, both written and verbal (including medical writing and presentation skills).
• Strategic thinking, analytical skills and reasoning, and sound medical judgment/decision making.
• Experience in stakeholder management; possess interpersonal skills, internal & external networking, and ability to impact and influence.  
  

Work Location Assignment: On Premise

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