Medical Advisor in Rare Diseases

At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person.
 
Within the position of Medical Advisor in Rare Diseases your responsibilities will include providing medical and ethical support for assigned products, developing medical programs as part of the medical plan and coordinating and implementing these in local territories. Also increasing the value of the brand for all stakeholders by organize participating in non-interventional studies, real-life outcome studies, and comparative effectiveness research.

Around 70% of the time is dedicated to office responsibilities. The other 30% will be dedicated to field activities. 

We’re looking for someone with experience as Medical Advisor and/or working with field of Rare Diseases.

Responsibilities:

• Providing medical expertise in areas such as presentation review, abstracts and publications, implementation of registries, cohorts or clinical trials (mainly non-interventional);
• Developing and implementing strategic plans together with relevant cross-functional teams 
• Work with key internal and external stakeholders to identify optimal access pathways to the AZ product(s);
• Identify and highlight gaps in the care pathway as the catalyst for change to improve the SoC;
• Creating and maintaining relationships with thought leaders, other healthcare providers, and Patient Association Groups;
• Partners with healthcare providers and Patient Association Groups on patient identification initiatives that can be locally adapted;
• Elevate the awareness/profile of the designated disease area as an important and debilitating disease;
• To implement and disseminate high-quality medical and scientific education in the field – to give clinical and scientific presentations at sites and to key external audience including local decision-makers and budget holders;
• To prepare medical programs/local territory medical tactics as part of strategic/operational/cycle marketing and medical plans and ensure implementation of it in the field;
• Providing support for medical information, regulatory affairs and patient.

Essential Requirements:

• MD/ pharmacist (higher education in Medicine). Вища медична, фармацевтична
• Experience in a position as a Medical Advisor. 
• Working experience in such area as rare diseases. 
• Confident & enthusiastic.
• A high level of knowledge in medicine generally and in the areas mentioned above.
• Advanced communication and presentation skills.
• Strong project management skills.
• Ability to work with large amounts of data.
• Customer orientation (both externally and internally).
• Result-oriented and focused.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Intermediate and more in English (requirement: free communication / correspondence / understanding / analysis of scientific literature). 
• A driver's license is required.
• The ability to work independently.

What the company offers:

• Hybrid schedule;
• Medical Insurance;
• Bonus system, regular annual salary review;
• Work in an international pharmaceutical company with opportunities for career and professional development;
• Comfortable corporate culture and inclusivity.