Respiratory Msl - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

1 week ago

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Ahmed Al-Mansouri

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Description

JOB TITLE

Medical Science Liaison - Respiratory

Location:
Kuwait

ABOUT ASTRAZENECA

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world's most serious diseases.

But we're more than one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies.

ROLE SUMMARY

Medical Science Liaison is responsible for providing high-quality medical & scientific expertise via in-depth expert medical and scientific product/disease area discussions and presentations of detailed clinical data in a non-promotional scientific context.

This role will be responsible for a highly strategic product that will involve working extensively with external Health Care professionals to forge strong relations KEEs and developing strong advocates to support education in respective therapeutic area in Kuwait and Qatar.

This role will be also accountable for sharing HCP's insights to the brand team meetings and provide input for the development of company's Medical and Brand plans.

What you'll do

Build, enhance, maintain with scientific leaders (KEEs)

Provide AZ with an understanding of the local medical community, clinical practice trends, HCP insight and real or perceived gaps in current scientific knowledge and medical treatment
Share emerging data with HCPs, discussing all aspects of the data in a scientific, objective, and balanced way.
Responsible for identifying and developing scientifically based partnerships with the respiratory KEEs.
Work with HCPs as partners in scientific activities that help advance disease understanding and are consistent with Medical Affairs strategy & objectives, such as: Interact in the field with the medical community in the context of various medical projects such as clinical trials, Non-Interventional Studies, Investigator Sponsored Studies (ISSs), scientific exchange.

Identify potential speakers and train speakers as appropriate for local events

Provide recommendations for advisory board/round table discussion participants and serve as faculty/facilitators for advisory board meetings.

Present scientific data to HCPs in both groups (Medically led meetings) and one-on-one settings.

Facilitate continuing medical education events for HCPs.

Build or Initiate scientific programs to explore unmet medical needs in priority disease area(s) through obtaining and sharing valuable insights

Provide actionable insights that enhance the value and appropriate use of AZ products and disease management to internal stakeholders
Engage in strategic planning meetings with payer customers or hospital decisionmakers where the discussion of scientific topics is separated from the discussion of promotional and/or other business topics.
Demonstrate expertise and knowledge of AZ products, emerging therapies, competitors, patient and treatment trends, clinical trials, and scientific activities within the Disease Area and continuously updates this expertise and knowledge based on training direction and approved resources provided.
Support the TA Associate Director and Marketing Team in developing nonpromotional and promotional brand materials/programs.

Act as scientific expert in priority disease area for internal stakeholders

Continuously acquire and update necessary scientific knowledge on therapeutic area and relevant compounds.
Provide the AZ internal stakeholders with an understanding of the local medical community, clinical practice, trends and real or perceived gaps in current scientific knowledge and medical treatment, competitor information
Provide scientific support at AZ sponsored educational events
Gather, monitor, and share competitor knowledge that may affect company strategies
Planning and executing regional medical activities during the product launch processes.

Medical Background Training

Serve as a medical resource for the sales representatives and accurately answer any medical question they may have to help them utilize their approved materials and to help them understand therapeutic area.
Participate/develop/conduct therapeutic area and product trainings and periodic scientific updates to the internal customers

Medical Information

Respond to unsolicited requests for information about unapproved AZ products or unapproved uses of approved products, presenting such information in an objective, well balanced, substantiated manner that is scientific in tone and content, free of promotional messages, truthful, and is not misleading

Demonstrate appropriate response and documents the provision of accurate, scientific data in response to unsolicited scientific questions posed by Healthcare providers with Company Policies, and applicable laws, regulations, and ethical standards.

Essential for the role