ROLE SUMMARY

Strategic planning and development of external stakeholder strategy, execution of external medical to medical engagement according to business unit medical strategy, and alignment with Country Medical Director on implementation and delivery of medical projects.

Lead medical to medical communications in the field. This role considered as field base medical activities with at least 75% of customer interaction.

The Field Medical Lead (FML) is responsible for ensuring consistency, quality, and compliance in execution of medical to medical initiatives and stakeholder-centric engagement.

The FML supports the training and development of Medical Affairs Scientist including the development of KOL stakeholder strategy, execution of external medical community.

The FML is also responsible for quantifying field medical impact and monitoring Medical Affairs Scientist, BU performance management to maximise the impact of medical activities.

The FML also contributes to the achievement of the company’s strategic objectives and growth by participating in compliance initiatives and supporting the drive for clinical research activities.  The FML will also support the Country Medical Director (CMD) in the leadership of the Medical team and may have line management responsibility for Medical Affairs Scientist-Field as assigned. May have responsibilities as Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the above functional areas.

ROLES RESPONSIBILITY

• External Medical and Scientific engagement strategy and implementation 
• Take a medical leadership role in developing the medical messaging and strategy for the responsible portfolio(s)/ TA/category based on country objectives and customer insights
• Plans and executes medical scientific strategic plans, as per their specialty assigned role
• Support development of cross-BU medical field strategy for external stakeholder engagement
• Establish strengthen Pfizer engagement /partnership programs between governments, Healthcare Professionals (HCPs), HCP Organizations and Academia for country programs in support of the value creating medical affairs strategies.  The FML will act as medical and scientific expert to provide guidance to country colleagues in their partnership programs as needed
• Medical stakeholders management: between Medical Affairs Scientist and external stakeholders e.g. KOLs, medical Societies and medical schools
• Seeking and developing awareness of external medical community to drive exceptional HCP discussion and insights and shape medical trends toward innovative medicine treatment.
• Ensure effective data communication and medical insight capturing
• Execute or Collaborate with Medical Affairs Scientist on conduct of advisory boards; organization and delivery of relevant educational/training workshops/meetings; and participation in medical/scientific conferences.  
• Develop, monitor and report KPIs in relation to field-based medical activity

External Collaboration Projects:  

• Ensure timely and efficient communication to complete required internal/external process including system administration, maintain good documentation, tracking, payment, material, and drug shipment in a timely manner.
• Provide medical input to collaboration project lead by other Medical colleagues (e.g. Medical Outcomes and RWE Scientist) or other cross-functional team

Pfizer-Sponsored Researchor Investigator-sponsored Research: 

• Ensure compliance of operational requirements
• Discuss research concept with interested researcher, and communicate the nature and requirement of Pfizer’s ISR.
• Facilitate submission of investigator initiated pre-clinical and clinical proposals, and act as a liaison between Pfizer and ISR researcher.
• Facilitate research proposal screening and study placement and follow up activities.
• Collaborate with Medical Outcomes & RWE Scientist to support Pfizer Regional or local sponsored trial (including post-marketing trial), which is not under the clinical research team, if applicable.
• Ensure compliance of operational requirement

​​Training and Development

• Provide disease(s), product(s) or basic pharmacology training to other relevant colleagues, as required
• To assist commercial and other relevant department to deliver training to external stakeholders upon request
• Participate in both internal and external training/meetings recommended by supervisor to improve efficiency, competency and/or for future career development.
• Capability development, building high performance field medical team, enhancing sharing of best practice and cross-BU/cross-functional collaborations 
• Ensure Medical Affairs Scientist capability (excluding scientific knowledge) related to field medical execution, quality of operation and compliance
• Solicit and consolidate feedback from external and internal stakeholders in relation to team effectiveness, quantify and communicate the value and effectiveness of field-based medical activities

Other Medical Affairs projects as defined by the Country Medical Director

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Medical qualification
• Additional training/qualification in leadership or management preferred

Experience

• At least 5 years of experience in multinational pharmaceutical companies as medical affairs manager or equivalent position independently responsible for the related therapeutic area.
• Clinical practice experience in the related therapeutic area, working experience in research or medical academy with track record of publications preferred
• Knowledge of clinical research and clinical development processes desirable
• Experience in handling teams or people management preferred
• Good working knowledge of the Industry Code of Conduct

 
Work Location Assignment: Flexible

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