Medical Affairs Lead for Rare Diseases

Description

• Leads team of Medical Science Liaisons and Therapeutic Area Medical Partners
• Develop and drive innovative collaboration with internal and external partners.
• Building Medical Science Liaisons' capabilities and ensuring they deliver excellent results.
• Serves as a member of the assigned Therapeutic Area Core Team and leads initiatives that impact national strategies for a specific therapeutic area.
• Serves as a member of the Extended Leadership Team and leads initiatives that impact a specific Therapeutic Area and cross-Therapeutic Areas
• Works with sales leaders to coordinate Medical Liaison activities and optimize the use of resources.
• Integrates scientific and medical knowledge from key opinion leaders, brand teams, and literature to identify and forecast trends that might impact AZ's business across brands.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Medicine, or equivalent
• 6 – 8 years’ experience as a Medical Liaison in the pharmaceutical industry
• Strong leadership capabilities

Desirable

• Doctorate in Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Medicine, or equivalent.
• Established track record of basic or clinical research.
• Demonstrated expertise in the Medical Education process