Medical Affairs Scientist for Vaccines, Manager

ROLE SUMMARY
This position is a permanent position that acts as a medical and scientific representative of the company for HCPs, medical societies, regulators, academia and other ext. scientific stakeholders. The MAS are responsible for maintaining the highest scientific standards, independence and compliance in every medical/scientific external activity, as well as in scope internal processes. The role and the key responsibilities include delivering high level medical and scientific expertise to internal and external stakeholders, management of assigned products from a medical perspective to ensure that the commercial objectives of nominated products are realised and the interest of the consumer and Pfizer are protected, medical to medical communication, opinion leader management, field force training and scientific presentation to physicians for the related product(s).
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
Opinion Leaders and External Engagement (Medical to Medical communication)

• Develops and executes key opinion leader engagement plans, maintains regular medical-to-medical interactions with external medical community
• Demonstrates leadership, role models collaboration and team work, and inspires others within Department
• Establish partnerships with medical societies
• Provides the internal and external medical expertise related to the products in the area of responsibility
• Organize/prepare medical education events for the scientific community according to the company's strategy
• Respond to medical communication needs
• Participate and interact with HCPs in local, regional, national scientific meetings, as well as in "advisory boards" and "speakers training" or other meetings involving opinion leaders
• Support scientific projects in accordance with ISR Policy
• Provide scientific presentations to opinion leaders
• Collecting insights and medical needs of HCPs
• Sharing updated regulatory changes with HCPs if needed.
• Support of medical publications

Field Force training

• Identify the additional training needs and enhance knowledge of sales representatives with up-to-date data.
• Conduct regular medical training in the related therapeutic area.

Support product strategies

• Supports definition of Therapeutic Area and BU strategies
• Develops and executes in-country medical strategy and provide tactical leadership in the country for assigned products to support product/clinical developments plans
• Evaluates and approves promotional materials, labelling. Advises on strategy against competitors' materials, publications
• Provides medical input to marketing strategies (strategies & operating plans, POA development) and to external activities (advisory boards), selects relevant data, publications needed for marketing purposes
• Supports market access activities by bringing medical expertise
• Contributes to the selection of speakers for Pfizer events/meetings
• Development/support of scientific projects in response to unmet medical needs and internal/external insights
• Anticipates on trends, factors, business and customer needs, and works with cross functional teams to identify opportunities and develop strategies to address changes, support customer priorities and objectives.
• Local / Regional Advisory Boards
• Support cooperation with patients' associations
• Keep him/herself with the literature of his/her therapeutic area and identify possible gaps in knowledge among the company's products and its competitors
• Other tasks commissioned by Supervisor

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Training and Education
Required: Life science education background./Medical doctor degree preferable. If needed, other areas can be considered (i.e. pharmacy, biology, chemistry).
Relevant Experience:
Ideal candidates will have experience and demonstrated success in the following:

• Experience in the related business such as medical manager, advisor or liaison
• Experience in customer management and working with stakeholders
• Experience in medico-marketing and project management:
• Analyzing of medical data and generating outcomes.

Knowledge in the followingareas/topics are important for success in the role:

• Awareness of market dynamics and business ethics, adaptation to corporate culture and compliance issues

Technical Skills

• Scientific excellence (analyzing of medical data and generating outcomes)
• Communication and presentation skills (Presenting data and expressing ideas effectively)

• Organizational skills (Successful in gathering related parties for business purposes)
• Fluent English

Behavioral Skills

• Understanding stakeholder medical needs (Understand medical needs and define solutions)
• Teamwork (Capable of working with internal stakeholders)
• Customer Focus (Capable of working with external stakeholders)
• Able to travel extensively
• Medical leadership

Competencies:
Experience in working in a multidisciplinary team environment.
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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Work Location Assignment: Remote - Field Based
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.
Digital Transformation Strategy
One bold way we are achieving our purpose is through our company wide digital transformation strategy. We are leading the way in adopting new data, modelling and automated solutions to further digitize and accelerate drug discovery and development with the aim of enhancing health outcomes and the patient experience.
Flexibility
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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.
Disability Inclusion
Our mission is unleashing the power of all our people and we are proud to be a disability inclusive employer, ensuring equal employment opportunities for all candidates. We encourage you to put your best self forward with the knowledge and trust that we will make any reasonable adjustments to support your application and future career. Your journey with Pfizer starts here!
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