Field Medical Advisor - MTY

Purpose

To provide field-based non-promotional medical and scientific support for the Chiesi business, with the aim of providing high quality, accurate and timely scientific advice to healthcare professionals regarding the company´s products and associated disease area(s).

To contribute to the development and implementation of Chiesi strategic planning by providing medical insight and applying expert knowledge about the product and/or disease area.

To identify, develop and maintain credible relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and academic centres.

Main Responsibilities

1. Medical expert providing a high quality, accurate and timely scientific advice, to healthcare professionals for products available in Mexico and its associated disease areas.

2. Expert medical resource to provide in-house clinical expertise for new molecules, support in local and/or international trials and keep up-to- date with relevant clinical development plans of Chiesi products and the disease areas.

3. Serve as medical expert for the commercial team with regards to formulary applications, answering queries regarding clinical development plans, support ad-hoc projects like audits and guidelines development and medical education seminars while keeping the safe use of our products.

4. Identify and develop professional relationships and promote collaboration with the health care community, with focus on KOLs, in the dedicated therapeutic areas.

5. Provide KOLs and researchers with scientific information in accordance to local legislative regulations and Chiesi standards and establish long term relationships working in specific therapeutic fields.

6. Conduct scientific pre-launch activities; developing, reviewing & presenting training materials to Sales Force, including periodic evaluation of knowledge, Mktg material review & objection handling.

7. Increase scientific knowledge in the community of products by conducting Advisory Boards

8. Gather competitive intelligence from the field by representing Chiesi on national and international scientific events, symposiums and congresses

9. Report feedback from customers on scientific topics and insights related to Chiesi products and/or relevant therapeutic and disease areas.

10. Support Market access strategies for products available in Mexico ie Real world evidence (RWE), local trials, Investigator Initiated Studies (IIS), publications, Pharmacoeconomic dossiers and/or scientific training to decision makers (ad-hoc)

Experience Required

Medical Degree (MD)

Desirable Specialty: Pneumology, Internal Medicine.

3+ years in the therapeutic area or pharmaceutical Industry or equivalent experience (ie clinical practice, clinical researcher, MSL)

Experience in Respiratory health/Rare diseases/Specialty care.

Education

• Medical Degree (MD)
• Specialty and/or advance degree in science highly desirable (MSc, PhD, Pharm D)

Languages

Spanish native speaker

Fluent oral and written English

Technical Skills

• Experienced in medical practice & intermediate to advanced Scientific acumen
• Probed ability to understand, process, communicate and present Scientific & medical terminology/topics to internal and external stakeholders
• Basic to intermediate training in drug development and clinical trials
• Basic to intermediate understanding of regulatory & pharmacovigilance requirements for pharma Industry
•   Proven ability to interpret, discuss and represent efficacy, statistical and safety data
•   Ability to design, prepare for and effectively facilitate thoughtful planning, tracking and executing stages for RWE projects

Soft Skills