Job Order: 5232
Staff Representative: Tim Jadwin
Position: VP, Medical Director
Location: New York
Company Summary:
A pharmaceutical advertising agency.
Description:
Responsibilities:
- Internal Job Responsibilities:
- General
- Participates in new business development
- Maintain key therapeutic area
- Integrate with the various teams
- Internal Educator/Resource:
- Participate in MSA department projects
- Answer medical and scientific agency questions
- Research literature and other relevant sources to answer agency questions
- Provide presentations to the agency to expand knowledge on disease states and products
- Review clinical literature for new information for agency products and share with appropriate teams
- Review press releases for new information for agency products and share with appropriate teams
- Attend scientific and clinical meetings to obtain competitive intelligence
- Analyze clinical trial data for agency personnel
- Provide regular (quarterly, or each POA) updates to staff regarding the latest developments in therapeutic categories where our client does business
- Keep on top of industry trends and ensure appropriate team members are informed as well
- Medical Strategist:
- Function as a medical strategist in agency brainstorming activities
- Assess new market opportunities for current and pipeline products
- Participate as medical/scientific representative in strategy sessions
- Create, assist in development, or review market research documents (product description, physician screener, interview guide)
- Maintain a working knowledge of strategic direction across multiple products within the agency
- Provide medical/scientific assessment for new business pitches when requested
- Present medical/scientific section at new business pitches when requested
- Act as a scientific sounding board for product positioning and strategies
- Medical Liaison
- Identify national and global opinion leaders Interview national and global opinion leaders
- Act as a liaison between the agency and key consultants/opinion leaders
- Miscellaneous
- Maintain technical expertise
- Attend relevant market research
- Represent the agency at business-related functions as requested
- Exhibit dress, behavior, and conduct fitting for the role of Medical and Scientific Affairs
- General
- Client-related responsibilities:
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with client medical, marketing, and product management directors
- Individually represent our client at client meetings when needed
- Proactively identify opportunities for medical projects
- Answer medical and scientific client questions
- Research literature and other relevant sources to answer client questions
- Function as a medical strategist in agency/client meetings
- Attend scientific and clinical meetings to obtain competitive intelligence
- Provide competitive intelligence reports of medical conventions
- Provide or review written scientific projects
- Provide or review slide kits
- Analyze clinical trial data
- Act as a medical/scientific resource
- Career Training
- Attend professional meetings and conventions
- Attend career development seminars
- Participate in preceptorship or other relevant clinical experience
- MD, PharmD, or PhD with prior clinical or industry experience
- Residency and/or fellowship training required
- Therapeutic expertise recognized internally and by client
- Strong communications skills: presentation and written
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong leadership skills
- Ability to work independently
- Self-motivated
- Ability to develop strong relationships with healthcare professionals
- Team player
