Associate Director – Medical Information and Communications
| Company | AstraZeneca |
|---|---|
| Location | Mississauga, ON, Canada |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | PharmD, PhD, MD |
| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
Requirements
- Advanced scientific degree or equivalent required (PharmD preferred, MD, PhD, MPharm or equivalent)
- A minimum of 2 years of drug/medical information in pharmaceutical industry or comparable experience with the healthcare/clinical/hospital environment is required
- Experienced with scientific literature evaluation and analysis
- Experience in writing/medical communications/content creation (e.g., slide decks)
- Strategic problem solver with strong business acumen, project management, and organizational skills
- Ability to apply local regulatory (e.g. FDA, EMA), legal, and compliance requirements to Medical Affairs activities and drug information delivery
- Ability to travel to meetings/conferences (domestic and international) approximately 5% of the time
Responsibilities
- Strategic application of scientific and business expertise relevant to therapeutic areas, including products, disease state management, emerging therapies, and the competitive landscape
- Collaborate with key partners to strategically plan and implement scientific information development and dissemination to meet customer needs
- Supervise the medical environment and apply scientific expertise, integrated with regulatory/compliance landscape, and local markets’ knowledge to impact Brand/disease strategy
- Contribute to processes related to MI operations, drive operational excellence, and support digital innovation through forward and innovative thinking to meet business needs efficiently
- Proactively lead and/or coordinate with others in the development, review and maintenance of scientific communication materials, including Managed Market documents, to support an Omnichannel approach (e.g., MI requests, digital, Field Medical) in collaboration with Medical Affairs for global and US market
- Represents Medical Information within the promotional review cross functional team (US market) by providing strategic scientific consults on brand messages, reviewing/approving promotional materials for content accuracy, and collaborating across the business to ensure promotional and nonpromotional materials are strategically aligned
- Proactively lead, coordinate with others and/or responds to medical information inquiries from Health Care Providers via multiple channels. Delivers accurate, focused, and scientifically balanced clinical and scientific information exchange with Health Care Providers that support the appropriate use of AstraZeneca products.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience developing digital content and/or digital content strategy highly desired
- A drug information or clinical residency/fellowship preferred
- Promotional review and medical review experience preferred
- Payers/HEOR experience preferred