Area Medical Advisor, Internal Medicine

• Provide scientific expertise, build knowledge and activity-based relationships with Key Opinion Leaders to advance medical practice and research for the benefit of the society, thus enhancing Pfizer’s image in the scientific community.
• Actively contribute to the organization/business by taking responsibility for the scientific, technical and ethical soundness of all policies, statements and endeavors.
• To provide high quality and timely service in the areas of Interactions with Healthcare Professionals, Continuing Medical Education, Clinical Research, Sales Force Training, and business support in the areas of New Product Development, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Standards, and Business Technology.

Operational

• With support from the mentor or Line manager, provide tactical and strategic inputs, and business/technical expertise, to product management towards ethical promotion of assigned products
• Key Opinion Leader / Key Organization Engagement
• Work in alignment with the concerned medical affairs colleagues to support them in implementing the medical activities relevant to the brand plan strategies for specific therapy areas as appropriate.
• Develop and customize presentations when required and relevant to specific programs/regional requests from KOLs. Ensure approval by concerned Medical Advisor before roll out of the same.
• Work closely with the concerned medical affairs colleagues to identify and establish relationships with key opinion leaders/organizations in select therapeutic area within the region to support their clinical and research activities by understanding their needs and offering appropriate research projects, continuing medical education programs, clinical/educational grants.
• 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, by working in close coordination with the concerned medical affairs colleagues.
• Focus on stage shifting for KOLs (Stage I: Initiate, Stage II: Develop, Stage III: Partner, Stage IV: Impact) numbers as mentioned in the BU specific objectives. 
• Support efforts to identify new investigators and institutions for Clinical Research in order to expand research base.
• Develop and execute Information Dissemination Plan/Program
• Participate in and provide medical inputs for key opinion leader meetings / advisory boards, Customer Launch Meeting (CLMs).
• Conduct/facilitate round table meetings/group discussions in coordination with concerned medical advisor for assigned therapy area/product as appropriate.
• Conduct CMEs as a speaker/moderator for assigned therapy area as per requirement and in coordination with the concerned medical advisor in case of new product.

REQUIRED SKILL SET 

Technical: 

• Basic knowledge of 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 Area/Products.
• Expertise in clinical trial design and methodology, and 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

Education

Basic medical degree (MBBS/BDS/MD/MS/MDS) or doctorate degree (Ph.D) or PharmD from recognized institution or university.

MD Preferred.

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