Job description
the associate director medical affairs for vaccines & infectious disease holds primary responsibility within the cluster/country for the development and execution of the country medical affairs plan and is expected to spend up to 20%-30% of their time in scientific engagements with scientific leaders and key decision makers. This individual is responsible for collaborating and executing on cross‑functional strategy, building trust with the medical/scientific community, facilitating peer‑to‑peer medical and scientific exchange, and providing asset issue resolution support.
Strategic and tactical leadership
oversees development and execution of the country medical affairs plan.
Translates global medical goals and strategies into tactics and solutions that support optimal scientific exchange aimed at helping improve patient outcomes and enhancing access.
Supports execution of and quickly adapts tactical plans to local corporate needs.
Coordinates with regional director medical affairs to implement global and regional medical strategy to local level, bringing the local scientific and healthcare environment perspective to the regional medical affairs team.
Provides non‑promotional, balanced, and reliable scientific information following company standards and local regulations.
Provides budget management (planning, execution, and monitoring) of non‑promotional medical education programs and group input meetings.
Cross functional collaboration
works cross‑functionally with human health areas marketing, market access, and stakeholders (regulatory affairs, pharmacovigilance and global clinical trial operations).
Collaborates with research laboratories/personnel to identify potential investigators for clinical development programs.
Follows up on investigator‑initiated study proposals aligned with the company’s investigator‑sponsored studies program areas of interest.
Participates in activities related to the design and execution of the country program, including scientific discussion of outcome needs with research and the desired implementation approach.
Medical and scientific leadership
ensures scientific engagement with scientific leaders and key decision makers.
Gathers medical insights according to corporate procedures.
Provides medical review of promotional materials based on corporate standards.
Provides non‑promotional, balanced, and reliable scientific information following company standards and local regulations.
Communicates scientific and corporate needs appropriately and effectively across internal stakeholders.
Builds trust with the external scientific community via peer‑to‑peer scientific exchange, research, and educational collaborations, as well as interactions with scientific societies, health organizations, publications, etc.
Provides scientific trainings (clinical studies) to internal stakeholders.
Develops and executes country non‑promotional medical educational programs.
Leads local group input meetings (advisory boards and expert input forums).
Participates in and contributes to professional organizations and academic/regulatory working teams.
Partners with field medical staff.
Required skills
adaptability, advisory board development, budget management, building trust, clinical development, clinical trials, data analysis, healthcare education, infectious disease, market access, marketing, medical affairs, medical knowledge, medical marketing strategy, medical policy development, medical research, medical review, medical teaching, medical writing, pharmaceutical medical affairs, professional networking, regulatory training, scientific leadership, scientific writing.
Requisition id
r395864
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