Medical Manager (Vaccines)

The Vaccines Medical Manager will provide medical leadership and collaborate with internal colleagues in developing product medical strategy, managing medical resources, and ensuring compliance and efficiency of the working practice.

The Vaccines Medical Manager will lead and coordinate all relevant medical activities linked to the relevant Therapeutic Areas (TA) and ensure successful development and execution of medical strategies and deliver objectives.

Key responsibilities

• Develop medical strategies and brand plan in-conjunction with internal colleagues. Demonstrates medical leadership in collaboration with the brand team.

• Maintain a high level of technical expertise through familiarity with medical and scientific literature for Vaccines Pfizer products and the pipeline portfolio.

• Supports new launches of products and new indications for products by shaping the pre-launch environment and provide medical insights.

• Support NIP efforts for Malaysia and Brunei

• Provide input and participate in cross-functional therapeutic projects such as strategic planning, new product development, PMPP (product manager & Medical Manager) meeting, medical slide-deck development, training initiatives, market access and public affairs meeting for the Vaccines Diseases portfolios.

• Identify, build and leverage relationships with Key Opinion Leaders in Vaccines.

• Strategic planning, organizing and directing medical scientific advisory board meeting for responsible products in Vaccines.

• Ensure the compliance of all activities meet the Pfizer Compliance and Medical Quality standards.

• On business development, explore external collaboration opportunity based on medical strategy and manage related issues/process as required.

• Review and approve promotional materials and activities to ensure scientific accuracy and compliance with Pfizer policies and local regulations.

• Develop and deliver quality medical education & scientific presentations in a variety of internal and external settings.

• Provide medical and scientific training, updates or communication to appropriate internal commercial personnel as well as internal or external medical counter parts.

• Attend appropriate national and international professional meetings representing Pfizer Malaysia as appointed.

• Support clinical development activities including Phase 1-3 clinical trial feasibility evaluation, and Phase 4 clinical study strategy.

• Coordinate non-interventional study strategy, study plan development and collaborate with Outcome Research on study implementation.

• Collaborating with Health and Value function for strategy development and preparation reimbursement submission of responsible products.

• Provide local medical support for pharmacovigilence and product safety activities as required.

• Provide medical support for product label updates and regulatory activities as required.

• Provide medical support for product quality and local risk benefit evaluation as required.

• Provide guidance and consultation in responding unsolicited scientific queries from medical and healthcare professionals, in conjunction with the Medical Information function.

• Manage the communication with investigators for their submission, scientific review, approval process and follow-up of investigator initiated research as required.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Medical degree, PhD of life science, Masters degree in Science or Medical Science (Pharmacy) degree preferred

• Comprehensive knowledge of drug clinical development process, policies and regulations

• A track record of effective and influential oral presentations within the healthcare profession

• Experienced in interpreting scientific data, critically assessing information, putting it into context, evaluate its commercial impact and communicating to the relevant stakeholders

• Excellent verbal communication, organizational, and presentation skills in English and Chinese

• Outstanding interpersonal skills

• Excellent leadership skills

• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry with expertise in clinical research and medical affairs would be preferred

Work Location Assignment: On Premise

Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.

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