Regional Medical Advisor (R&I)

Role & Responsibilities
• Maintain clinical/scientific expertise in disease state management, AstraZeneca products, emerging therapies, and the competitive landscape
• Contribute to the development and provide project leadership/management of the therapeutic area Field Medical Strategic Plan (FMSP)
• Act as a subject matter expert/resource for internal and external stakeholders
• Work with internal stakeholders in the development and delivery of appropriate training and mentoring needs within the therapeutic area
• Engage in peer-to-peer level dialogue with key customers and deliver appropriate clinical/scientific content
• Respond to unsolicited customer inquiries and provide focused and balanced clinical/scientific information
• Provide scientific/clinical support and deliver presentations to internal and external stakeholders
• Organize and facilitate scientific events such as MSL events, Symposiums, Scientific Exchanges, Advisory Boards/Expert Panels, etc.
• Identify, gather, analyze, synthesize, report, and forward relevant new knowledge about the external scientific/medical environments to internal stakeholders
• Provide internal stakeholders with actionable items related to medical/product strategy or clinical development
• Develop peer-level relationships with medical and scientific experts, including Healthcare Professionals
• Identify pre-clinical, clinical, and post-marketing study investigators in alignment with Medical Plans
• Establish win-win partnerships with stakeholders to deliver strategic, scalable, and sustainable solutions

Qualification
• Scientific and/or a master’s degree in a scientific discipline
• Doctoral degree in a scientific discipline (e.g. M.D., Ph.D., Pharm.D.) (Desirable)

Experience
• Experience in pharmaceutical industry, regulatory environment, clinical or preclinical research, and knowledge of a therapeutic area disease state and treatment
• Experience with basic research, drug discovery, drug development, and KEE interactions (Desirable)

Skills
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong project management and presentation skills
• High-level analytical and conceptual thinking
• Ability to communicate using a diverse range of channels

About the Company
AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of prescription medicines. As part of the medical affairs team, the Regional Medical Advisor will be pivotal in shaping clinical practice, enhancing patient outcomes, and ensuring the safe and effective use of AstraZeneca medicines across various therapeutic areas.