Product Specialist - Rare Disease

AstraZeneca; Riyad Al Khabra; On-site; SAR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

AstraZeneca plc in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is seeking a Rare Diseases Product Specialist to join the Commercial Team in KSA. The role focuses on generating clinical demand for Rare Disease medicines, identifying business opportunities, and developing strategic relationships with healthcare professionals and external experts.

You will work closely with the Sales Manager to tailor account strategies and execute actions that support patient access and on-label prescribing.

Responsibilities

• Engages HCPs to promote knowledge about rare disease medicines and value proposition, including indications, efficacy and safety profiles, and treatment protocols.
• Pro-actively identifies new patient targets and potential on-therapy patients.
• Meets or exceeds sales objectives in the assigned region with accurate tracking and reporting of activities.
• Demonstrates deep clinical and scientific knowledge of relevant diseases and product mechanisms of action.
• Develops strategy and action plans to increase disease awareness and identify high-risk patients.
• Identifies and develops key opinion leaders (KOLs) within the territory.
• Liaises with cross-functional teams to build long-term relationships with HCPs, KOLs, and other stakeholders.
• Organizes workshops and educational events to facilitate knowledge sharing among HCPs.
• Collaborates with Sales Manager or Franchise Manager to meet promotional objectives and manage allocated budget.
• Ensures products are used in line with local guidelines and regulatory requirements, upholding high ethics and integrity.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Line Manager.

Job description

Product Specialist Complement - Rare Disease

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world's most serious diseases. But we're more than one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies.

Join a high-performing team, empowered to cut through the noise and drive real change. Our agility and pace, coupled with scientific focus, powers us to spot opportunities in the market that keep us moving forward and into new spaces.

SITE DESCRIPTION

AstraZeneca is experiencing a significant transformation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, driven by a commitment to advancing healthcare, innovation, and sustainable growth. Building on our global legacy, AZ KSA is rapidly evolving its operations to better serve patients, collaborate with healthcare stakeholders, and contribute to the ambitious goals outlined in the Saudi Vision 2030. We are investing in talent, digital solutions, and new ways of working; all designed to enhance our impact on patient outcomes and reinforce our leadership in therapeutic areas. This dynamic environment calls for visionary, agile professionals who thrive in change and are motivated to help shape the future of healthcare in KSA.

ROLE SUMMARY

As we begin to build our position as a Rare Disease leader, we seek a Rare Diseases Product Specialist to join our Commercial Team in KSA. The Product Specialist is a full-time position, responsible for generating clinical demand for our brands in key accounts, pro-actively identifying business opportunities, recommending solutions to drive and develop business, and development of opinion leader commercial relationships. The Product Specialist serves the region as an expert in their therapeutic area, product and territory knowledge.

The role will work very closely with the Sales Manager to deploy and adapt the AZ account management strategy to the local market, including tactics and execution.

The Product Specialist reports directly to the Sales Manager.

The Product Specialist will be responsible for generating clinical demand for Rare Disease medicines with healthcare professionals (HCP), pro-actively identifying new patient / patients on therapy targets, presenting value propositions, and recommending patient-centric solutions. In doing so, this role will develop strategic and mutually beneficial relationships with the healthcare professionals (HCP), Key External Experts (KEE) and other stakeholders, based on a deep scientific understanding of the rare disease and therapeutic solutions, to identify the best opportunities for the assigned part of AZ's portfolio to deliver life-changing medicines to patients.

What you’ll do

• Engages HCPs in dialogue to effectively promote the knowledge about rare disease medicines value proposition, benefits of approved indications, product efficacy/safety profiles and treatment protocols to support on-label prescribing for appropriate patients, using science-driven balanced messages and the appropriate mix of tools and channels – both face-to-face and digital. Pro-actively identifies new patient/patients on therapy targets
• Consistently achieve or exceed sales objectives in the assigned region including accurate and timely tracking and reporting of sales activities
• Demonstrates strong in-depth clinical, technical, and scientific knowledge in relevant disease states and product mechanisms of action
• To improve the identification and diagnosis of patients and manage the market development objectives, strategies, tactics, and action plans within the stated territory.
• Ensure achievement of the following three key imperatives and performance measures:
  • Increase disease awareness with key target groups
  • To work with healthcare professionals to identify and test high risk patients for the relevant diseases
  • Establish a key opinion leader (KOL) network
• Identify and develop KOLs within the territory
• Liaise with cross-functional medical, marketing, market access and diagnostic teams to develop long-term relationships and advocacy with KOLs, HCP accounts and other appropriate external stakeholders
• Organizes workshops and other educational events to facilitate knowledge sharing among relevant HCPs.
• Works with Sales Manager and/or Franchise Manager to develop and implement a strategy and actions to meet promotional objectives
• Manages allocated budge
• Share's insights and information to strengthen brand positioning, promotional efforts, access to treatment etc.
• Ensures rare disease products are optimally utilized in line with national/local guidelines and the product license
• Demonstrate business ethics and ensure active respect of values, business ethics, local laws, policies, and Marketing procedures. Ensure all activities and responsibilities are carried out in compliance with the high standards of ethics and integrity required by the Code of Conduct, supporting Policies and Standards and Company Values to protect and enhance long term performance and reputation
• Other duties within the position's scope, as assigned by Line Manager