Disease Awareness Specialist-Renal/Rare disease
Skills
About This Role
Summary
As Disease Awareness Specialist, you will bridge medical, market, and stakeholder needs by education and ecosystem development in alignment with local regulations and company policies.
The Disease Awareness Specialist serves as a subject-matter liaison across medical affairs, market access, commercial, patient engagement, and external stakeholders to improve patient outcomes while maintaining strict compliance and non-promotional standards.
This role provides opportunity to transition to Therapy Area Partner.
**Location:** Jeddah
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Major Accountabilities
- Develop and execute the Renal disease area plan aligned with regional medical strategy.
- Map care pathways and identify gaps (diagnosis delays, referral flows, treatment access, patient education).
- Monitor epidemiology, guideline updates, and local practice patterns to inform strategic priorities.
- Build trusted, compliant relationships with Nephrologists , clinical pharmacists, payors, and health authorities.
- Facilitate scientific exchange on renal disease burden, evidence, and best practices (following local codes and company SOPs).
- Support expert panels, advisory boards, and working groups to address unmet needs.
- Plan and deliver compliant medical education activities on Renal recognition, assessment, and guideline-aligned management for HCPs, pharmacists, payors and health authorities. Support developing materials that are balanced, evidence-based, and approved through medical review.
- Support patient awareness campaigns focusing on disease understanding and disease burden.
- Partner with market access to articulate renal disease burden and health economic considerations within local frameworks. Engage on formulary and pathway discussions to improve equitable access, in coordination with cross-functional stakeholders.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy (PharmD preferred); Clinical Pharmacy background is an advantage.
- Minimum 1 year experience in a pharma specialty environment (renal or rare disease experience preferred).
- Strong understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and its evolving environment.
- Proven ability to build effective relationships with KOLs and healthcare stakeholders; strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
- Scientific literacy, strategic thinking, and strong problem-solving skills, with a demonstrated drive for results.
Languages
- Arabic & Fluency in English is a must.
- Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
- Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
- **Why Novartis:** Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science.
- It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you.
- Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other.
- Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives.
- Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
- **Benefits and Rewards:** Learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally.
- Read our handbook (PDF 30 MB)
Company / Legal Entity
SA01 (FCRS \= SA001) Novartis Saudi Arabia Ltd
Job Type
Full time
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Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.
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