Medical Affairs Senior Advisor / Manager Vaccines & Infectious Diseases

Pfizer; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company in the UK is seeking a Medical Affairs Senior Advisor/Manager to provide medical and scientific support in the Vaccines and Infectious Diseases team. The role involves developing partnerships, delivering clinical research projects, and providing scientific insights to healthcare professionals, while ensuring compliance with regulations. Candidates should possess a relevant medical or scientific degree and demonstrate digital capabilities. This position presents an opportunity to influence the appropriate use of medicines and support healthcare initiatives.

Qualifications

• Fluency in Business English is required.
• Medical, Pharmacy, or Science degree preferred.
• Registration with GMC for medical applicants is preferred.
• Digital capabilities including technology use and compliance are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical and scientific support to healthcare professionals.
• Develop partnerships with healthcare professionals.
• Deliver medical projects and support for clinical research.
• Communicate scientifically accurate information to customers.

Skills

Fluency in Business English

Medical, Pharmacy or Science degree

Digital compliance awareness

Ability to use digital technology

Education

Medical degree

Postgraduate degree (PhD, MSc) or equivalent experience

Job description

Medical Affairs Senior Advisor / Manager in Vaccines and Infectious Diseases team. Role includes providing medical & scientific support to healthcare professionals and professional bodies through scientific communications and support for clinical research to facilitate a medical and scientific bridge between Pfizer and the healthcare community. Will be required to provide specialist medical and scientific advice to the nominated internal teams to support the appropriate use of Pfizer medicines/vaccines and successful implementation of Pfizer’s initiatives and programs.# Position PurposeIndividual roles may emphasise different elements of the role description depending on medical and business need, including:Partnerships: Activities to build and develop enduring external relationships facilitating a medical and scientific bridge between Pfizer and the healthcare community.Data generation and publication and support for clinical development: Deliver the medical plan in relation to medical projects, investigator sponsored research (ISR), clinical trials, non-interventional studies, database studies and registries. Shape development program through insights from academic and clinical community and patients. Generate and publish real world data.Data communication and customer insights: Communicate the value of our medicines through high-quality, accurate, balanced and impactful information. Leverage customer intelligence and insights to shape brand strategy.Cross functional medical and scientific support: Support for other departments including Regulatory Affairs, Drug Safety, Medical Information, Health and Value, Corporate Affairs, Customer Operations, Medical Quality Oversight, Worldwide Research and Development and Clinical Operations# MAIN REPONSIBILITIES / DUTIESPartnerships* To provide specialist medical and scientific advice to the nominated internal teams to support the appropriate use of Pfizer medicines and successful implementation of Pfizer’s initiatives and programs.* To provide medical & scientific support to healthcare professionals and professional bodies through scientific communications and support for clinical research to facilitate a medical and scientific bridge between Pfizer and the healthcare community and academia.* To liaise with healthcare professionals to effectively communicate and manage drug safety issues* To build and develop enduring peer-to-peer relationships with leading healthcare professionals and specialists, including non-traditional customers and key decision makers.* To understand customer insights around current standard of care and to support their knowledge of the value of our medicines to the NHS and patientsData generation and publication* To acquire and maintain in-depth scientific knowledge of Pfizer medicines within nominated therapy areas (including those in development) as well as of key competitors.* To deliver the medical plan in relation to medical projects, Investigator Sponsored Research (ISR) and support for Pfizer sponsored clinical research* To deliver other key medical and scientific activities within the medical plan, e.g. generation of real world evidence, non-interventional studies, database studies and registries (in collaboration with Health & Value colleagues) and ensure timely publication of dataSupport for clinical development* To provide medical/scientific input into protocol feasibility assessments for clinical trial proposals.* To identify appropriate investigators / sites for Pfizer-sponsored clinical trials.* To work together with clinical research colleagues and in collaboration with above-country and global BU colleagues to drive the timely completion of Pfizer-sponsored clinical trials* To provide input into the global clinical teams to ensure design and selection of trials relevant to UK needs, leveraging customer and patient insights* To support the effective implementation of approved compassionate use and named patient supply programs to ensure appropriate access to Pfizer medicines in response to HCP requestsData communication and customer insights* To provide high-quality, accurate, balanced and specific information to customers in response to unsolicited requests for information.* To provide scientific insight and support to field- and head office based commercial colleagues.* To work with the cross functional team in-country and above-country to develop impactful and compliant promotional and non-promotional materials of value to customers* To review (and certify where applicable) promotional and non-promotional materials and activities within scope of the ABPI Code of Practice.* To ensure customer intelligence is brought into the organisation to generate customer insights, shape future strategy and leverage business opportunities.* To manage local advisory boards to gain customer insights* If media-trained, to present the scientific perspective on selected topics during media-briefingsCross functional medical and scientific support* Support Health & Value in providing medical support for HTA dossiers and regional/local formularies* Scientific support into answering clinical differentiation questions in vaccine tender dossiers* Support Regulatory Affairs in responding to questions from regulatory agencies and implementing changes to product SPC, PIL and PI. Provide support for clinical overviews, core datasheet revisions, licence variations, batch specific variations and implementation of Risk Management Plans* Provide support to Medical Information to facilitate the maintenance of an accurate, relevant and high quality database which would enable them to respond effectively to customer enquiries* Provide scientific input to other departments (e.g. Policy & Public Affairs, Stakeholder Strategy, Communications, Customer Operations, Medical Quality Oversight, Pfizer Research and Development groups) on a project-by-project basis.* To provide specialist ABPI Code compliance support to brand/therapy area teams and other departments on customer engagement & partnership activities (e.g. Digital Programs, Joint Working, Medical & Educational Goods & Services, Advisory Boards)* To develop and maintain ongoing cross-functional working relationships with Pfizer colleagues within the in-country and global BU organisations**REQUIRED SKILL SET**Fluency in Business EnglishMedical, Pharmacy or Science degree* For medical applicants GMC registration with a Licence to Practice is preferred. Doctors registered outside the UK may be considered, for example if they have significant pharmaceutical industry experience and/or have worked in the UK National Health Service. A postgraduate degree (e.g. PhD) or evidence of relevant experience or productivity is preferred.* For pharmacy applicants UK registration is preferred. Pharmacists registered outside the UK may be considered, for example if they have significant pharmaceutical industry experience and/or have worked in the UK National Health Service. A postgraduate degree (e.g. PhD) or evidence of relevant experience or productivity is preferred.* For scientists a post graduate science degree (eg PhD, MSc) is preferred. Scientists without a post graduate degree may be considered, for example if they have significant pharmaceutical industry experience and/or significant experience within Medical Affairs or a related specialty (e.g. clinical research, medicines regulation, health technology assessment)The core digital capabilities identified are as follows:* Capability to use digital technology provided by the organisation* Confident and competent with digital compliance requirements* Experience in using a range of digital platforms* Basic understanding of core digital metrics used by the organisation* Awareness and integration of digital channels to meet our customer needs N.B digital technology refers to equipment/applications and digital platform refers