Senior Medical Advisor

Primary Job Function:

Specialist professional individual contributor with comprehensive knowledge in the area of Medical Affairs.

Ability to execute highly complex or specialized projects.

Adapts precedent and may make significant departures from traditional approaches to develop solutions.

Core Job Responsibilities:

Develop and maintain in depth knowledge for assigned product(s) / relevant therapeutic area(s) through attendance/ participation at key internal meetings/training sessions, relevant congresses, and seminars and by regular self-study of the national/international literature.Provide expert medical/scientific advice for assigned products and related therapeutic areas, including responding to requests for scientific/technical information; contribute to the development and medical and scientific accuracy of core dossiers generated by the medical department (i.e. medical information packs, clinical expert reviews etc).Establish and maintain professional and credible relationships with key opinion leaders and academic centers; this will involve participating in scientific congresses, coordinating advisory boards, round-table meetings, discussion fora etc.Deliver scientific presentations and medical education programs to healthcare professionals individually or in groups (meetings, clinical sessions, etc.), where requested.Screen relevant literature and other information from relevant scientific societies meetings and conferences and develop summaries of key messages for use within the Company (e.g. key areas of scientific/company interest, new trends in diagnosis, monitoring and treatments in the therapeutic area, etc.)Deliver training to sales forces and other departments; develop and update relevant training materials.Clinical Research Activities:Design and implement clinical research projects within defined standards and budgets (e.g. Phase IV, post marketing clinical activities such as registry/database projects, epidemiological surveys, and PMOS studies).Provide the required oversight to manage review, approval and conduct of IIS studies.Support the affiliate Clinical Research Department in the management of clinical studies, as appropriate (e.g. review new clinical study protocols, identifying potential investigators/sites, conducting feasibility surveys).Review and preparation of promotional material. Ensure the medical/scientific content is correct and fully compliant with Abbott’s internal policies and guidelines.Provide support to PSURs benefit - isk evaluations, Risk maagement Plans, HA queries, Drug safety Alerts/recommendations from health authorities, provide support for updating local labels with safety alerts, literature screening of local journals etc. Spport ASR in the management of safety signals for local products as applicable.Provide medical/scientific input into marketing strategy and key commercial initiatives, as required. Monitor the environment for competitive intelligence (e.g. product strategies, studies, commercial messages, positioning, etc.) and communicate, where appropriate, within the Company.Ensure compliance with all applicable national laws and regulations, guidelines, codes of conduct, Abbott’s policies and procedures and accepted standards of best practice.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities:

Direct Reports:  0

Indirect Reports: 0

Position Accountability/Scope:

Therapeutic Area Expertise

Problem/Conflict Solving

Able to analyze situations and conflicts without pre-judgments and assumptionsListens carefully and with an open mindProvides direct, complete, corrective and actionable feedbackReads situations quicklyPriority SettingPrioritizes activities and projects, in order to better spend own time and others for what would provide the optimum return to the organization.Quickly senses what will help or hinder accomplishing a goalEliminates roadblocks

Minimum Education:

Graduate or Post Graduate Degree in Medical Degree in Medicine/Dentistry/ Life SciencesKeen interest in developing and maintaining expert knowledge for assigned therapeutic area/product and in medical research in general.

Minimum Experience/Training Required:

Experience working in a pharmaceutical industry and general knowledge on drug development and clinical research an advantageExcellent verbal and written communication skills including strong presentation skillsHigh customer orientation