Medical Advisor Vaccines- Riyadh

MSD Gulf; Riyadh Region; On-site; SAR 250,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

MSD Gulf in Saudi Arabia is seeking a Medical Advisor Vaccines to lead the country medical affairs strategy and engage with the scientific community.

You will translate global medical goals into local activities, build trusted scientific partnerships, and support access and pharmacovigilance processes while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Physician or pharmacist with at least 4 years in pharma.
• Experience in Medical Affairs preferred; vaccines a plus.
• Fluent in Arabic and English; strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute country medical affairs plan.
• Translate global medical goals into local tactics for scientific exchange.
• Build trust with external scientific community and societies.
• Provide non-promotional scientific information per standards.
• Lead country Group Input Meetings and consolidate actionable insights.
• Conduct valuable scientific educational activities to position MSD as a scientific partner.
• Support clinical research activities and site identification.
• Provide access support and assist pharmacovigilance reporting.

Skills

Arabic & English Fluency

Presentation skills

Medical knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Vaccine experience

Networking

Microsoft Office

Education

Physician or pharmacist

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

We are committed to advance medical practice through the appropriate implementation of our innovative medicines and vaccines, with a vision to become the most trusted, science‑driven, and patient‑committed Medical Affairs organization in the industry.

Vaccines & infectious diseases is one of OUR COMPANY’s key focus areas. To date, we have launched numerous innovative molecules and continue to expand in high unmet need disease areas.

We are currently hiring Medical Advisor Vaccines – Saudi Arabia.

Role Summary

The Medical Advisor holds primary responsibility within the country for the development and execution of the Medical Affairs strategic plans and, is expected around 70% of their time in external engagements.

Key responsibilities include cross-functional strategy collaboration and execution, building trust with the medical/scientific community, facilitating peer-to-peer medical and scientific exchange, and providing asset issue resolution support.

Responsibilities And Primary Activities

• Develop and execute country medical affairs plan.
• Translates Global Medical Goals and Strategies into tactics and solutions that support optimal scientific exchange aimed at helping improve patient outcomes and enhancing access.
• Builds trust with the external scientific community via peer-to-peer scientific exchange, research, and educational collaborations, as well as interactions with scientific societies, health organizations.
• Provides non-promotional, balanced, and reliable scientific information following company standards and local regulations.
• Leads country Group Input Meetings and consolidates actionable medical insights to inform company strategies.
• Construct & execute valuable scientific educational activities to position OUR COMPANY as a scientific partner to the scientific community.
• Supports Clinical research activities for Global & local studies.
• Identification of appropriate local sites/investigators for clinical research programs.
• Conducts medical training to the Commercial, Access, Sales & Regulatory functions.
• Provides access support as needed (pre-license patient access).
• Ensures timely reporting of adverse events & assists local Pharmacovigilance team in assessment & completion of required data for optimal reporting.

Required Qualifications, Skills, & Experience

• Physician or pharmacist.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in pharmaceutical industry.
• Preferable experience in Medical Affairs department.
• Preferable experience in Vaccines therapy area.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, networking, and presentation skills
• Excellent Communication Skills & ability to engage with Scientific Leaders in a confident high level scientific rapport.
• Strong Scientific background & understanding of Medical Affairs.
• Arabic & English Fluency.
• Good utility of Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint & Excel)

Required Skills

Adaptability, Medical Affairs, Medical Knowledge, Professional Integrity, Promotional Review, Strategic Thinking

Preferred Skills

Collaboration, Communication

Employee Status

Regular

Flexible Work Arrangements

Not Applicable

Job Posting End Date

09/16/2026

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Requisition ID

R384340