Medical Affairs Specialist

Weekday AI (YC W21); Mumbai; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 40,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Weekday AI, Mumbai, India, seeks an experienced Medical Affairs Specialist to support medical strategy, scientific engagement, medical research, and evidence-based communication across healthcare initiatives. The role requires strong expertise in medical research, medico-marketing, and medical advisory.

The ideal candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure medical perspectives inform business and product strategies, and translate complex scientific information into clear,

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Medical Affairs or related field.
• Experience in medical research and evidence evaluation.
• Experience supporting medico-marketing initiatives and scientific communication.
• Experience as Medical Advisor or similar medical-facing role.
• Strong understanding of clinical literature and evidence-based medicine.
• Ability to translate complex medical information into business insights.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute medical affairs strategies aligned with product, therapeutic area, and business objectives.
• Conduct comprehensive medical research, including literature reviews and evidence evaluation.
• Analyse clinical studies and guidelines to identify medical insights.
• Provide medical input into product strategy, lifecycle planning, and cross-functional initiatives.
• Support medico-marketing strategies with scientifically accurate messaging.
• Review promotional content for medical accuracy and scientific validity.
• Develop medical education materials, presentations, FAQs, and other resources.
• Act as medical advisor to Marketing, Sales, Regulatory, and other stakeholders.
• Provide guidance on disease areas, evidence, product positioning, and trends.
• Support engagement with KOLs and healthcare professionals.
• Plan medical meetings, advisory boards, and educational initiatives.

Skills

Medical Affairs

Medical Advisory

Medical Research

Clinical Research

Medico-Marketing

Scientific communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Medical or life sciences degree

Job description

Job Description:

This role is for one of the Weekdays clients

Salary range: Rs 2500000 - Rs 40000000 (ie INR 25-40 LPA)

Experience: 7+ yrs

Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Job Type: Full-time

We are looking for an experienced and scientifically drivenMedical Affairs Specialistto support medical strategy, scientific engagement, medical research, and evidence-based communication across healthcare and pharmaceutical initiatives. The role requires strong expertise inmedical research, medico-marketing, and medical advisory, along with the ability to translate complex scientific information into clear, credible, and clinically relevant insights.

The ideal candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams including Medical Affairs, Marketing, Regulatory, Clinical, Sales, and Commercial functions to ensure that medical and scientific perspectives are appropriately incorporated into business and product strategies.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and executemedical affairs strategiesaligned with product, therapeutic area, and business objectives.


• Conduct comprehensivemedical research, including literature reviews, evidence evaluation, scientific landscape assessments, and competitor research.


• Analyse clinical studies, scientific publications, treatment guidelines, and emerging evidence to identify relevant medical insights.


• Provide medical and scientific input into product strategy, lifecycle planning, and cross-functional business initiatives.


• Supportmedico-marketing strategiesby reviewing and developing scientifically accurate product messaging and communication materials.


• Review promotional, educational, and marketing content for medical accuracy, scientific validity, and appropriate claims.


• Develop medical education materials, scientific presentations, FAQs, briefing documents, and other medical communication resources.


• Act as amedical advisorto Marketing, Sales, Commercial, Regulatory, and other internal stakeholders.


• Provide scientific guidance on disease areas, treatment approaches, clinical evidence, product positioning, and emerging medical trends.


• Support engagement withKey Opinion Leaders (KOLs), healthcare professionals, researchers, and external medical experts.


• Plan and support medical meetings, advisory boards, scientific discussions, conferences, and educational initiatives.


• Identify relevant gaps in medical knowledge and recommend opportunities for evidence generation and scientific engagement.


• Collaborate with Clinical, Regulatory, Pharmacovigilance, and Medical teams on product-related medical activities.


• Monitor developments in clinical research, treatment guidelines, competitor pipelines, and the broader therapeutic landscape.


• Ensure medical activities and communications follow applicable scientific, ethical, regulatory, and compliance requirements.


• Maintain accurate documentation of medical research, scientific evidence, stakeholder interactions, and medical initiatives.


• Contribute to internal medical training and scientific capability-building programs.

WHAT MAKES YOU A GREAT FIT

• 7+ years of experiencein Medical Affairs, Medical Advisory, Medical Research, Clinical Research, Medico-Marketing, or a related pharmaceutical/healthcare function.


• Strong hands-on experience inmedical research and evidence evaluation.


• Proven experience supporting or leadingmedico-marketing initiativesand scientific communication.


• Strong experience working as aMedical Advisoror in a comparable medical-facing role.


• Advanced understanding of clinical research, scientific literature, evidence-based medicine, and healthcare practices.


• Ability to critically evaluate clinical studies, publications, treatment guidelines, and medical evidence.


• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical products, therapeutic areas, clinical development, and healthcare stakeholder engagement.


• Experience developing and reviewing medical, scientific, educational, and promotional content.


• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage confidently with healthcare professionals and internal leadership.


• Experience working cross-functionally withMarketing, Sales, Clinical, Regulatory, Pharmacovigilance, and Commercial teams.


• Strong analytical, research, interpretation, and problem-solving skills.


• Excellent attention to scientific accuracy, compliance, and detail.


• Ability to translate complex medical information into clear and practical business and scientific insights.


• Strong stakeholder-management skills with the ability to build credible relationships with KOLs and medical experts.


• A medical, pharmacy, life sciences, or related advanced qualification is preferred.