Qualifying Requirements
Minimum 4-5 years relevant experience in a pharmaceutical or similar environment
MBCHB, registered with the HPCSA or equivalent healthcare qualification
Previous experience in Oncology and Anti-Infectives will be advantageous
Embodies our values and behaviours in all internal and external interactions
Scientific expertise in relevant therapeutic areas
Understanding customer needs for insightful generation
Excellent Leadership skills
Proactive with good problem-solving skills
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Good understanding of clinical trials, biostatistics, healthcare environment, pharmaceutical industry and organization and medical affairs function
Good understanding of the code of marketing practices in South Africa
Excellent user of MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Job Purpose:
Help guide the strategic direction in therapeutic areas and provide training and support to the sales force.
Provide information regarding medical based questions, legal and regulatory matters, thus enabling colleagues to comply with the required statutory requirements.
Develop good relationships with key opinion leaders.
Coaching and upskilling of Medical Advisors and Medical Science Liaisons
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Provide medical and scientific insights in the assigned therapeutic areas
Disseminate clear content of scientific data to HCPs
Work with the marketing department to develop marketing strategies and materials
Collaborative interaction with commercial team during monthly cross functional team meetings
Review of promotional materials
Provide support to regulatory affairs department for obtaining applicable product licenses
Represent the company and participate in both local and international meetings
Identify and cultivate KOLs to increase scientific and clinical knowledge of company products
Plan and execute medical education meetings
Plan and execute medical training workshops
Plan and lead advisory board meetings
Developed medical and commercial HCP presentations for academic meetings and trainings
Plan and execute brand medical strategy
Ensure strict adherence to all company SOPs and country regulations
Develop and review medical SOPs
Compile monthly and quarterly team reports
Oversees the company medical information system for Africa region
Provide medical and scientific information response to unsolicited requests from HCPs
Provide clinical input and responses to complex product related and other medical queries
Ensure knowledge of the pharmacovigilance standard of practice for all company products
Ensure the pharmacovigilance team is included in all medical information requests
Forwarding of all received Product Quality Complaints, Adverse Events and Medical Enquiries to the relevant person in Quality Assurance / Pharmacovigilance / Medical Affairs
