Medical Manager

SUMMARY:
Multinational pharmaceutical company based in Midrand requires a Medical Manager ideally with Oncology and Anti Infectives experience.  MBCHB qualification is essential.

POSITION INFO:
Qualifying Requirements 
Minimum 4-5 years relevant experience in a pharmaceutical or similar environment 
MBCHB, registered with the HPCSA or equivalent healthcare qualification  
Previous experience in Oncology and Anti-Infectives will be advantageous 
Embodies our values and behaviours in all internal and external interactions 
Scientific expertise in relevant therapeutic areas  
Understanding customer needs for insightful generation 
Excellent Leadership skills 
Proactive with good problem-solving skills 
Excellent communication and presentation skills 
Good understanding of clinical trials, biostatistics, healthcare environment, pharmaceutical industry and organization and medical affairs function 
Good understanding of the code of marketing practices in South Africa 
Excellent user of MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Job Purpose:
Help guide the strategic direction in therapeutic areas and provide training and support to the sales force.
Provide information regarding medical based questions, legal and regulatory matters, thus enabling colleagues to comply with the required statutory requirements.
Develop good relationships with key opinion leaders.
Coaching and upskilling of Medical Advisors and Medical Science Liaisons

Main Duties and Responsibilities 
Provide medical and scientific insights in the assigned therapeutic areas 
Disseminate clear content of scientific data to HCPs
Work with the marketing department to develop marketing strategies and materials 
Collaborative interaction with commercial team during monthly cross functional team meetings 
Review of promotional materials  
Provide support to regulatory affairs department for obtaining applicable product licenses 
Represent the company and participate in both local and international meetings  
Identify and cultivate KOLs to increase scientific and clinical knowledge of company products 
Plan and execute medical education meetings  
Plan and execute medical training workshops  
Plan and lead advisory board meetings  
Developed medical and commercial HCP presentations for academic meetings and trainings 
Plan and execute brand medical strategy 
Ensure strict adherence to all company SOPs and country regulations 
Develop and review medical SOPs 
Compile monthly and quarterly team reports  
Oversees the company medical information system for Africa region 
Provide medical and scientific information response to unsolicited requests from HCPs 
Provide clinical input and responses to complex product related and other medical queries  
Ensure knowledge of the pharmacovigilance standard of practice for all company products 
Ensure the pharmacovigilance team is included in all medical information requests 
Forwarding of all received Product Quality Complaints, Adverse Events and Medical Enquiries to the relevant person in Quality Assurance / Pharmacovigilance / Medical Affairs