• Job Description

  Req#: R-168877

  Medical Advisor – Rare Diseases

  
  At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person.

  The Medical Advisor is owner of the (sub) therapy area medical function, with active participation in the brand team from medical point of view (including strategy, tactics and projects). This person also works with selected KEEs (HCPs) of the dedicated TA utiliing and using his/her wide knowledge

  MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Provide professional medical support
  • Provide input to planned promotional activity (materials events, etc) in the frame of Brand Team
  • Prepare internal educational material for sales representatives and deliver medical training for the marketing and sales dept. staff
  • Prepare scientific overview materials for special topics when required
  • Provide input to Market Access Dept. before price/RB submissions
  • Perform medical review of TA-relevant materials/create and manage materials owned by medical dept. in his/her TA
  • Keep up-to date knowledge in relevant areas of clinical and theoretical medicine by continuously reviewing relevant literature, monitoring competitor’s activities, networking with experts and attending both local & international conferences
  • Develop and maintain a good partnership with KEEs within TA,
  • Gather insight from KEEs during field activity and reporting it to line manager and Brand team when relevant
  • Take active role in personal (F2F or virtual) consultations and advisory board meetings.
  • Organize and active participation in external medical activities: e.g. scientific exchange meetings, presentations at medical education events, own dedicated projects and brief speakers
  • Provide up to date and relevant Medical information to unsolicited request, using the actual – approved company system after Copyright clearance
  • Deliver the administrative requirements for the field activity, delivering the agreed field KPIs
  • Management of non-interventional, RWE studies and patient registries related to specific drugs, support Interventional studies
  • Take active role in Corporate Governance related activities contribution to embed integrity in the day to day business processes.

  ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

  • University degree (graduate level) in Medicine or Pharmacy
  • 3 years of experience in multinational pharmaceutical industry
  • Knowledge of relevant TA

  EXPERIENCE:

  • Insight into product development from discovery to product launch
  • Sound Experience in Medical Affairs
  • Preferably additional profession
  • Marketing/sales experience/knowledge

  PERSONAL COMPETENCIES /SKILLS:

  • Personal competencies
  • Open to challenges
  • Result orientation
  • Precise and reliable
  • Excellent communication and problem- solving skills
  • Able to work independently and also in team
  • Open to learn
  • Language skills:
  • Fluent English both in written and spoken language
  • Computer literacy (Microsoft Office, Outlook)
  • Driving practice:
  • Driving license “B” and driving practice
  • Willingness to travel

  ADVANTAGE:

  • Business understanding and customer focus
  • Communications skills; influencing, persuasion and impacting
  • Timeliness, accountability and delivery of reliable results
  • High level of knowledge in medicine generally and in areas mentioned above in particular
  • Ability to work with high amount of data
  • Result oriented
  • Strong team player
  • Good negotiation skills
  • GCP license

  WHAT WE OFFER?

  • Innovative place to work
  • Great team
  • Competitive salary and bonus
  • Company car, laptop, phone,
  • Continuous growing possibilities.
  • Company car

  Why AstraZeneca?

  At AstraZeneca when we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because any opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big. Delivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial - finding those moments and recognising their potential. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organisation to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we’re opening new ways to work, pioneering cutting edge methods and bringing unexpected teams together. Interested? Come and join our journey.

  At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration, and always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development. We’re on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.

  AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

  So, what’s next!

  • Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you.
  • Are you ready to bring new ideas and fresh thinking to the table? Brilliant! We have one seat available and we hope it’s yours

  Where can I find out more?

  • Our Social Media, Follow AstraZeneca on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1603/
  • Inclusion & Diversity: https://careers.astrazeneca.com/inclusion-diversity
  • Career Site: https://careers.astrazeneca.com/

  Date Posted

  25-Sept-2023

  Closing Date

  24-Oct-2023

  AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

• About the company

  AstraZeneca PLC is a British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical company with its global headquarters in Cambridge, England.

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