Medical Advisor

Alkem Laboratories Ltd.; Mumbai; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Alkem Laboratories Ltd. is seeking a medico marketing professional to contribute to the scientific, technical, and ethical soundness of policies and portfolio promotion in the pharma division.

You will support medical guidance for the portfolio, participate in KOL interactions, and help develop promotional and CME materials while ensuring compliance with industry codes. Training and medical reviews will be part of the role, along with research protocols and literature reviews to support new

Qualifications

• 1 to 4 years of experience in medico marketing in Pharma industry.

Responsibilities

• Support development of promotion of allocated portfolio under supervision; contribute to marketing/brand and medical development plans.
• Create/review promotional, training, and CME material in line with industry codes and medical accuracy.
• Engage with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) for promotional/educational interactions including meetings, advisory boards, CME programs, symposia, and institutional presentations.
• Plan and review research protocols and supporting documents as needed.
• Provide timely, accurate medical information to internal sales staff and external HCPs per SOPs.
• Impart medical training to sales staff on basic sciences/therapeutic areas, and offer pre-launch/launch training for new products.
• Support NPE, Marketing, and Business Development with medical evaluation of commercial opportunities; assist in local formulations/line extensions via literature reviews.
• Assist regulatory and pharmacovigilance activities through documentation/review of labeling and reporting of adverse events.

Job description

Objective / Purpose of the Job:

To actively contribute to the organization/division by taking responsibility for the scientific, technical, and ethical soundness of all policies, statements, and endeavors.

To support the division medically in all activities related to the portfolio and provide high-quality and timely service to internal and external stakeholders.

Key Result Areas / Accountabilities:

• To actively support the development of promotion of allocated portfolio under supervision from the Line manager or the mentor, provide strategic inputs and support towards the creation of marketing/brand plans/medical development plans, and towards design and execution of medical-marketing programs/clinical programs, including initiatives to enhance access to medicines
• Under supervision from the Line manager or mentor, create/review promotional, training, and Continuing Medical Education (CME) material in compliance with relevant industry codes and medical correctness
• In consultation with the Line manager or mentor, participate/facilitate/conduct customized promotional/educational interactions with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs). These interactions include, but are not limited to, customer launch meetings, advisory boards, CME programs, scientific symposia, institutional presentations, medical projects, and studies.
• In consultation with concerned stakeholders plan research projects and develop / review / approve protocol synopsis/final protocols/supporting documents per need
• Provide useful, timely, accurate, and balanced medical information to internal (sales staff) and external (HCPs) customers, in adherence to relevant SOPs/policies
• Impart medical training to new sales staff on basic sciences/ TAs/assigned products. Provide refresher training to sales staff through ongoing training initiatives. Provide pre-launch and launch training to sales staff for new products.
• Support New Product Evaluation (NPE), Marketing, and Business Development colleagues with medical evaluation and recommendations on commercial opportunities with new products. Support organization efforts at developing local formulations/line extensions through literature search/recommendations.
• Support regulatory team by means of writing/revising/reviewing labeling documents for products as per relevant SOPs
• Support Pharmacovigilance activities by documentation and reporting of Adverse Events in a timely manner.

Experience

1 to 4 years of experience in medico marketing in Pharma industry