Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION - REGIONAL MEDICAL AFFAIRS MANAGER

Designation:

Regional Manager - Medical Affairs

Reporting

: Associate director, SMA

Region to be covered

: India- North and West

Location

: West or North

Minimum Qualification & Experience:

MD/MBBS/MDS/BDS with at least 3-5 years of experience in regional/ medico marketing role with a

pharmaceutical/nutrition

company.

Critical Skills Required:

Possess excellent interpersonal, communication, coordination, and time-management skills. Ability to problem solve, work in teams, lead others toward defined objectives and present complex data clearly are also critical. Able to work independently and meticulously. Adaptable and having the ability to work under a wide variety of conditions. Able to prepare and make effective scientific presentations - These can include internal presentations for their own department, presentations for HCPs at different forums.

Key Responsibilities:

Travel to respective places and be the owner of all scientific activities in the assigned regions. Active participation in scientific programs as speakers through lectures/presentations to propagate scientific communication to target audience. Ownership and responsibility for conducting all head office driven HCP E-engagement platforms as decided by the division head. Field work with regional sales teams (face to face calls or E-calls with HCPs as per feasibility and company policy).

Facilitate the exchange of unbiased scientific information between the medical community and the company.

Liaison with key opinion leaders on educational and

clinically/scientifically

oriented initiatives to establish long-term collaborative relationships and advocacy.

Responsible for identifying, segmenting and developing KOLs in various therapeutic areas in terms of specialty, experience and academic interest.

Responsible for medical information services (MIS). Responsibilities include supporting sales force in providing information to physicians related to latest developments in medical research, current recommendations on Standard of Care across therapeutic areas and resolving queries.

Continuously update medical/ product knowledge of field force and training of recruit in the region in coordination with the training team.

Communicating at an ongoing basis

competitive/scientific

intelligence from region to medical director/medical affairs team to ensure timely objection handling/ scientific support to sale

s marketing teams to handle competitor objections.

All activities to be carried out in accordance with policies laid down by the company. To ensure all the medical and promotional activities are run in a compliant manner as per the internal guidelines, country regulations and local industry codes of promotional practices.

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Roles and responsibilities may change as per the requirement of the company as defined by division head.