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Sr. Medical Affairs Scientist(Oncology)

2+ years
Not Disclosed
10 Nov. 13, 2024
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: B.Sc./ M.Sc./ M.Pharm/ B.Pharm/ Life Sciences Skills: Causality Assessment, Clinical SAS Programming, Communication Skills, CPC Certified, GCP guidelines, ICD-10 CM Codes, CPT-Codes, HCPCS Codes, ICD-10 CM, CPT, HCPCS Coding, ICH guidelines, ICSR Case Processing, Interpersonal Skill, Labelling Assessment, MedDRA Coding, Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Medical Terminology, Narrative Writing, Research & Development, Technical Skill, Triage of ICSRs, WHO DD Coding

Position Title: Senior Medical Affairs Scientist (MAS)
Location: Korea
Reports To: TA Medical Lead

Purpose

The Senior Medical Affairs Scientist (MAS) is responsible for developing and executing strategies to build strong, enduring relationships with healthcare professionals (HCPs) and institutions. This role focuses on creating cross-functional partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, generating customer insights, and leveraging business opportunities. The MAS will provide medical support aligned with the therapeutic area (TA) brand's operating and clinical plans to support the overall business strategy.

Scope

The scope of the Senior MAS role includes, but is not limited to:

  • Planning and implementing customer-facing medical initiatives.
  • Establishing relationships with key opinion leaders (KOLs) and medical societies.
  • Facilitating medical-to-medical communications.
  • Leading and organizing medical meetings (e.g., advisory boards, scientific exchange meetings).
  • Serving as a medical expert for the responsible TA/brand.
  • Generating data through non-interventional studies, investigator-sponsored research (ISR), and research collaborations.
  • Providing internal training on relevant therapeutic areas and products.
  • Supporting product life-cycle management with medical insights.
  • Representing the country for TA/brand initiatives and collaborating on global initiatives.

Main Responsibilities / Duties

  • Customer-Facing Medical Role: Implement strategies to build and develop relationships with HCPs and institutions, fostering scientific communication and gathering customer intelligence.
  • Medical to Medical Interactions: Create and execute a Medical-to-Medical Interaction Plan, engaging with individual scientific leaders in the field.
  • Partnership Development: Establish partnerships with medical societies, government agencies, and other industry groups.
  • Scientific Information Exchange: Provide accurate, balanced scientific information in response to unsolicited medical requests.
  • Customer Intelligence: Ensure customer insights are fed back into the organization to inform internal strategies and leverage business opportunities.
  • Facilitate Collaborations: Act as a bridge between Pfizer scientists and external HCPs and researchers to facilitate scientific collaborations.
  • Medical and Brand Strategy Support: Contribute to the development and execution of country-level strategies and plans in alignment with global and regional goals.
  • Medical Initiatives: Develop and implement key medical projects, including local advisory boards, scientific exchange meetings, and local non-interventional studies (NIS).
  • Cross-Functional Leadership: Provide medical leadership and insights for cross-functional initiatives, including regulatory, access, and commercial teams.
  • Data Generation: Collaborate with local study operations and RWE/NIS teams for successful data generation through non-interventional studies and support investigator-sponsored research (ISR) and research collaborations.
  • Training and Development: Support the onboarding and training of junior medical colleagues, sharing expertise in the therapeutic area.

Required Skills

  • Advanced degree in Medicine, Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine, Nursing, Life Sciences, or other relevant fields.
  • 3+ years of experience in Medical Affairs or a Customer-Facing Medical role.
  • In-depth knowledge of the therapeutic area and relevant medicines.
  • Strong understanding of the drug development process, including clinical research, regulatory approval, pricing & reimbursement, and pharmacovigilance.
  • Familiarity with compliance frameworks, local health policies, and regulations (e.g., Pharmaceutical Affairs Law, KRPIA Code of Conduct, Pfizer Green Guide).
  • Ability to critically evaluate clinical study protocols, reports, and scientific publications.
  • Strong interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.
  • Fluency in Korean and business-level English.

Work Location

Korea

Equal Employment Opportunity

Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.