Medical Advisor

Takeda; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, seeks a Medical Affairs professional to act as the scientific leader for gastroenterology and IBD-related initiatives. The role requires engaging with KOLs, healthcare professionals, clinical researchers, and scientific societies to shape medical strategy and evidence plans.

You will generate insights, support studies, and lead educational activities for internal teams, ensuring compliance with regulations and Takeda policies while expanding patient access and

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of Medical Affairs experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Strong scientific knowledge in Gastroenterology or IBD preferred.
• English proficiency and local language skills are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the scientific and medical expert for the assigned therapeutic area.
• Establish and maintain relationships with KOLs, healthcare professionals, and scientific societies.
• Lead scientific exchange activities with diverse stakeholders.
• Generate actionable medical insights from external interactions and healthcare environments.
• Support evidence generation through medical research collaborations and studies.
• Deliver medical education and capability-building programs for internal teams.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to align medical priorities and launches.

Skills

Medical Affairs

Gastroenterology

English Fluency

Travel Readiness

Education

University degree in Medicine, Pharmacy, Life Sciences

Job description

Job Description

A) Role Core Responsibilities & Accountabilities

1- Scientific Leadership & Medical Expertise

• Serve as the scientific and medical expert for the assigned therapeutic area.
• Maintain deep understanding of disease areas, treatment paradigms, clinical evidence, healthcare landscape, and emerging scientific developments.
• Critically evaluate scientific literature, clinical data, and real-world evidence to support medical decision-making.
• Provide scientific expertise and medical guidance to internal and external stakeholders.

2- Scientific Exchange & External Stakeholder Engagement

• Establish, develop, and maintain credible, compliant, and long-term relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), healthcare professionals, academic institutions, scientific societies, and other relevant external stakeholders.
• Lead high-quality scientific exchange activities and communicate complex medical information in a balanced, accurate, and compliant manner.
• Identify emerging scientific trends, unmet medical needs, and evolving stakeholder perspectives within the therapeutic area.
• Represent Takeda at scientific congresses, medical meetings, advisory boards, and other scientific engagement activities.

3- Medical Insights Generation

• Gather, analyse and communicate actionable medical insights from external stakeholders, scientific interactions, and healthcare environments.
• Translate medical insights into meaningful recommendations to support therapeutic area priorities, evidence generation plans, patient-focused initiatives, and business decision-making.
• Proactively identify scientific gaps, educational needs, and opportunities to improve patient care.

4- Evidence Generation & Medical Projects

• Support development and execution of evidence generation activities, including investigator-sponsored studies, real-world evidence initiatives, medical research collaborations, and scientific projects.
• Contribute medical expertise to study planning, execution, interpretation, and communication of scientific outcomes.
• Identify opportunities to generate meaningful scientific evidence addressing unmet patient needs.

5- Medical Education & Capability Building

• Develop and deliver scientific training and educational programs for internal stakeholders.
• Support capability building initiatives by providing therapeutic area expertise and scientific updates.
• Act as a medical resource for cross-functional teams and contribute to enhancing scientific knowledge across the organization.

6- Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with Therapy Area Leads, Medical Excellence, Medical Affairs teams, Market Access, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Development, Commercial, Patient Services, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Contribute medical expertise to cross-functional initiatives while ensuring alignment with medical and scientific priorities.
• Support launch readiness, lifecycle management activities, and patient-focused initiatives through scientific input and collaboration.

7- Patient & Healthcare Ecosystem Understanding

• Maintain strong understanding of patient journeys, healthcare systems, treatment pathways, and evolving clinical practice.
• Spend significant time engaging with healthcare stakeholders to better understand real-world clinical challenges and opportunities.
• Use healthcare ecosystem insights to support scientific priorities and improve patient outcomes.

8- Digital Innovation & Data Utilization

• Leverage scientific data, digital tools, and innovative approaches to enhance stakeholder engagement and medical impact.
• Utilize data-driven insights to support evidence-based decision-making and identify emerging opportunities.

9- Compliance, Ethics & Medical Governance

• Ensure all activities are conducted in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, industry codes, Takeda policies, and medical governance standards.
• Maintain the highest standards of scientific integrity, ethics, and patient focus.
• Proactively identify and elevate compliance, quality, or ethical concerns through appropriate channels.

B) Role Mandatory Responsibilities

• Adhere to Takeda's Information Security and Technology Use policies.
• Serve as a Quality Ambassador by promptly reporting any product-related concerns to the Quality team.
• Uphold integrity and ethical conduct in alignment with Takeda's values (Takeda-ism).
• Complete all mandatory trainings and ensure team compliance with relevant policies and procedures.
• Lead by example in the accurate and timely use of company systems (e.g., Concur, Dakika, Bloom), fostering process discipline across the team.
• Proactively raise compliance or ethical concerns through appropriate Takeda reporting channels.

C) Role required Qualifications & Capabilities

• University degree in Medicine, Pharmacy, Life Sciences, or a related healthcare discipline.
• 3-5 years of relevant Medical Affairs experience within the pharmaceutical industry, including experience in Medical Affairs, Medical Science Liaison, Medical Advisor, Clinical Development, or a related medical role.
• Strong scientific knowledge and experience within Gastroenterology; experience in IBD is preferred.
• Strong understanding of healthcare regulations, GCP/GVP requirements, scientific exchange principles, and compliance standards.
• Fluent in English; proficiency in applicable local language(s) is an advantage.
• Ability and willingness to travel as required.

D) Capabilities

• Scientific & Medical Expertise
• Stakeholder Engagement & KOL Management
• Medical Insight Generation
• Evidence Generation & Research Support
• Strategic Thinking & Business Acumen
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Communication & Presentation Skills
• Scientific Storytelling & Medical Education
• Project Leadership & Execution
• Ethics, Compliance & Medical Governance
• Digital & Data-Driven Mindset
• Agility & Adaptability
• Patient-Centric Thinking
• Innovation & Continuous Improvement

Locations

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time