MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES
To provide deep medical & scientific expertise to support healthcare professionals, professional associations, patient groups and other relevant decision makers. This includes the following :
- Develop and deliver the local medical strategy and life-cycle clinical plans for Pfizer’s inline and pipeline medicines innominated therapy area
- Communicate the safe and appropriate use and the value of Pfizer medicines in order to improve patient outcomes,enhance clinical practice and support business needs at the national, regional and corporate level
- Demonstrate the value of our innovative medicines, e.g. through real world evidence
- Create industry leading digital educational and scientific content that is timely, relevant, balanced, interactive, innovative and easily digestible
- Champion the patient voice when developing and implementing medical strategies
- Provide subject matter expertise and high-quality scientific exchange, bringing in insights (both formally with CRM toolsand informally) into the organization to shape strategy
- Provide focused, relevant information in response to clinician needs and the needs of their patients
- Establish Pfizer as a key research partner within National Life Sciences
- Establish deep and lasting relationships with healthcare professionals and other relevant decision makers
- Create constructive and effective cross-functional partnerships with internal departments and external stakeholders
- Review and approve (where applicable) medical materials and activities within scope of the MoH, AIFD and companycodes
Partnerships
Provide medical & scientific expertise to healthcare professionals, professional associations, patient groups and otherrelevant decision makers through scientific communicationsEstablish Pfizer as a key research partner within National Life Sciences by building academic and research collaborations within the nominated therapy areaEstablish deep and enduring peer-to-peer relationships with leading healthcare professionals and specialists, includingnon-traditional partners and key decision makersUnderstand clinicians’ insights around current standard of care and strengthen their knowledge of the value of ourmedicines to the patients and decision makersLiaise with healthcare professionals to effectively communicate and manage drug safety issuesProvide specialist medical and scientific input to the nominated internal teams in order to support the appropriate use of Pfizer medicines and successful implementation of Pfizer’s initiatives and programsData Generation and Publications
Identifies data gaps for pipelines assets and develops local RWD / RWE for the demonstration of the value of our products and market access.Acquire and maintain in-depth scientific expertise of Pfizer medicines within nominated therapy area as well as of keycompetitors (including those in development)Deliver key medical and scientific activities within the medical plan, e.g. high-quality educational materials, generation of real-world evidence, non-interventional studies, database studies and registries (in collaboration with the Health & Value team) and ensure timely publication of dataProvide medical expertise to evaluate requests to support medical education, quality improvement, health services research, investigator sponsored research (ISR) and clinical research collaborations Clinical DevelopmentProvide medical / scientific input into protocol feasibility assessments for clinical trial proposalsIdentify appropriate investigators / sites for Pfizer-sponsored clinical trialsWork together with clinical research colleagues and in collaboration with global teams to drive the timely completion of Pfizer-sponsored clinical trialsProvide input into clinical development teams to ensure design and selection of trials relevant to Turkey needs, leveraging clinician, payer and patient insightsEffectively implement approved compassionate use and named patient supply programs to ensure appropriate access to Pfizer medicines in response to clinician requestsData Communication and Medical Insights
Present high-quality, accurate, balanced and specific information to healthcare professionals and other relevant decision makers in response to unsolicited requests for informationCreate industry leading and impactful scientific and medical content through a range of digital channels and formats that is timely, relevant, balanced, interactive, innovative and easily digestible. This may include videos, webinars, interactive pdfs, peer reviewed publications, congress materials, clinical trials and real-world dataEnsure medical insights are brought into the organization to shape future strategiesLead local advisory boards to gain clinical and patient insightsWork with patients and patient organizations to understand unmet medical need and to ensure the patient voice is at the center of medical strategies and projectsPresent the medical perspective on selected topics during media briefingsProvide scientific insights and support to field and head office based commercial colleaguesReview and approve (where applicable) medical materials and activities within scope of the MoH, AIFD and company codesCross Functional Medical Activity
Provide medical expertise into regulatory and market access strategies for pipeline assets, including early licensing & access schemes, regulatory and HTA submissions and adaptive pathwaysProvide medical expertise for regulatory labelling updates, risk management plans and license maintenanceProvide clinical input to Medical Information to facilitate the maintenance of an accurate, relevant and high-quality database of standard response documents / creation of new responsesDevelop and maintain strong cross-functional working between global and local country teamsIdentifies opportunities for customer focused digital solutions and contributes to their creation in partnership with MAS / Digital Medical.Performs the medical customer facing activities for the assigned products, according to the priorities defined with the Manager, and liaises with the other medical colleagues, if applicableReview and sign-off to ensure compliance of promotional materials and company sponsored activities such as local promotional meetings and events with local SPCs and requirements.Works closely with the MAEL, MAS / Digital Medical, the MAS / Real World Data Expert, the Medical Quality Governance Manager (MQGM), Compliance, Legal and all cross-functional team, including customer-facing rolesREQUIRED SKILL SET
Technical
Understanding in the following areas :o Medical plans and budget management
o Medical governance and cross-functional teams’ collaboration
o Medical writing and comprehensive medical review of documents
o Communication skills to different stakeholders and across different channels
o External engagement competencies, including networking and stakeholders mapping & management
Performance driven with professional demeanor and strong collaboration skillsAbility to focus on priorities, resilience, organization, and project management competenciesSense of responsibility and accountability, quality orientationStrategic, agile, innovative and growth mindsetLanguage Requirements : Fluent in Turkish and EnglishPersonal skills :
Performance driven with professional demeanorAbility to lead complex projects with multiple external and internal stakeholdersBusiness acumen and high level of industry understandingCustomer oriented mindsetAbility to act in midst of uncertaintySelf-management & ability to manage heavy workloadExperience in setting up networks and develop themExcellent communication skillsCan do’ & pioneering attitude, solution drivenSense of responsibility and accountability, quality orientationEducation :
Medical Doctor or Pharmacist with Ph.D.
Exceptional situation for the latter educational requirement does not apply to those colleagues who are Pharmacists only and who already hold a similar Medical Affairs position internally)Experience :
Preferred qualifications
Pharmaceutical industry experience within medical affairsGood knowledge of the national healthcare and medicine funding / reimbursement systemsKnowledge of health economics, pharmacovigilance and regulatory affairsExperience in RWD / RWE generation in healthcareExperience in clinical researchLI-PFE
Purpose
Breakthroughs that change patients' lives... At Pfizer we are a patient centric company, guided by our four values : courage, joy, equity and excellence. Our breakthrough culture lends itself to our dedication to transforming millions of lives.
School of Leaders
We, as Pfizer Turkey, make a difference with our visionary and pioneering approaches ranging from our concept of raising leaders through rotations, providing international career opportunities to creating a flexible, enjoyable work environment. There are no limits to what we can accomplish to touch lives here!
Flexibility
We aim to create a trusting, flexible workplace culture which encourages employees to achieve work life harmony, attracts talent and enables everyone to be their best working self. Let’s start the conversation!
Equal Employment Opportunity
We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is crucial to building a successful business. As an employer, Pfizer is committed to celebrating this, in all its forms – allowing for us to be as diverse as the patients and communities we serve. Together, we continue to build a culture that encourages, supports and empowers our employees.
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