Medical Advisor (Renal)

Typical Accountabilities:
• Acts as a regional expert supporting the marketing team to develop brand material within a specific therapy area

• Signatory responsibility for necessary material

• Accountable for ensuring scientific and medical accuracy of outgoing materials, research papers and other reports, and may have sign off authority

• Either as an expert or project manager develops and refines processes for approving branding materials

• Contributes to establishing and implementing policies, procedures and objectives to ensure medical and scientific accuracy of brand materials

• Works closely with senior practitioners to develop the marketing direction of a brand in a local market

• Ensures own knowledge of best practices and new relevant developments are up to date


Typical People Management Responsibility (direct / indirect reports):
• Approximate number of people managed in total (all levels) - 0-5
• Manager of a team

What is the global remit? (how many countries will the role operate in?):
• Own country

Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
• Essential: Qualified Doctor; Some knowledge or experience of the pharmaceutical industry, particularly in the area of marketing; Knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmaceutical sales and marketing
• Desirable: Advanced scientific degree; Project management experience; Change management experience; Experience creating information or marketing materials on basic and complex drugs

Key Relationship to reach solutions:
• Internal (to AZ or team): Brand Medical and Medical Affairs Function; Marketing Function; Compliance Team
• External (to AZ): Healthcare professionals; External Service Providers and regulatory bodies

Date Posted

Closing Date

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