Medical Affairs Job at Sun Pharma | Apply Now
A medical affairs job in a leading pharmaceutical company offers doctors the opportunity to combine clinical expertise with strategic healthcare communication. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in India, is currently hiring a Manager – Medical Affairs for its Sun Emerging Markets business unit in Mumbai. This role is ideal for experienced medical professionals seeking Sun Pharma careers and looking to contribute to scientific engagement, clinical insights, and strategic medical initiatives while advancing their MD job career in the pharmaceutical industry.
Job Details:
- Job Position: Manager – Medical Affairs
- Job Location: Mumbai – Sun House, Corporate Office
About the Company:
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd is one of the world’s leading specialty generic pharmaceutical companies with a strong presence in global healthcare markets. Headquartered in India, the company develops and manufactures high-quality medicines across multiple therapeutic areas. Sun Pharma careers provide professionals with opportunities to grow in a dynamic and innovation-driven environment. The company focuses on empowering employees to “Create your own sunshine” by encouraging continuous learning, collaboration, and leadership development. Professionals joining the organization gain exposure to global medical and scientific initiatives that support patient outcomes.
Job Description:
This medical affairs job at Sun Pharma is designed for experienced medical professionals who can lead scientific engagement and strategic medical initiatives for the company’s Cardio-vascular-Metabolic portfolio. At Sun Pharma, the company commits to helping employees “Create your own sunshine” by fostering an environment where individuals grow at every step, take charge of their journey, and thrive in a supportive community. As you enter the Sun Pharma world, you will find yourself becoming ‘Better every day’ through continuous progress. Professionals are encouraged to ‘Take charge’ with confidence while also embracing the spirit that teams ‘Thrive together’. This MD job in medical affairs plays a crucial role as a core scientific member of the cross-functional franchise team responsible for the scientific enablement of Sun Pharma’s cardio-vascular and metabolic therapy portfolio.
Qualifications:
- Educational: Registered Medical Doctor (MD) with post-graduation.
- Experience: 4 years working experience in the pharmaceutical industry or research company in a capacity such as: Regional Medical Advisor & Head Office Medical Advisor
Key Responsibilities:
External Engagements
- Core scientific member of cross-functional franchise team responsible for scientific enablement of Sun pharma’s Cardio-vascular-Metabolic portfolio.
- Primary scientific face of the organization to ‘Thought Leaders’ & physicians.
- Responsible for identification, mapping and profiling of thought leaders of given geography and therapy area on an ongoing basis.
- Engagement of identified key thought leaders through medical affairs activities, in alignment with the overall strategic plan.
- Responsible for execution of strategic medical affairs plan including but not limited to medical education, product education, medical evidence generation, advisory boards, pre-license activities and special projects.
- Deliver scientific presentations and conduct discussions with HCPs to provide accurate and balanced information about company products.
- Monitor and report on emerging clinical and scientific trends in respective therapy area.
- A medical and scientific expert responsible for discussing scientific data pertaining to products, patients’ treatment trends and studies in the therapeutic areas in which the company is involved.
- Interaction and engagement of identified Key Opinion leaders in a peer-to-peer capacity through medical affairs activities to shape disease areas of interest.
- Ability to convert insights on disease trends and treatment patterns from KOLs into viable solutions to shape therapeutic areas.
Internal Engagements
- Work closely with cross-functional teams including marketing, sales, and regulatory to support organizational requirements.
- Responsible for devising optimal training plans to ensure flow of latest medical developments to sales and marketing teams.
- Jointly responsible with marketing teams to support optimal patient outcomes through communication of data, information, and insights.
- Represent the organization in internal and external scientific platforms.
- Receive and process scientific information requests from physicians and internal stakeholders.
- Handle complex questions from healthcare professionals related to company products or disease areas.
- Ensure all promotional materials are approved within stipulated timelines and in alignment with company approval processes.
- Conduct robust medical evaluation of new products through desk research and interactions with KOLs.
