Assoc. Spclst, Medical Affairs

MSD; Ballyogan; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

MSD is seeking an Assoc. Specialist, Medical Affairs on a 12-month fixed-term basis at our Red Oak site in Ireland.

The role supports medical education initiatives, cross-functional collaboration, and operational activities within Patient Access Programs and early access processes, alongside partnerships with market access and regulatory colleagues. You will contribute to planning, performance tracking, and digital improvements while maintaining training material compliance and advancing therapy

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Level 8 degree in Science, Pharmacy or related discipline.
• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry is beneficial.
• Strong communication, project-management, teamwork and Microsoft 365 skills.
• Ability to work independently while escalating risks and issues as appropriate.
• Ability to handle multiple projects and priorities simultaneously and function in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-motivation, flexibility, resourcefulness, and problem-solving capabilities.
• A passion for science.

Responsibilities

• Working on assigned projects e.g. medical education initiatives
• Where appropriate and with support from the medical affairs team, play a role in identifying, developing and maintaining credible relationships with project stakeholders externally
• Collaboration across Our Company's internal functions to help the team with strategic planning process
• Providing administrative support for Patient Access Programs and support development of early access processes
• Developing partnerships with market access, regulatory and development colleagues to appropriately and rapidly support gaining access for patients to our medicines e.g NCPE presentation supports, HTAs, CSAs etc.
• Supporting operational aspects for LDGs, working alongside Medical Advisors, and other internal and external personnel. Providing operational and study management support in the planning, conduct and reporting activities
• Lead the metrics dashboard for the medical team and our CTs trackers
• Identify systems or process improvements to enable the department to run efficiently, leading in the digital space
• Review of Medical Affairs Curricula Conducting thorough reviews and updates of training materials to maintain compliance and relevance
• Support with development of patient pathway/ stakeholder mapping for new Therapy areas

Skills

Communication

Project management

Teamwork

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s degree (Level 8) in Science/Pharmacy

Tools

Microsoft 365

BI Reporting

Job description

Job Description

An excellent 12-month fixed term opportunity for an Assoc. Spclst, Medical Affairs at our Red Oak site.

Reporting to the Assoc. Director of Medical Affairs.

What you will do

• Working on assigned projects e.g. medical education initiatives
• Where appropriate and with support from the medical affairs team, play a role in identifying, developing and maintaining credible relationships with project stakeholders externally
• Collaboration across Our Company's internal functions to help the team with strategic planning process
• Providing administrative support for Patient Access Programs and support development of early access processes
• Developing partnerships with market access, regulatory and development colleagues to appropriately and rapidly support gaining access for patients to our medicines e.g NCPE presentation supports, HTAs, CSAs etc.
• Supporting operational aspects for LDGs, working alongside Medical Advisors, and other internal and external personnel. Providing operational and study management support in the planning, conduct and reporting activities
• Lead the metrics dashboard for the medical team and our CTs trackers
• Identify systems or process improvements to enable the department to run efficiently, leading in the digital space
• Review of Medical Affairs Curricula Conducting thorough reviews and updates of training materials to maintain compliance and relevance
• Support with development of patient pathway/ stakeholder mapping for new Therapy areas

In order to excel in this role, you will more than likely have

• Bachelor’s Level 8 degree in Science, Pharmacy or related discipline
• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry is beneficial.
• Strong communication, project-management, teamwork and Microsoft 365 skills
• Ability to work independently while escalating risks and issues as appropriate
• Ability to handle multiple projects and priorities simultaneously and function in a fast-paced environment
• Self-motivation, flexibility, resourcefulness, and problem-solving capabilities
• A passion for science

Required Skills

Administrative Support, Business Intelligence (BI) Reporting, Clinical Project Management, Continuing Medical Education (CME), Data Analysis, Strategic Planning, Working Independently

Employee Status

Project Temps (Fixed Term)

Relocation

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship

No

Travel Requirements

No Travel Required

Flexible Work Arrangements

Hybrid

Shift

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License

No

Hazardous Material(s)

N/A