Medical Affairs Scientist / Vaccine (Contractor & Ankara)
Pfizer Inc.
Remote, TUR
Job posting number: #7134775 (Ref:pf-4876596)
Posted: March 17, 2023
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Medical Affairs Scientist (MAS) (Contractor)
Based in Ankara
HOW WE IMPACT PATIENTS
Medical Affairs is an area within the Pharmaceutical Industry (Medical Department) that has medical and scientific professionals who represent the real-world clinical needs of patients, healthcare professionals and other decision makers across internal departments and leads the generation, dissemination, and discussion of unbiased clinical and scientific information about medicines and vaccines to the healthcare community. Their forward-looking strategy across the product lifecycle and diverse functional groups acts to advance patient care and health and medicines/vaccines literacy.
HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE
The MAS is the companies’ Point of Contact on the assigned therapeutic area [TA] for HCPs, medical societies, regulators, academia and other external and internal [scientific] stakeholders during the entire life cycle of a TA product
The MAS is responsible for maintaining the highest scientific standards, that is objective, balanced, and compliant in every medical/scientific external activity, as well as in scope with internal processes.
MAS contributes to data generation plans for pipeline assets and products and supports clinical trial conduction in the therapeutic area in country.
MAS effectively works in cross-functional teams and communicates customer insights to inform medical and brand strategies.
The key responsibilities in this role include:
Core components:
To provide deep medical & scientific expertise to support healthcare professionals, professional associations, patient groups and other relevant decision makers. This includes the following:
Develop and deliver the local medical strategy and life-cycle clinical plans for Pfizer’s inline and pipeline medicines in nominated therapy area
Communicate the safe and appropriate use and the value of Pfizer medicines in order to improve patient outcomes, enhance clinical practice and support business needs at the national, regional and corporate level
Demonstrate the value of our innovative medicines, e.g. through real world evidence
Create industry leading digital educational and scientific content that is timely, relevant, balanced, interactive, innovative and easily digestible
Champion the patient voice when developing and implementing medical strategies
Provide subject matter expertise and high-quality scientific exchange, bringing in insights (both formally with CRM tools and informally) into the organization to shape strategy
Provide focused, relevant information in response to clinician needs and the needs of their patients
Establish Pfizer as a key research partner within National Life Sciences
Establish deep and lasting relationships with healthcare professionals and other relevant decision makers
Create constructive and effective cross-functional partnerships with internal departments and external stakeholders
Review and approve (where applicable) medical materials and activities within scope of the MoH, AIFD and company codes
Partnerships
Provide medical & scientific expertise to healthcare professionals, professional associations, patient groups and other relevant decision makers through scientific communications
Establish Pfizer as a key research partner within National Life Sciences by building academic and research collaborations within the nominated therapy area
Establish deep and enduring peer-to-peer relationships with leading healthcare professionals and specialists, including non-traditional partners and key decision makers
Understand clinicians’ insights around current standard of care and strengthen their knowledge of the value of our medicines to the patients and decision makers
Liaise with healthcare professionals to effectively communicate and manage drug safety issues
Provide specialist medical and scientific input to the nominated internal teams in order to support the appropriate use of Pfizer medicines and successful implementation of Pfizer’s initiatives and programs
Data Generation and Publications
Identifies data gaps for pipelines assets and develops local RWD/RWE for the demonstration of the value of our products and market access.
