Medical Advisor

Role overview

Scientific stakeholder engagement

• Build evidence-based scientific partnerships with oncology key opinion leaders and healthcare professionals through education and medical information.
• Conduct 4–5 KOL visits per day, map and categorize KOLs, and develop at least two annual action plans per KOL.
• Provide scientific support to KOLs and academic centers and deliver oncology and clinical evidence presentations when requested.
• Attend scientific society meetings and conferences, summarize scientific developments, support publications, and develop local speakers.
• Support product inclusion and physician selection for research or educational collaborations while maintaining scientific integrity.

Medical and research activities

• Identify investigators and assist with assigned clinical studies and medical projects, including registries, epidemiological surveys, post-authorization studies, and investigator-initiated studies.
• Respond to unsolicited healthcare professional medical inquiries and ensure inquiries, adverse events, and quality complaints are reported through iSTAR.
• Deliver medical refreshers to employees and medical representatives, participate in conferences and brand team meetings, and share insights with stakeholders.
• Spend 80% of working time in the field, including individual KOL interactions and joint visits with sales colleagues.

Compliance and materials

• Follow applicable laws, regulations, guidelines, codes, company policies, and accepted standards of practice.
• Report adverse events and safety concerns to pharmacovigilance within 24 hours.
• Ensure approved scientific materials are distributed and used appropriately; coordinate withdrawal of unapproved or expired materials.

Qualifications

• Degree in health sciences, such as MD, PhD, PharmD, postgraduate life sciences, or a related discipline; postgraduate life sciences education is an advantage.
• At least 2 years of pharmaceutical industry experience, specifically in oncology; oncology experience is mandatory.
• Previous Medical Science Liaison experience is preferred.
• Knowledge and experience of the Gulf healthcare system and pharmaceutical industry.
• Effective communication and presentation, teamwork, analytical, and critical thinking skills.

Languages

• Fluent written and spoken English is required.
• Arabic is a plus.

Work arrangement

• Field-based role, with 80% of time spent in the field across UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, and Bahrain territories.

Employment