Country Medical Lead - Pakistan

Strategy

• To take a medical leadership role in developing strategy for the responsible portfolio(s) for the assigned countries and to work directly with the region for alignment.
• To plan and consolidate medical resources to support portfolio strategies and medical initiatives from countries, region and global medical teams.

Research & Publications

• To establish partnership with local medical academy in building research capabilities in the assigned therapeutic area(s).
• To act as country therapeutic area lead to join the global medical steering committee in review and approval of research proposals and publication manuscripts to ensure scientific quality and value to patients. The research proposals include real-world data analysis, and Investigator initiated study proposals, etc.

Outcomes Research & Access

• To develop medical access strategy for the assigned therapeutic area(s) for the assigned countries.
• To enhance the awareness of quality standards and rationale usage of Outcomes Research (OR), Health Technology Assessment and Pharmacoeconomics by working with HCPs and Academia.
• To support the local medical teams as responsible person for the assigned therapeutic area in the assigned countries. To work with Regional and World Wide Outcomes Research Team and provide local support to regional/global OR projects.

Regulatory Affairs

• To act as point of contact and and support engagement with the regulatory authorities in medically associated matters in the home country.
• To support local medical/regulatory teams in generating medical justifications and oversee the interactions with regulatory authorities in the assigned markets.
• To represent the assigned markets in reaching out to regional/global teams for support on medical rationale associated in interactions with regulatory authority.

Disease Management

• To generate disease management strategies for the responsible therapeutic area(s) in the assigned markets and to ensure strategic alignment across functions.
• To leverage regional/global medical resources to support local initiatives in the assigned market(s).
• To ensure Disease Management Programs (DMP) comply with Pfizer SOPs, guidelines and local codes ensuring ethical practice and patient confidentiality.
• To encourage that DMP programs meet Technical and predefined outcomes for publication.

Safety Surveillance

• To provide guidance from a medical perspective in areas connected with product safety by providing medical and/or scientific input.
• To provide medical input/advice for relevant Adverse Event situations as appropriate,

Brand Strategy

• To be accountable for providing medical input and guidance to brand strategic planning in the responsible therapeutic area in the assigned markets.
• To ensure strategic alignment with regional/global medical teams.
• To work cohesively with marketing to ensure that the medical strategy is evident and sound within the overall strategy.

Interactions with Healthcare Professionals

• To develop and lead strategic medical and scientific relationships or partnerships with HCPs.
• To present or attend relevant medical conferences both international and local, as required.
• To take the lead in KOL development. And engagement plans
• Promotional Materials/Activities Review/Approval
• To provide medical input and guidance in promotional materials/activities design and development to ensure strategic alignment.
• To review and approve promotional material/activities prior to final country sign off when required by various sales, marketing and corporate teams as required

People management and development

• To personally demonstrate and model the Leader Behaviors and Pfizer values.
• To ensure adherence to Performance Management System, Reward and recognize fairly.
• To build and enhance competency across functions, products, therapeutic areas, pharmaceutical medicine, and relevant SOPs/guidelines.

• To identify, train and groom medical colleagues to assume the next level operational and leadership responsibilities.
• To support the country lead in medical strategic planning and operational planning for the responsible therapeutic area in the assigned countries.

• To act as medical point of contact for cross functional collaboration and strategic alignment.

Regional Responsibilities

• To manage a given portfolio/s in a designated cluster country.
• To provide guidance and direction to medical managers in the assigned portfolio.
• To be accountable in developing the country plan for the portfolio.
• To be accountable for strategic alignment for the portfolio with regional/global medical teams and with the country commercial teams.
• To provide medical leadership in portfolio enhancement and development assessment.

KEY NETWORKS/ RELATIONSHIP
• Advanced knowledge of own Therapeutic Area(s) (TA), including but not limited to research, competitor’s products, customers, regulatory trends and labeling, pharma industry trends and market access.
• Comprehensive knowledge of related disciplines, to be effective in BU.
• Able to affect and shape TA and BU strategies, and influence broader Pfizer medical and business strategies and tactics.
• Recognized as leading expert by opinion leaders in TA, and acts accordingly towards Pfizer management and Senior Leadership.
• Represent Medical Affairs Function and Pfizer to external medical community.
• Able to develop and implement innovative medical strategies, policies and processes, incorporating appropriate risk taking, and acts as ‘change agent’.
• Proactively recommends effective solutions to challenges affecting customers and Pfizer.
• Able to demonstrate strong leadership, inspires and holds other accountable within and across Work Teams and Departments.
• Able to work independently on most assignments using knowledge and work experience, with assignments often being self-initiated
• Co-/Leads complex projects across Sub Business Unit.

Education:
• MBBS degree. MBA will be an added advantage
• Commercial experience would be an added advantage
• An additional relevant qualification in the responsible therapeutic area(s) would be preferable.
• Additional training/qualification in leadership or management would be preferable.

Experience:
• Min 10 years working in the medical function with at least 3-5 years of team management experience, preferably heading the medical function of a pharmaceutical organisation
• Clinical practice experience in the related therapeutic area, working experience in research or medical academy would be preferable .
• Good working knowledge of Pharma Code of Conduct.
•Proficiency in Basic Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel and familiarity with use of databases.

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