Medical Advisor | Pfizer | Mumbai

Job Description

Main Responsibilities:

Strategic/Policy:

• With support from the mentor or Line manager, provide tactical and strategic inputs, and business/technical expertise, to Product Management toward the ethical promotion of assigned products, in the operational areas listed

Operational:

• Commercialization/Promotion of Allocated Portfolio (New/Key Detail/In-line Products)

• Under supervision from the Line manager or the mentor, provide strategic inputs and support towards the creation of marketing/brand plans/medical development plans, and towards the design and execution of medical-marketing programs/clinical programs, including initiatives to enhance access to medicines
• Under supervision from the Line manager or mentor, initiate and/or review and/or approve promotional, training, and Continuing Medical Education (CME) material in compliance with relevant SOPs/regulations/industry codes/working practices
• In consultation with the Line manager or mentor, participate/facilitate/conduct customized promotional/educational interactions with Health Care Professionals (HCPs). These interactions include, but are not limited to, customer launch meetings, advisory boards, CME programs, scientific symposia, institutional presentations, etc.

Clinical Research:

• In consultation with concerned stakeholder/vendor/interface, develop/write and/or review and/or approve protocol synopsis/final protocols/supporting documents per need (e.g., investigators’ brochure (IB), informed consent form (ICF), patient information sheets, etc) for, Phase IV, PMS, Observational studies/surveys, Pharmacoeconomic / Outcomes Research studies, and other clinical projects/programs. In consultation with concerned stakeholder/vendor/interface, review and approve additional supporting documents/databases including ICF/CRF/SAP, etc

• Assist in planning, organizing, and preparing Investigational New Drug Applications (NDAs)
• Review/interpret data generated; write final reports for locally sponsored studies as required
• Develop and execute Publication Plan; review/approve/write manuscripts for publication of locally sponsored studies
• Develop and execute Information Dissemination Plan/Program

Medical Information:

• Provide useful, timely, accurate, and balanced medical information to internal (sales staff) and external (HCPs) customers, in adherence to relevant SOPs/policies

Sales Force Training:

• Provide medical training to new sales staff on basic sciences/ TAs/assigned products. Provide refresher training to sales staff through ongoing training initiatives
• Provide pre-launch and launch training to sales staff for new products

New Product Planning/Development

• For global products, assist the NPP team with preparing business cases, and pre-commercialization programs/initiatives/activities to “prepare” internal and external stakeholders for commercialization. These include assistance with market research, stakeholder mapping, and early access programs
• Support New Product Planning, Marketing, and Business Development colleagues with medical evaluation and recommendations on commercial opportunities with new products (e.g., licensing, acquiring, co-promotion, etc.)
• Support organization efforts at developing local formulations/line extensions through literature search/recommendations. Function as custodian for coordinating internal and regional approvals through the RFD (Request For Development) process

Regulatory:

• Provide medical and product expertise towards registration of new products/indications with federal/state regulatory authorities through the delivery of scientific presentations, provision of medical rationale and published literature, and liaison with key HCPs for obtaining support for new products/indications.
• Provide medical and product expertise towards the defense of marketed products (regulators, NGOs, press, etc.)
• Provide medical support towards the processing of spontaneous/solicited AE reports, per relevant SOPs and/or working practices

Required Skill Set:

Qualification & Experience:

• Graduates in Medicine with 2 yrs of Medico-marketing experience
• Graduates in medicine with at least one year of clinical research or clinical practice or other relevant experience along with least one year of medico-marketing experience
• Graduates in Medicine with at least 3 years of clinical practice or clinical research or other relevant experience

Special Skills & Knowledge:

• Basic knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry, drug discovery, research & development, commercialization, promotion, and applicable policies, procedures, regulations, and guidelines
• Knowledge of “pharmaceutical medicine” including clinical pharmacology, medical and paramedical sciences, medicine and medical statistics and relevant Therapeutic Areas/Products
• Expertise in clinical trial design and methodology, an understanding of interfaces,  and conduct
• Communication skills, both written and verbal (including medical writing and presentation skills)
• Analytical skills and reasoning, and sound medical judgment/decision making
• Interpersonal skills, internal & external networking, and the ability to impact and influence