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Gulf GSM Medical Advisor
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Description
Job Description
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Job Description In Primary Posting Language (Include Requirements For Education, Experience And Skills)
A world‑class Medical Affairs organization is critical to our Company´s purpose to use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. We are committed to advance medical practice through the appropriate implementation of our innovative medicines and vaccines, with a vision to become the most trusted, science‑driven, and patient‑committed Medical Affairs organization in the industry.
General & Specialty Medicine (hereinafter referred to as “GSM”) is one of our Company´s key focus areas. To date, we have launched numerous innovative molecules and continue to expand in high unmet need disease areas. We are currently hiring a Gulf GSM Medical Advisor.
Major responsibilities
Medical activities:
Ensure regular scientific updating for cross-functional team.
Provide medical input including patient flow analysis to the assigned disease areas.
Proactively communicate the science behind our Company’s GSM portfolio to scientific leaders in terms of locally registered products & reactively respond to their queries on our Company’s pipeline.
Providing medical/scientific robust support with full collaboration with Policy & Access to facilitate formulary inclusions/reimbursement.
Construct & execute valuable scientific education activities to position our Company as a partner to the GSM scientific community.
Conduct input seeking activities (ex: Group Input Meetings) for proper understanding of local epidemiology & management patterns across indications, inline with our Company’s, local & international compliance guidelines/regulations.
Conducts medical training to the GSM Commercial, Market Access, Sales & Regulatory functions.
Ensures all GSM promotional & non promotional activities/programs in Gulf countries are executed in a compliant manner according to Company’s regulations/codes/SOPs in adherence with local & international compliance regulations/standards.
Clinical Research, Local Data Generation and Pharmacovigilance:
Supports clinical research & local data generation activities for global, regional & local studies
Identification of appropriate local sites / investigators for clinical research programs.
Ensures timely reporting of adverse events & assists local Pharmacovigilance team in assessment & completion of required data for optimal reporting.
Qualifications & Requirements:
Physician or Pharmacist educational background.
Minimum 1 to 2 years’ experience in Medical Affairs department, in a multinational pharmaceutical company.
Pulmonology therapeutic area experience is preferred.
Arabic & English language fluency.
Good utility of Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint & Excel).
Excellent Communication Skills & ability to engage with Scientific Leaders, Key Decision Makers in a confident high-level scientific rapport.
Location: United Arab Emirates
Required Skills:
Communication, Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, Medical Knowledge, Medical Review, Medical Writing, Pharmaceutical Medical AffairsPreferred Skills:
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Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.
Employee Status:
RegularRelocation:
No relocationVISA Sponsorship:
YesTravel Requirements:
No Travel RequiredFlexible Work Arrangements:
Not ApplicableShift:
Not IndicatedValid Driving License:
YesHazardous Material(s):
n/aJob Posting End Date:
04/24/2026*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.
Merck & Co.
PHARMACEUTICAL
LocationRAHWAY, NJ
Employees69,000
Open Jobs802
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