Analyst - Scientific Communications & Medical Information

Job Title: Analyst - Scientific Communications & Medical Information

Introduction to role:

Are you ready to turn rigorous science into clear, trusted guidance that helps clinicians make confident decisions for patients? Do you want your expertise to shape scientific narratives and medical information that support the appropriate use of our medicines worldwide?

Based in Bengaluru, you will join a high-calibre team that partners with global and US stakeholders to design and deliver scientific content strategies. Your work will translate complex evidence into precise, timely communications for healthcare professionals, ensuring every response and resource is accurate, balanced, and compliant. The impact is tangible: faster, clearer information at the point of need, better-informed care, and momentum behind product launches and data milestones.

You will thrive in a collaborative environment that values both in-person connection and flexibility. With technology and AI increasingly embedded in how we operate, you will help modernize how medical information is created, reviewed, and delivered—raising the bar for quality, speed, and reach.

Accountabilities:

• Scientific Content Development: Create, review, and maintain high-quality scientific materials, including scientific narratives and platforms, MSL resources, infographics, standard responses, FAQs, and other digital and non-digital assets that inform and engage healthcare professionals across therapeutic areas.
• Medical Information Response Excellence: Provide accurate, focused, and scientifically balanced responses to medical inquiries from healthcare providers to support the appropriate use of AstraZeneca products.
• Cross-Functional Alignment: Collaborate with global partners and cross-functional teams to ensure content aligns with strategic priorities and adheres to regulatory standards, company policies, and industry guidelines.
• Evidence Synthesis: Conduct comprehensive literature searches and appraise scientific evidence; ensure appropriate use and permissions for all sourced content.
• Data Translation: Distill complex scientific data into clear, audience-appropriate messages that support therapeutic area objectives, product positioning, and educational initiatives.
• Medical Accuracy and Compliance: Perform medical accuracy reviews and uphold rigorous standards for scientific integrity, balance, and compliance across all deliverables.
• Operational Excellence: Contribute to process improvements that enhance quality, turnaround time, and efficiency; help build and monitor management systems and KPIs for performance transparency.
• Digital and AI Innovation: Drive adoption of digital solutions and emerging technologies to modernize scientific content delivery and scale impact across channels.
• Launch and Congress Readiness: Support strategic medical planning and ensure timely execution of content tied to launches, data updates, and scientific congresses, consistently meeting deadlines.
• Workstream Leadership: Lead or contribute to key workstreams in scientific content creation, medical information services, or digital innovation, depending on experience and business need—expanding your influence from immediate deliverables to broader strategic outcomes.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Advanced scientific degree (PharmD preferred, MD, PhD, or equivalent).
• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in scientific communications or related roles within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare industry.
• Clinical and healthcare systems expertise.
• Scientific literature evaluation and analysis.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to distill complex scientific information into clear and compelling messages for diverse audiences.
• Scientific/medical writing, communication, and content creation (e.g., slide decks).
• Strategic thinker with strong business acumen, project management, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work across teams or functions.
• Aptitude in utilizing technology/platforms.
• Demonstrates strong teamwork skills, shows sensitivity to cultural differences, and remains open to change.
• Ability to apply local regulatory, legal, and compliance requirements to Medical Affairs activities and drug information delivery.

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Experience developing digital content and/or digital content strategy.
• Experience in mentoring and coaching team members (for senior roles).

Why AstraZeneca:

Join a global organization where scientific ambition meets real-world impact. Here, unexpected combinations of expertise come together to spark bold thinking—placing data, digital, and design at the heart of how we operate. You will help reimagine how work gets done, from simplifying processes to using automation and analytics to move faster and more precisely for patients. We balance high standards with support, valuing kindness alongside ambition, and we invest deeply in learning so you can stretch your skills and shape your path. Collaboration is personal: we connect face to face several days each week in Bengaluru while maintaining flexibility, creating the energy and trust to make decisive progress for patients with unmet needs.

Call to Action:

If you are motivated to elevate scientific clarity at scale and see your work directly influence patient care, take the next step and start a conversation with us today.

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AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.