Medical Affairs Scientist-Medical Scientific Relations, Vaccines.
Role Description
- The Medical & Scientific Relations Advisor (MSR) function is responsible to create scientific partnership with local KOLs through a qualified approach that results in access and advocacy based on scientific evidences.
- In addition he/she is the point of accountability for medical and scientific issues and initiatives related to vaccines area in his/her own territory.
- The MSR is accountable for developing and executing the regional medical plan that supports the strategic operating goals for the business.
Main responsibilities:
- Develop and consolidate a network of relationships with the KOL and Scientific Institutions at the local level, sharing the wealth of knowledge and technical skills in order to support the scientific and medical leadership of the company
- Disseminate scientific information to scientific community through 'Medical to Medical communication' (individual meetings and group), in line with company procedures
- Preparation of scientific talks and presentations
- Ensure that new clinical data are promptly disseminated in the most accurate manner compliant with the label of the vaccines
- Be the in-field medical expert in the area
- Active preparation and participation in symposia, opinion leaders meetings and advisory boards
- Provide support for adequate ISR/NIS studies/ Research grants planning and management
- Internal discussion of IME/QI/RG/ISRs proposal with country medical team
- Manage in a way compliant with laws and Pfizer policy, the unsolicited queries on off label use of vaccines
- Promote to KOLs medical activities developed at country level (e.g.medical education programs, congress, among others) to support the implementation of scientific strategies in their own territory
- Support promotional activities on regional KOLs and Scientific Societies (e.g. Meetings, conventions, Advisory Boards, among others)
- Support internal training of customer facing commercial colleagues, enhancing their knowledge and understanding of clinical data and our medicines
- Provide in country medical affairs support for therapeutic area
- Observation and assessment of competitor vaccines
- Keep internal activities and field visits correctly tracked through periodic metric reports
- Ensures conduct of work in line with compliance regulations
- Work in close collaboration with alliance partner colleagues
Education, Skills and Professional Experience
- Proven experience working on vaccines
- Health sciences, scientific qualification required; PhD preferred
- Master in the Pharma Industry or others desirable
- Spanish native language
- Upper Intermediate Level of English Experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills (scientific and non-scientific)
- Willingness to travel as it is a field-based role. Possesses valid driver’s license
- Strong customer orientation, science based
- Strong project management skills and capacity to work under strict deadlines
- Excellent interpersonal skills: ability to understand and respond to multiple external and internal customers’ demands, manage and handle conflict constructively required
- Demonstrated ability to effectively work in a multi-functional team
- Good team work spirit
- Good Microsoft office software skills
- Working knowledge of Regulatory Affairs, Drug Safety, Legal and compliance
- Demonstrated ability to rapidly adopt and utilize new digital technology and other resources with medical customers and record medical interactions.
- Previous experience in a pharmaceutical company within a MSR/MSL, medical, clinical or similar role
- Previous experience in medical writing, submission of papers to peer review papers.
- Good understanding of the local healthcare environment at national and regional level
- Good understanding of drug development, clinical research, medical decision making and health environment
- Good knowledge of Health Economics, pharmacovigilance and regulatory legislation
- Good knowledge of drug development processes
- Good understanding of Clinical Research
Additional Information
- Work location: Madrid/Valencia/Barcelona, Spain
- Type of position: Full time, Regular
- European work permit necessary
- NO Relocation package available
- Please send CV and cover letter in English or Spanish
Applications that can provide official certificates of disability will be valued.
Purpose
Breakthroughs that change patients' lives... At Pfizer we are a patient centric company, guided by our four values: courage, joy, equity and excellence. Our breakthrough culture lends itself to our dedication to transforming millions of lives.
Digital Transformation Strategy
One bold way we are achieving our purpose is through our company wide digital transformation strategy. We are leading the way in adopting new data, modelling and automated solutions to further digitize and accelerate drug discovery and development with the aim of enhancing h