Saudi Oncology Medical Advisor

Job Description
Our Medical Affairs team advances patient care by engaging in scientific
exchange with external medical experts and industry professionals ensuring the
scientific value of our products is realized. We engage and train internal
employees to ensure that they thoroughly comprehend the science behind the
medicine and review further unmet medical needs to bolster collaboration and
further differentiate our portfolio.
Major Accountabilities:
* Local Oncology Franchise Medical Strategy & Planning.
* Local Scientific Leader/Key Decision Makers engagement/planning.
* Collaborative activities with local Oncology Societies/Scientific community.
* Local Promotional & Non-promotional compliance for Oncology activities, materials & programs.
* Therapeutic area Medical Training.
Medical activities:
* Ensure regular scientific updating for Sales & Marketing team.
* Provide medical input including patient flow analysis to the assigned tumor types.
* Proactively communicate the science behind our company's Oncology portfolio to scientific leaders in terms of locally registered products & reactively respond to their queries on our company's Oncology pipeline.
* Providing medical/scientific robust support with full collaboration with Policy & Access to facilitate formulary inclusions/reimbursement.
* Construct & execute valuable scientific education activities to position our company as a partner to the oncology scientific community.
* Conduct input seeking activities (ex: Advisory Boards) for proper understanding of local epidemiology & management patterns across indications, according to our company, local & international compliance guidelines/regulations.
* Conducts medical training to the Oncology Commercial, Market Access, Sales & Regulatory functions.
* Review & approve local promotional materials while ensuring adherence to our company's guidelines/SOPs as well as International Promotional compliance standards.
* Ensures all Oncology promotional & non promotional activities/programs in Gulf countries are executed in a compliant manner according to our company's regulations/codes/SOPs in adherence with Local & International compliance regulations/standards.
Clinical Research:
* Supports Clinical research activities for Global, regional & local studies.
* Identification of appropriate local sites / investigators for Oncology clinical research programs.
Pharmacovigilance:
* Ensures timely reporting of adverse events & assists local Pharmacovigilance team in assessment & completion of required data for optimal reporting.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
* Physician, Dentist or Pharmacist.
* Preferably ‎1-‎2 years' experience in Medical Affairs department.
* Excellent Communication Skills & ability to engage with Scientific Leaders/ Key Decision Makers in a confident high-level scientific rapport.
* Oncology experience is preferrable.
* Arabic & English Fluency.
* Good utility of Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint & Excel).
We are a research-driven biopharmaceutical company. Our mission is built on
the simple premise that if we "follow the science" that great medicines can
make a significant impact to our world. We believe that a research-driven
enterprise dedicated to world-class science can succeed by inventing medicine
and vaccine innovations that make a difference for patients across the globe.
Who we are …
We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United
States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have
been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of
the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at
the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance
the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals
around the world.
What we look for …
In a world of rapid innovation, we seek brave Inventors who want to make an
Impact in all aspects of our business, enabling breakthroughs that will affect
generations to come. We encourage you to bring your disruptive thinking,
collaborative spirit and diverse perspective to our organization. Together we
will continue Inventing For Life, Impacting Lives while Inspiring Your
Career Growth.
Current Employees apply HERE
Current Contingent Workers apply HERE
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Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for
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emails.
Employee Status:
Regular
Relocation:
No relocation
VISA Sponsorship:
No
Travel Requirements:
‎50%
Flexible Work Arrangements:
On-Site, Work Week
Shift:
Not Indicated
Valid Driving License:
Yes
Hazardous Material(s):
Number of Openings:
‎1

Requisition ID: R216136