Regional Medical Advisor
Job Description
Job Description
This position typically refers to any employee within the EPDMedicalorganization withmedical/scientific qualifications and training who provides scientific/medicalsupport to EPD in a non-sales capacity, where the provision of such scientific/medicalsupport includes significant contact with Abbott customers in the field.This definition is not intended to apply to those employees whose primary job function relates to the monitoring or management ofclinicalstudies.
Reporting into the Senior Manager RMA / Head RMA this position participates in the initiation, oversight and follow- up of assignedclinicalstudies andmedicalprojects initiated within the EPDMedicalOrganization, ensuring that activities are carried out in accordance with relevant processes and procedures.
- for example,MedicalManagers,Clinical ResearchManagers andMedicalAdvisors
- relevant to thetherapeuticarea for which the RMA has responsibility.
The RMA assists relationships and advances the scientific credibility of the Company with established and emergingRegional/National Opinion leaders, responds to requests for scientific andmedical information, and provides key scientific information updates toRegionaland National Opinion leaders, as appropriate.
The RMA develops, and maintains, key scientific knowledge that will enable credible dissemination of scientific information and informed scientific dialogue with physicians and opinion leaders, and the development of professional working relationships.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
u2022 Ensure that all activities and interactions are conducted with due regard to all applicable local, global and national laws, regulations, guidelines, codes of conduct, Company policies and accepted standards of best practice.u2022 Provide scientific andtechnical supportfor, and help maintain professional and credible relationships with, key opinion leaders and academic centers to ensure access to currentmedicaland scientific information on the products and areas oftherapeuticinterest.
u2022 Ideate, design, develop and deliverinnovativeand engaging highscienceactivities for Physicians and Key Opinion Leaders, to help driveTherapyShaping in the area the RMA is assigned to, in collaboration with theMedical Affairs& the Commercial team.
u2022 Assist in the initiation, oversight and follow up of assignedclinicalstudies andmedicalprojects initiated within the relevanttherapeuticarea for which the RMA carries responsibility (e.g. postmarketingclinicalactivities such as registry/database projects,epidemiologicalsurveys, post-authorization studies (phase IV), IIS projects, etc.): all activities to comply with applicablelocal laws, guidelines, codes of practice, SOPs, and , I& D .SOPs.
u2022 Deliver highscience, unbiased and accurate scientific presentations to physicians, individually or in groups (meetings,clinicalsessions, etc.), when requested.u2022 Participate in the selection process to identify appropriately qualified physicians the Company would wish to engage incollaborativeefforts u2013 such as potentialresearchcollaborations, or lecture/meeting support (Round Tables, Congresses, Symposia, etc.) and to ensure a high level of scientific or educational integrity in thesecollaborativeefforts.
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:
u2022TherapeuticArea Expertiseu2022 Management Skills
u2022Communication Skills
u2022 Compliance &Process ImprovementSkills
u2022 Problem/Conflict Solving Ability
u2022 Priority Setting
u2022 Relationship Building
KEY INTERFACES:
u2022 EPDmedicalpersonnel:Clinical ResearchManagers,ClinicalOperations Managers,MedicalAdvisorsMedical Informationteam / specialists EPD Pharmacovigilance / drug safety personnel
u2022Marketingdepartment acrosstherapeuticareau2022 Sales organization of the geographic area of responsibility.
u2022 Administrative personnel of theMedicalDepartment and of the Business Unit.
u2022 Healthcare personnel (including physicians, nurses, pharmacists).
u2022 Patients (through Patient Awareness Programs)
u2022 ParticipatingResearchInvestigators
u2022 Key Opinion leaders
u2022 Institutions and Scientific orMedicalSocieties