Rare Disease Sr. Medical Affair Scientist (1year)
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PURPOSE
Sr. Medical Affairs Scientist (MAS) main role is to create and implement strategies, to build and develop enduring peer-to-peer relationships with healthcare professionals and institutions, creating constructive, cross-functional partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to generate customer insights and leverage business opportunities. Provide medical support that is aligned and integrated to the overall strategy for the MSA within the Therapeutic Area (TA) brand operating and clinical plans.
SCOPE
Scope of Sr. MAS includes, but is not limited to:
Planning and Implementation of Customer Facing Medical Initiatives
Establishing KOL & Medical Societies Relationships
Medical to Medical Communications
Medical Meetings (e.g., Advisory Boards, Scientific Exchange Meetings, etc.)
Medical Expert in Responsible TA/Brand
Data Generation (e.g., Non-Interventional Studies, Investigator Sponsored Research, Research Collaborations, etc.)
Internal Training Regarding Relevant Therapeutic Areas and Products
Supply Medical Insight for Product Life-Cycle Management
Medical Representative for Country TA/Brand Initiatives
Country Representative for TA/Brand Global Initiatives
Geographic Area Covered by the Role
Korea
REPORTING LINE
The Sr. Medical Affairs Scientist reports to Rare Disease Medical Lead
RESOURCES MANAGED
Resource related to Medical Activities may be managed by this role
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES
Customer Facing Medical Role
Create and implement strategies to build and develop enduring peer-to-peer relationships with healthcare professionals (HCPs) and institutions, and create cross-functional partnerships with internal and external stakeholders through scientific communication to gather customer intelligence and insights and leverage business opportunities.
Ensure effective customer and medical/clinical environment mapping to guide in Medical interactions
Create Medical to Medical Interaction Plan & actively interact with individual scientific leaders in the field
Support the creation of partnerships with relevant Medical Societies, government agencies, and other industry groups
Exchange high-quality, accurate, well-balanced, and directed scientific information with customers and stakeholders in response to unsolicited medical requests
In response to unsolicited medical requests for information, communicate scientific data on TA portfolio including off-label indications and compounds in development where specifically requested
Ensure customer intelligence and insights are fed back into the organization to aid internal strategies and leveraging of business opportunities
Act as bridge between Pfizer scientists and other internal resources and external HCPs and independent researchers to facilitate scientific collaborations
Support Medical and Brand Strategies
Development and implementation of strategy, tactics and operating plan at country level to ensure plans are successfully developed and executed to achieve short- and long-term objectives in alignment with global, regional and local medical and brand goals
In compliance and close coordination with medical team/Medical Lead, develop and implement key medical projects and initiatives to enhance proper dissemination of medical and scientific information
Collaborate with team members including (Sr.) Medical Manager and Medical Lead in management of medical initiatives including local advisory boards, scientific exchange meetings, medical lead symposia, etc.
Collaborate with (Sr.) Medical Manager/Medical Lead and communicate with HCPs based on medical strategies through initiation and implementation of local non-interventional studies (NIS), management of post-marketing surveillance (PMS), and risk management plans (RMP); investigator-sponsored research (ISR) opportunities; and support for local feasibility assessments of Phase I-IV clinical trials
Provide medical leadership and insights for cross-functional initiatives; medical input for regulatory, access, commercial and other initiatives
Support collaborations internally with commercial TA teams through internal training, medical input for material review, etc.
Collaborate with external and internal partners to develop innovative digital and AI tools to support brand strategy
Support Data Generation
Collaborate with local study operations and RWE/NIS teams for successful data generation through non-interventional studies including regulatory post-marketing surveillance
Support coordination and investigator communications for Investigator Sponsored Research (ISR), Research Collaborations (CRC), and CTP (Compound Transfer Programs)
Develop and Maintain Medical Expertise
Develop and maintain medical expertise in the responsible therapeutic area
Organizational Development
Act as Customer Facing Medical Role expert; support onboarding, training and development of Medical Affairs Scientists (MAS) as needed
REQUIRED SKILLS
Medical, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, nursing, life science or other relevant advanced degree
Previous or current experience in Rare Disease preferred
Experience in Medical Affairs and/or Customer Facing Medical role (3+ years preferred)
In-depth knowledge of responsible therapeutic areas and the relevant medicines
Good understanding of drug development process and related external and internal regulations and SOPs including clinical research, regulatory approval, pricing & reimbursement, pharmacovigilance, etc., especially for rare diseases and rare disease drugs
Good understanding of compliance framework for medical activities in relation to local regulations and internal regulations, e.g., Pharmaceutical Affairs Law, KRPIA Code of Conduct, Pfizer Green Guide
Good understanding of the local healthcare policy and environment
Ability to understand and critically evaluate clinical study protocols, reports, and scientific/medical publications
Highly developed interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills
Fluency in Korean
Fluency in Business English strongly preferred
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