October 9, 2024

Pfizer

İstanbul

OTHER

Medical Affairs Scientist

To provide deep medical & scientific expertise to support healthcare professionals, professional associations, patient groups and other relevant decision makers. This includes the following:

Develop and deliver the local medical strategy and life-cycle clinical plans for Pfizer’s inline and pipeline medicines innominated therapy area
Communicate the safe and appropriate use and the value of Pfizer medicines in order to improve patient outcomes,enhance clinical practice and support business needs at the national, regional and corporate level
Demonstrate the value of our innovative medicines, e.g. through real world evidence
Create industry leading digital educational and scientific content that is timely, relevant, balanced, interactive, innovative and easily digestible
Champion the patient voice when developing and implementing medical strategies
Provide subject matter expertise and high-quality scientific exchange, bringing in insights (both formally with CRM toolsand informally) into the organization to shape strategy
Provide focused, relevant information in response to clinician needs and the needs of their patients
Establish Pfizer as a key research partner within National Life Sciences
Establish deep and lasting relationships with healthcare professionals and other relevant decision makers
Create constructive and effective cross-functional partnerships with internal departments and external stakeholders
Review and approve (where applicable) medical materials and activities within scope of the Mo H, AIFD and companycodes

Partnerships

Provide medical & scientific expertise to healthcare professionals, professional associations, patient groups and otherrelevant decision makers through scientific communications
Establish Pfizer as a key research partner within National Life Sciences by building academic and research collaborations within the nominated therapy area
Establish deep and enduring peer-to-peer relationships with leading healthcare professionals and specialists, includingnon-traditional partners and key decision makers
Understand clinicians’ insights around current standard of care and strengthen their knowledge of the value of ourmedicines to the patients and decision makers
Liaise with healthcare professionals to effectively communicate and manage drug safety issues
Provide specialist medical and scientific input to the nominated internal teams in order to support the appropriate useof Pfizer medicines and successful implementation of Pfizer’s initiatives and programs

Data Generation and Publications

Identifies data gaps for pipelines assets and develops local RWD/RWE for the demonstration of the value of ourproducts and market access.
Acquire and maintain in-depth scientific expertise of Pfizer medicines within nominated therapy area as well as of keycompetitors (including those in development)

Deliver key medical and scientific activities within the medical plan, e.g. high-quality educational materials, generation of real-world evidence, non-interventional studies, database studies and registries (in collaboration with the Health & Value team) and ensure timely publication of data

Provide medical expertise to evaluate requests to support medical education, quality improvement, health services research, investigator sponsored research (ISR) and clinical research collaborations

Clinical Development

Provide medical/scientific input into protocol feasibility assessments for clinical trial proposals
Identify appropriate investigators / sites for Pfizer-sponsored clinical trials
Work together with clinical research colleagues and in collaboration with global teams to drive the timely completion of Pfizer-sponsored clinical trials
Provide input into clinical development teams to ensure design and selection of trials relevant to Turkey needs, leveraging clinician, payer and patient insights
Effectively implement approved compassionate use and named patient supply programs to ensure appropriate access to Pfizer medicines in response to clinician requests

Data Communication and Medical Insights

Present high-quality, accurate, balanced and specific information to healthcare professionals and other relevant decision makers in response to unsolicited requests for information
Create industry leading and impactful scientific and medical content through a range of digital channels and formats that is timely, relevant, balanced, interactive, innovative and easily digestible. This may include videos, webinars, interactive pdfs, peer reviewed publications, congress materials, clinical trials and real-world data
Ensure medical insights are brought into the organization to shape future strategies
Lead local advisory boards to gain clinical and patient insights
Work with patients and patient organizations to understand unmet medical need and to ensure the patient voice is at the center of medical strategies and projects
Present the medical perspective on selected topics during media briefings
Provide scientific insights and support to field and head office based commercial colleagues
Review and approve (where applicable) medical materials and activities within scope of the Mo H, AIFD and company codes

Cross Functional Medical Activity

Provide medical expertise into regulatory and market access strategies for pipeline assets, including early licensing & access schemes, regulatory and HTA submissions and adaptive pathways
Provide medical expertise for regulatory labelling updates, risk management plans and license maintenance
Provide clinical input to Medical Information to facilitate the maintenance of an accurate, relevant and high-quality database of standard response documents/creation of new responses
Develop and maintain strong cross-functional working between global and local country teams
Identifies opportunities for customer focused digital solutions and contributes to their creation in partnership with MAS/Digital Medical.
Performs the medical customer facing activities for the assigned products, according to the priorities defined with the Manager, and liaises with the other medical colleagues, if applicable
Review and sign-off to ensure compliance of promotional materials and company sponsored activities such as local promotional meetings and events with local SPCs and requirements.
Works closely with the MAEL, MAS/Digital Medical, the MAS/Real World Data Expert, the Medical Quality Governance Manager (MQGM), Compliance, Legal and all cross-functional team, including customer-facing roles

Technical

Understanding in the following areas:

o Medical plans and budget management
o Medical governance and cross-functional teams’ collaboration
o Medical writing and comprehensive medical review of documents

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o Communication skills to different stakeholders and across different channels
o External engagement competencies, including networking and stakeholders mapping & management

Performance driven with professional demeanor and strong collaboration skills
Ability to focus on priorities, resilience, organization, and project management competencies
Sense of responsibility and accountability, quality orientation
Strategic, agile, innovative and growth mindset
Language Requirements: Fluent in Turkish and English

Personal skills:

Performance driven with professional demeanor
Ability to lead complex projects with multiple external and internal stakeholders
Business acumen and high level of industry understanding
Customer oriented mindset
Ability to act in midst of uncertainty
Self-management & ability to manage heavy workload
Experience in setting up networks and develop them
Excellent communication skills
’Can do’ & pioneering attitude, solution driven
Sense of responsibility and accountability, quality orientation

Managerial: N/A
Certifications:N/A
Education:
Medical Doctor or Pharmacist with Ph.D.*
(*Exceptional situation for the latter educational requirement does not apply to those colleagues who are Pharmacists only and who already hold a similar Medical Affairs position internally)
Experience:
Preferred qualifications

Pharmaceutical industry experience within medical affairs
Good knowledge of the national healthcare and medicine funding/reimbursement systems
Knowledge of health economics, pharmacovigilance and regulatory affairs
Experience in RWD/RWE generation in healthcare
Experience in clinical research

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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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