Medical Affairs Manager Job | Abbott Laboratories Hiring in Kolkata
Are you a medical professional with a passion for scientific engagement and healthcare innovation? Abbott Laboratories, a global leader in pharmaceuticals and nutrition, is looking for a Regional Medical Affairs Manager to drive medical education, research, and collaboration across East India. This role offers the opportunity to work with healthcare professionals (HCPs), support scientific initiatives, and contribute to advancing medical nutrition. If you have experience in medico-marketing and a strong background in medical affairs, this is your chance to make a meaningful impact.
About Abbott Laboratories
Abbott Laboratories is a global healthcare company dedicated to improving lives through innovative medical, pharmaceutical, and nutrition solutions. With a legacy spanning over 130 years, Abbott continues to shape the future of healthcare with cutting-edge research and a commitment to excellence. Our diverse portfolio includes diagnostics, medical devices, branded generic medicines, and nutritional products that empower people to lead healthier lives. Operating in more than 160 countries, Abbott is driven by a mission to deliver high-quality, science-backed healthcare solutions that enhance well-being worldwide.
Job Details of Medical Affairs Manager Job
Designation: Regional Medical Affairs Manager
Reporting: Head Pediatric Nutrition, SMA
Region to be covered: India– East (covering but not limited to West Bengal, Orissa, Assam, Bihar-Jharkhand)
Location: Kolkata based
Minimum Qualification & Experience: MD/MBBS/MDS/BDS with at least 3-5 years of experience in a regional/medico marketing role with a pharmaceutical/nutrition company.
Critical Skills Required for Medical Affairs Manager Job:
- Possess excellent interpersonal, communication, coordination, and time-management skills.
- The ability to problem solve, work in teams, lead others toward defined objectives, and present complex data clearly are also critical.
- Able to work independently and meticulously.
- Adaptable and having the ability to work under a wide variety of conditions.
- Able to prepare and make effective scientific presentations – These can include internal presentations for their own department and presentations for HCPs at different forums.
Key Responsibilities for Medical Affairs Manager Job:
- Be the owner of all scientific activities in the assigned regions.
- Active participation in scientific programs as speakers through lectures/presentations to propagate scientific communication to the target audience.
- Ownership and responsibility for conducting all head office-driven HCP E-engagement platforms as decided by the division head.
- Field work with regional sales teams (face-to-face calls or E-calls with HCPs as per feasibility and company policy).
- Facilitate the exchange of unbiased scientific information between the medical community and the company.
- Liaison with key opinion leaders on educational and clinically/scientifically oriented initiatives to establish long-term collaborative relationships and advocacy.
- Responsible for identifying and segmenting KOLs in various therapeutic areas in terms of specialty, experience, and academic interest in the respective regions.
- Responsible for medical information services (MIS). Responsibilities include supporting the sales force in providing information to physicians related to the latest developments in medical research, current recommendations on Standard of Care across therapeutic areas, and resolving queries.
- Continuously update medical/product knowledge of field force and training of recruits in the region in coordination with the training team.
- Communicating on an ongoing basis competitive/scientific intelligence from the region to the medical director/medical affairs team to ensure timely objection handling/scientific support to sales marketing teams to handle competitor objections.
- All activities are to be carried out in accordance with policies laid down by the company. To ensure all the medical and promotional activities are run in a compliant manner as per the internal guidelines, country regulations, and local industry codes of promotional practices.
- Roles and responsibilities may change as per the requirement of the company as defined by the division head.
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