Medical Advisor Job Description
Medical advisor
provides strategic medical input and plan for local/global lifecycle management of both marketed products and compounds in late phase development;.
Medical Advisor Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Provide medical expertise for Therapeutic Area(s)
Obtain or design clinical trials protocols and support clinical trials on products selected for fast growth
Develop and maintain extensive knowledge of assigned products, pipeline and the competitive landscape
Transmit scientific knowledge regarding the Company products externally in a fair and balanced manner
Responsible for co-ordinating GSKs response to complaints from bodies such as the PMCPA or MHRA – this will typically involve engaging members of the extended brand team brand manager, regulatory affairs manager
Translate MSD scientific data (both from Research Lab and CORE) and the UK therapeutic area context into knowledge to be applied in the development and execution of therapy / business area strategy
Identify meaningful gaps in scientific and clinical knowledge relevant to the optimal use of MSD products or services in the UK and ensure generation of data to bridge those gaps
May provide therapeutic area/indication training for the project clinical team
Adds therapeutic area expertise to the medical team, and transfers knowledge within the organisation and externally
Regular training and flow of latest medical developments in the given field
Medical Advisor Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Medical Advisor
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPC, GOLD, RAC, PPI, PMP, BLS, ABQAURP, CFP, ISO, ABHI
Education for Medical Advisor
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the medical advisor job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Master's and Bachelor's Degree in Medical, Medicine, Science, English, Pharmacy, Business, Life Sciences, Education, Communication, Graduate
Skills for Medical Advisor
Desired skills for medical advisor include:
Regulatory
Commercialization and business practices
Products
Pharmaceutical product development
Key concepts
Laws and regulations governing scientific exchange and communications and activities by field based medical personnel
Therapeutic area
Medical therapeutics
AZ's marketed products and compounds in development
Aspects of drug development
Desired experience for medical advisor includes:
Medical background required
Successful completion of Step 1 USMLE
Familiarity with Saudi Arabian culture//Arabic language preferred
Knowledge of F-1 Student Visa process preferred
Experience/good aptitude for counseling adult students
Excellent communication, listening, interpersonal skills
Medical Advisor Examples
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Medical Advisor Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of medical advisor. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for medical advisor
- Provide expert medical/scientific advice for assigned products and related therapeutic areas, including responding to requests for scientific/technical information
- Identify and work with KOL’s and form an Advisory Board that can review and evaluate promotional materials and advise on matters ranging from regulatory clearances to clinical trials to latest trends in nutrition, pediatrics and O&G
- Leading and developing the Local
- Conceptualization and project management of wide range of medical activities (including research, publications, medical education, patient support programs, advisory board meetings ) that are aligned to the franchise strategy
- Support the Medical Director in establishing the local Medical Strategy Plan and its implementation
- Advocacy for patients needs and safety
- Build and maintain strong strategic partnerships with key external stakeholders Key Opinion Leaders and Healthcare Professionals involved or interested in participating in clinical research activities
- Provide input into the Medical affairs strategy and execute strategy on country level
- Facilitate knowledge exchange and communication within team cross-functionally
- Conform with defined Global Medical Affairs culture and values
Qualifications for medical advisor
- Fluency in English plus German, French or Dutch
- Must be a competent administrator and self-starter with the capacity to work with little supervision
- Ability to relate well to students from a wide variety of cultural/ethnic group
- Medically qualifies with completion of post doctor fellowship
- Creation of valuable scientific data via well designed and conducted clinical trials
- Effective delivery of messages to targeted professionals and institutions
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Medical Advisor Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of medical advisor. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for medical advisor
- Provide medical training to new sales staff on basics of therapy area & products, and refresher trainings through ongoing training activities
- Provide analysis of the current situation in the country
- Cooperate cross functionally with Sales & Marketing other functions
- Responsibility for Critical Care
- Establish and maintain professional and credible relationships with key thought leaders / external experts and academic centers
- For designated product act as Nordic representative in HQ working groups/clinical teams And forward information from headquarters to designated Nordic Medical Affairs teams
- The primary purpose of the MAR’s position in the CSU is to assist/support the Medical Advisor in scientific and operational contribution to the Pre-assessment/Operational Feasibilities/site selection
