Regional Medical Advisor

Dr Reddy's Laboratories Limited

2d•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for the Primary scientific face of the organization to ‘Thought Leaders’ & physicians for a given therapy area. You will be responsible for Identification, mapping and profiling of thought leaders of given geography and therapy area, on an ongoing basis.

Requirements

MBBS with full time post-graduate qualification of at least 2-years’ duration in any discipline of medicine/ M.B.B.S with M.B.A. from a reputed institute
Fresh postgraduate or up to 2 years of experience in Field based Medical Affairs.
Strong academic record with deep knowledge of the therapeutic area, strength in research with knowledge of research methodologies and interpretation of medical data.
Scientific acumen and communication skills in order to be accepted by leading specialists in peer-to-peer relationship.
Experience with complex business environments preferred.
Strong track record of success as demonstrated through annual performance ratings and/or professional accomplishments and awards.
Integrity driven decision making skills.
Collaboration and teaming with ability to work in a matrix environment.
Strategic thinking & sound analytical skills.
Big picture orientation with attention to detail.
Sense of urgency & desire to excel.
Intellectual curiosity.
Self-awareness and adaptability.
Result oriented and performance driven.
Excellent interpersonal & communication skills to effectively interact with a broad range of audience.

Responsibilities

Engagement of identified key thought leaders through medical affairs activities, in alignment with the overall strategic plan.
Execution of strategic medical affairs plan including medical education, product education, medical evidence generation, advisory boards, pre-license activities and special projects.
Acting as a therapeutic area scientific expert, responsible for discussing the scientific data pertaining to products on proactive and reactive basis, patients’ treatment trends and studies in the therapeutic areas in which the Company is involved, with defined audience of leading specialists (Physicians, Pharmacists, Hospital Managers, Board Members of Scientific Societies, and other Stakeholders) and to be considered a trusted scientific counterpart.
Supporting optimal patient outcomes through communication of data, information, knowledge and insights in support of healthcare professional needs and organizational goals, in collaboration with the therapy area lead.
Representing the organization in various internal & external scientific platforms.
Gathering deep insights on disease trends and treatment patterns from key thought leaders and conveying them back to the therapy lead and commercial teams.
Proactively conducting disease trend analysis in identified disease segments and contributing effectively to the development of annual Medical Affairs Strategy Plan.
Receiving and processing scientific information requests received from physicians.
Ensuring that all activities in the region are conducted in alignment to organisation’s COBE (Code of Business Ethics) Policy and compliance guidelines.
Collaborating with thought leaders to conduct therapy specific reviews, meta-analysis, case studies, case series, patient reported outcomes and publish them in reputed journals.
Devising an optimal training plan to ensure the flow of the latest medical developments to the sales and marketing teams.
Developing the Medical Affairs strategic plan for identified therapeutic areas and products.
Converting insights on disease trends and treatment patterns from key thought leaders into viable and formidable strategic plans to shape the therapeutic areas of interest.
Identifying knowledge gaps, practice gaps, and data gaps and developing strategic medical action plans, including medical education, product education, evidence generation, and special projects.
Handling complex questions from healthcare professionals related to GGI products or disease areas to satisfaction.
Ensuring that all promotional, physician, and patient education materials are approved within stipulated timelines and in alignment with Dr. Reddy's Promotional Material approval policy.
As a product pipeline champion, identifying unmet needs through active stakeholder interactions and actively contributing to new product ideation and development of differentiated products.