Medical Advisor Job at Pfizer
Looking to build your career in Medical Affairs with one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies? If you are a medical graduate or postgraduate passionate about vaccines, scientific communication, and healthcare innovation, this Medical Advisor Job in India could be the ideal career move. The Area Medical Advisor role at Pfizer Careers allows you to collaborate with leading healthcare experts, support evidence-based medicine, and contribute to improving patient outcomes. You’ll work closely with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), cross-functional teams, and healthcare professionals while gaining valuable experience in Medical Affairs. This role is suitable for early-career medical professionals seeking growth in the pharmaceutical industry.
About the Company:
Pfizer is one of the world’s leading biopharmaceutical companies committed to discovering, developing, and delivering innovative medicines and vaccines that improve global health. With a strong presence across more than 180 countries, Pfizer focuses on advancing science through research, innovation, and collaboration. The company provides exciting career opportunities for healthcare professionals in Medical Affairs, Clinical Research, Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance, and other life sciences domains while fostering a culture of diversity, inclusion, and continuous learning.
Job Details:
- Job Title: Area Medical Advisor, Vaccines
- Department: Medical Affairs
- Job Type: Full-Time
- Work Location: India – Remote (Field Based), Bangalore, Andhra Pradesh
- Therapeutic Area: Vaccines
- Job Category: Medical
- Job Requisition ID: 4960236
- Work Model: Remote – Field Based
Main Responsibilities:
- Provide scientific expertise and build knowledge-based relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) to advance medical practice and research for societal benefit, enhancing Pfizer’s image in the scientific community.
- Act as an interface with identified scientific leaders, building regional relationships to contribute to understanding diseases, research trends, clinical practice guidelines, and treatment patterns.
- Educate healthcare professionals about specific drugs or medical devices, answering their scientific questions and ensuring products are used effectively.
- Collect insights from KOLs regarding product usage, unmet needs, and potential areas for research, feeding this information back to internal teams (marketing, sales, clinical development).
- Stay informed of the latest scientific research and clinical developments in their therapeutic area.
- Collaborate with internal teams, including marketing, sales, clinical research, and medical information, to ensure consistent and accurate messaging.
- Implement the medical activities relevant to brand plan strategies for specific products and therapy areas.
- Participate in and provide medical inputs for KOL meetings, advisory boards, customer pre-launch and launch meetings (CLMs).
- Conduct/facilitate round table meetings/group discussions and CMEs as a speaker/moderator for assigned therapy areas/products.
- Support sales force training by providing medical expertise.
Educational Requirements for the Medical Advisor Job:
Graduate/Post Graduate in Medicine or other medical sciences (e.g., MBBS, MD in Pharmacology or Community Medicine, PhD in allied sciences, MPH etc.)
Experience Required:
0-2 years of experience required in Medical Affairs
Technical Skills Required for the Medical Advisor Job:
- Basic knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry, drug discovery, research & development, commercialization, promotion, and applicable policies, procedures, regulations, and guidelines
- Knowledge of “pharmaceutical medicine” including clinical pharmacology, medical and paramedical sciences, medicine and medical statistics, and relevant therapeutic areas/products
- Communication skills, both written and verbal (including medical writing and presentation skills)
- Analytical skills and reasoning, and sound medical judgment/decision making
- Interpersonal skills, internal & external networking, and the ability to impact and influence & present complex information clearly and concisely to diverse audiences