Acquire and maintain in-depth scientific expertise of Pfizer medicines within nominated therapy area as well as of key competitors (including those in development)
Deliver key medical and scientific activities within the medical plan, e.g. high-quality educational materials, generation of real-world evidence, non-interventional studies, database studies and registries (in collaboration with the Health & Value team) and ensure timely publication of data
Provide medical expertise to evaluate requests to support medical education, quality improvement, health services research, investigator sponsored research (ISR) and clinical research collaborations
Clinical Development
Provide medical/scientific input into protocol feasibility assessments for clinical trial proposals
Identify appropriate investigators / sites for Pfizer-sponsored clinical trials
Work together with clinical research colleagues and in collaboration with global teams to drive the timely completion of Pfizer-sponsored clinical trials
Provide input into clinical development teams to ensure design and selection of trials relevant to Turkey needs, leveraging clinician, payer and patient insights
Effectively implement approved compassionate use and named patient supply programs to ensure appropriate access to Pfizer medicines in response to clinician requests
Data Communication and Medical Insights
Present high-quality, accurate, balanced and specific information to healthcare professionals and other relevant decision makers in response to unsolicited requests for information
Create industry leading and impactful scientific and medical content through a range of digital channels and formats that is timely, relevant, balanced, interactive, innovative and easily digestible. This may include videos, webinars, interactive pdfs, peer reviewed publications, congress materials, clinical trials and real-world data
Ensure medical insights are brought into the organization to shape future strategies
Lead local advisory boards to gain clinical and patient insights
Work with patients and patient organizations to understand unmet medical need and to ensure the patient voice is at the center of medical strategies and projects
Present the medical perspective on selected topics during media briefings
Provide scientific insights and support to field and head office based commercial colleagues
Review and approve (where applicable) medical materials and activities within scope of the MoH, AIFD and company codes
Cross Functional Medical Activity
Provide medical expertise into regulatory and market access strategies for pipeline assets, including early licensing & access schemes, regulatory and HTA submissions and adaptive pathways
Provide medical expertise for regulatory labelling updates, risk management plans and license maintenance
Provide clinical input to Medical Information to facilitate the maintenance of an accurate, relevant and high-quality database of standard response documents/creation of new responses
Develop and maintain strong cross-functional working between global and local country teams
Identifies opportunities for customer focused digital solutions and contributes to their creation in partnership with MAS/Digital Medical.
Performs the medical customer facing activities for the assigned products, according to the priorities defined with the Manager, and liaises with the other medical colleagues, if applicable
Review and sign-off to ensure compliance of promotional materials and company sponsored activities such as local promotional meetings and events with local SPCs and requirements.
Works closely with the MAEL, MAS/Digital Medical, the MAS/Real World Data Expert, the Medical Quality Governance Manager (MQGM), Compliance, Legal and all cross-functional team, including customer-facing roles
WHAT WE EXPECT
University degree from Medicine, Pharmacy with PHD (Already holds a Medical Manager or MSL position within Pfizer Medical Organization)
Understanding in the following areas:
Medical plans and budget management
Medical governance and cross-functional teams’ collaboration
Medical writing and comprehensive medical review of documents
Communication skills to different stakeholders and across different channels
External engagement competencies, including networking and stakeholders mapping & management
Performance driven with professional demeanor and strong collaboration skills
Ability to focus on priorities, resilience, organization, and project management competencies
Sense of responsibility and accountability, quality orientation
Strategic, agile, innovative and growth mindset
Language Requirements: Fluent in Turkish and English
Preferred qualifications
Pharmaceutical industry experience within medical affairs
Good knowledge of the national healthcare and medicine funding/reimbursement systems
Knowledge of health economics, pharmacovigilance and regulatory affairs
Experience in RWD/RWE generation in healthcare
Experience in clinical research
Located in Ankara
Personal skills:
Performance driven with professional demeanor
Strong team working capabilities and ability to function across diverse cultures and geographies
Customer oriented mindset
Ability to act in midst of uncertainty
Self-management & ability to manage heavy workload
’Can do’ & pioneering attitude, solution driven
Sense of responsibility and accountability, quality orientation
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
At Pfizer, we invest in creating an environment which unleashes the power of our people. Some of our key drivers:
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - Everyone has something to offer. We believe that a diverse and inclusive organization is crucial to building a successful organization. Pfizer is committed to celebrating this in all its forms ensuring we are as diverse as the patients and communities we serve.
When you grow, We Grow! - All colleagues are empowered to unleash their full potential, delivering on our company purpose through non-linear career paths, made of a diverse set of experiences.
Health & Wellbeing– We empower our colleagues to better care for themselves and make new investments to help them manage their mental and physical well-being. Ensuring an environment where colleagues can unleash their power and bring joy at work is one of our focus areas.
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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.
School of Leaders
We, as Pfizer Turkey, make a difference with our visionary and pioneering approaches ranging from our concept of raising leaders through rotations, providing international career opportunities to creating a flexible, enjoyable work environment. There are no limits to what we can accomplish to touch lives here!
Flexibility
We aim to create a trusting, flexible workplace culture which encourages employees to achieve work life harmony, attracts talent and enables everyone to be their best working self. Let’s start the conversation!
Equal Employment Opportunity
We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is crucial to building a successful business. As an employer, Pfizer is committed to celebrating this, in all its forms – allowing for us to be as diverse as the patients and communities we serve. Together, we continue to build a culture that encourages, supports and empowers our employees.
Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Pfizer is an E-Verify employer.