Medical Communications and Content Manager

Biopharma Careers; Turkey; Hybrid; TRY 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Pfizer Turkey is seeking a Medical Content Specialist to support local content strategies and adapt global medical content for the Turkish market. You will translate, tailor, and validate scientific materials for healthcare professionals and consumers in line with country regulations and Pfizer standards.

The role requires a healthcare degree and at least two years of medical writing experience, with strong Turkish language proficiency, excellent English communication, and the ability to work in

Qualifications

• Advanced scientific/healthcare degree required (B.Pharm, M.Pharm, PharmD, PhD, MS, etc.)
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in the healthcare/pharmaceutical sector
• Prior work experience in medical and scientific writing preferred

Responsibilities

• Support implementation of local medical channel content strategies for Türkiye to disseminate Pfizer scientific data
• Adapt global/US medical content for local markets with translation and regulatory compliance
• Promote content reuse and limit content creation to locally prioritized assets
• Review and edit medical content deliverables per SOPs and guidelines, verify references and anti-plagiarism
• Adapt writing style for different audiences including specialists, allied health professionals, and consumers
• Generate analytics reports and project scorecards aligned with KPIs
• Collaborate with DMEs, SMEs and external agencies ensuring accuracy and quality
• Deliver documents on or before deadlines and flag delays or gaps to teams
• Prioritize tasks to manage workload in a hybrid team environment
• Communicate project progress to stakeholders and ensure quality standards are met
• Conduct quality control assessments of deliverables
• Stay updated on country regulations related to digital delivery of scientific information
• Stay informed about Pfizer SOPs and guidance documents
• Stay current with literature and emerging science to improve content review
• Demonstrate Pfizer values and uphold integrity, performance, and teamwork

Skills

Turkish native proficiency

Omnichannel experience

Medical writing

Editorial communication

English proficiency

Education

Advanced scientific/healthcare degree

Job description

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the implementation of local medical channel content strategies for assigned medicine(s)/therapeutic area(s) for Türkiye to enhance the dissemination of Pfizer scientific data
• Assist in adapting global/US medical content and developing limited new local content in accordance with therapeutic area strategies, country regulations, and enterprise standards. Customize global/US content for local markets, including translation and compliance with local regulations
• Promote content re-use and ensure that content creation is limited to locally prioritized assets when global content is unavailable
• Responsible for reuse/creation of medical content documents across various formats required for medical communication across channels
• Review and edit medical content deliverables as required in accordance with relevant internal SOPs and external guidelines including references and verifying anti-plagiarism
• Adapt writing and editorial style to different types of clients and audiences from specialists, other allied health care professionals as well as consumer audience
• Generate analytics reports and project scorecards aligned with key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Collaborate with other lines, relevant subject matter experts and external agencies ensuring the accuracy and quality of information presented in assigned documents
• Deliver assigned documents on or before deadline, alerting project teams in a timely manner of any anticipated delays, information gaps or potential shortcomings in quality
• Prioritize and multitask to enhance productivity and manage workload within the team
• Under supervision from line manager, communicate with stakeholders regarding project progress to cross functional teams and ensuring that quality standards are being met and to optimize efficiency
• Conduct quality control assessments of assigned deliverables as required
• Stay updated on country regulations and guidance related to digital delivery of scientific information to external healthcare professionals (HCPs).
• Stay informed about relevant Pfizer SOPs and guidance documents
• Stay current on literature, emerging science, medical trends, and technological developments to enhance content review and development processes
• Demonstrate Pfizer values, collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, and uphold integrity, performance, and teamwork

Basic Qualifications

• Advanced scientific/healthcare degree required (B.Pharm, M.Pharm, PharmD, PhD, MS, etc.)
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in the healthcare/pharmaceutical sector
• Prior work experience in medical and scientific writing preferred

Skills & capabilities

• Native or bilingual proficiency in Turkish
• Omnichannel experience preferred
• Experience with scientific peer-reviewed publications, global medical communications, and industry publication best practices
• Represent a function within a matrix organization through a strong track record of excellent presentation, customer facing, and interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills to develop and present scientific information in Turkish to varied audiences and articulate messages succinctly
• Understand detailed technical information and convey complex ideas to a variety of audience types and cultures
• Quickly build rapport and credibility with key internal and key external stakeholders through strong interpersonal skills
• Fully conversant with relevant regulations and Pfizer policies and procedures acquired through training
• Must be decisive, exercise good judgment in decisions, organized and with the ability to prioritize a large workload
• Strong organizational skills to track numerous tasks for multiple simultaneous projects in a deadline-oriented environment
• Ability to work independently in a matrix environment with shown flexibility and organizational awareness
• Solution focused with a flexible and pragmatic approach
• Experience in using a range of digital platforms
• Strong understanding of core digital metrics used by the organisation
• Strong drive to learn and positive attitude to different ways of working
• Fluent written and oral skills in English

Work Location Assignment: Hybrid

Purpose

Breakthroughs that change patients' lives... At Pfizer we are a patient centric company, guided by our four values: courage, joy, equity and excellence. Our breakthrough culture lends itself to our dedication to transforming millions of lives.

School of Leaders

We, as Pfizer Turkey, make a difference with our visionary and pioneering approaches ranging from our concept of raising leaders through rotations, providing international career opportunities to creating a flexible, enjoyable work environment. There are no limits to what we can accomplish to touch lives here!

Flexibility

We aim to create a trusting, flexible workplace culture which encourages employees to achieve work life harmony, attracts talent and enables everyone to be their best working self. Let's start the conversation!

Equal Employment Opportunity

We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is crucial to building a successful business. As an employer, Pfizer is committed to celebrating this, in all its forms - allowing for us to be as diverse as the patients and communities we serve. Together, we continue to build a culture that encourages, supports and empowers our employees.

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