Medical Advisor

Position

Compliance and stakeholder engagement

• Follow applicable laws, regulations, codes, company policies, and accepted standards; report adverse events and safety concerns to pharmacovigilance within 24 hours.
• Build evidence-based scientific partnerships with KOLs and healthcare professionals through education, medical information, and regular visits.
• Map and categorize KOLs, identify them using preset criteria, and set at least two annual action plans per KOL; develop a map of 10–15 KOLs per therapeutic area across the listed Gulf territories.
• Provide scientific support to KOLs and academic centers and deliver oncology presentations and education to healthcare professionals.
• Support physician selection for research and educational collaborations while protecting scientific integrity and ensuring prescribing behavior does not influence selection.
• Attend scientific meetings and conferences, summarize relevant messages and trends, support scientific publications, develop local speakers, and support new product inclusion.

Materials, research, and medical information

• Ensure approved scientific materials are distributed and used in line with company policy and local law; coordinate withdrawal of unapproved or expired materials.
• Identify investigators and assist with assigned clinical studies and medical projects, including registries, epidemiological surveys, post-authorization studies, and IIS projects, under applicable requirements.
• Respond to unsolicited healthcare professional medical inquiries and ensure sales teams report inquiries, adverse events, and quality complaints in iSTAR.
• Deliver medical refreshers to internal employees and medical representatives; participate in conferences, congresses, brand meetings, and medical affairs activities.
• Generate and share insights, support strategic initiatives and molecule assessment, and spend about 80% of time in the field, including individual KOL interactions and joint sales visits.

Required qualifications

• Degree in health sciences; an M.D., PhD, PharmD, postgraduate life sciences degree, or related qualification is an advantage.
• At least two years of pharmaceutical industry experience, including mandatory oncology experience.
• Thorough knowledge and experience of healthcare systems and the pharmaceutical industry in the Gulf region.
• Effective communication and presentation skills; team player with analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Fluent written and spoken English; Arabic is a plus.
• Previous MSL experience is preferred.

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