- Assist the Medical Advisors in creating training material related to study Pre-assessment/Operational Feasibility, site selection and recruitment projections based upon review of extended synopsis, draft protocol and other study documents
- Track and organize site recommendations/referrals coming from different sources (such as Medical Affairs RML, CPLs, Medical Directors, CSD ) during site selection process
- Develop and maintain effective collaborative working relationship with other departments (key account, sales, marketing, ) for case management activities
Qualifications for medical advisor
- Graduated medical college
- Upper middle level of English proficiency
- Medically qualifies or Pharmacist or PhD qualification with significant scientific achievement
- Post doctor fellowship preferred
- English, Bahasa Melayu, Mandarin
- Typically more than 2 years experience in clinical medicine and/or research
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of medical advisor. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for medical advisor
- Medical assist all company franchises for Sales & Marketing team
- Therapeutic areas include Anaesthesia
- Understand and transmit the voice of the customer and scientific and medical leaders
- Development, leadership of the strategy and implementation of the Scientific Leaders Plan
- Contribute to the management and implementation of the Advisory Boards and consulting meetings held by the Company
- Scientific speaker/presenter at the appropriate meetings
- Medical advisors with at least two years’ experience who are able to practice independently, have a satisfactory performance rating, no outstanding disciplinary issues and demonstrating strong evidence of leadership behaviours may
- Minimal travel to East and Southern Africa
- Supports the Country Medical Lead by providing country input into the Country Medical Plan
- Primarily acts as back-up Medical Advisor but may serve as Regional Medical Advisor on assigned projects
Qualifications for medical advisor
- 1/2 years experience in CRO or pharma company in similar roles (CRA Supervisor/Medical Affairs/Clinical Reasearch)/Or as 3rd preferred option MSL
- Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry processes
- Knowledge of clinical research, clinical trial management (regulations and GCP)
- Knowledge of Pharmacovigilance
- Accountability in delivering results
- Communication/Networking /Teamwork
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Our company is looking to fill the role of medical advisor. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for medical advisor
- Providing medical expertise related to registered Novartis products according to the requirements of competent HA
- Cooperating with the Market Access associates to achieve desired level of reimbursement of No-vartis products
- Supports DRA in order to meet regulatory requirements
- Supports DS&E operations in order to meet regulatory requirements
- Inclusion/exclusion determinations, and issues of patient safety and/or eligibility
- May contribute to the medical review of the protocol, Investigative Drug Brochure (IDB) and/or Case Report Forms (CRFs)
- Attends and may present at Investigator Meetings
- Aligns closely and works collaboratively with Medical/Marketing teams to develop and execute Medical Plans
- Develops deep understanding of the local patient-population demography, dynamics and healthcare needs and uses this knowledge to inform strategy development
- Supports execution of the commercial and medical strategies
Qualifications for medical advisor
- MD, PharmD, Pharmacist, PhD and other
- Collaborative, team‐oriented approach, able to develop and support relationships across an organization with key external stakeholders and the healthcare community at large
- Highly collaborative with excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills
- At least, Bachelors degree in a scientific discipline
- MBCHB or PhD degree in Health Sciences
- Registered with HPCSA ( Health Profession Council South Africa)
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Medical Advisor Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of medical advisor. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for medical advisor
- Products features
- Supports external scientific engagement, advocacy and medical education activities
- Supports the Commercial Excellence team in ensuring the sales force has a depth of understanding that allows them to execute their role successfully
- Works closely with country medical advisors to ensure robust country medical plan development and supports in-country execution
- Supports the implementation of Pharmacovigilance and Medical Affairs activities
- Champions strong Medical Governance and Pharmacovigilance
- Establish and maintain professional and credible relationships with key opinion leaders and academic centers
- Deliver scientific presentations and medical education programs to healthcare professionals individually or in groups (meetings, clinical sessions, ), where requested
- Coordinate with key health institutions and medical associations to develop structured training programs
- Work closely with medical information, handle scientific product queries
Qualifications for medical advisor
- 3 - 4 years of medical affairs experience
- Ophthalmology and medical devices experience preferred
- Experience with external partners and stakeholders
- Scientific/ medical research with demonstrate record of scientific/ medical public - cation desirable
- MD, DO or PhD degree in Health Science required, as per CPO strategy and/or local regulations
- 1-5 years of experience in clinical medicine and/or research with ideally 2-3 years of in Pharma industry