Medical Advisor

Job Description

EEMEA Medical Affairs Center of Execution (CoE), is a virtual unit within the Eastern Europe Middle East Africa (EEMEA) Medical Affairs Team, created to drive efficiency through digitalization, streamlining and out-sourcing a set of GMSA activities at a central, above-market level.

Brief Description of Position

Key Responsibilities

• To plan and execute medical affairs activities for Oncology in French-West Africa in alignment with contractual obligations with alliance partners and in alignment with franchise medical strategy.
• Map and develop in-depth understanding of scientific leaders & key decision makers. 
• Develop in-depth understanding of given therapy area/products, V&I plans and competitor landscape to ensure quality in medical affairs activities.
• Partner with RDMA and relevant Human Health colleagues to ensure strategic alignment and to develop annual MAP for given therapy area.
• Adhere to relevant SOPs, systems, and standards. 

Key Competencies Required

• Focus on customer & patients.
• Working across boundaries
• Strategic thinking
• High learning agility & adaptability
• Core global medical functional & sub-functional competencies

Required Qualification & Experience

• MD, PhD in life sciences or Pharm D
• Two to four years of pharmaceutical/biotechnology/medical device industry experience in medical affairs function
• Working proficiency in French in addition to English.
• Experience in vaccines and/or infectious disease therapy area(s) is desired.

 The role will be based in Morocco/Algeria.

Extent of Travel up to 50%

Our employees are the key to our company’s success. We demonstrate our commitment to our employees by offering a competitive and valuable rewards program. Our Company´s benefits are designed to support the wide range of goals, needs and lifestyles of our employees, and many of the people that matter the most in their lives.

Our Company is an equal opportunity employer, proudly embracing diversity in all of its manifestations

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