Medical Advisor Job at AstraZeneca in Bangalore
The medical advisor job at AstraZeneca Bangalore presents a strong career opportunity for professionals seeking impactful roles within Medical Affairs. This Regional Medical Advisor CVRM position is part of AstraZeneca careers and focuses on scientific engagement, stakeholder collaboration, and clinical practice transformation to improve patient outcomes across cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic therapy areas.
Job Details:
- Job Position: Regional Medical Advisor (CVRM)
- Location: Bangalore, India
- Contract Type: Full-time
- Job ID: R-243622
About the Company
AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases. AstraZeneca careers offer opportunities across research, development, and Medical Affairs, supporting professionals pursuing long-term growth through impactful medical advisor job roles.
Qualifications
Essential
- Scientific and or a master’s degree in a scientific discipline
- Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to communicate internally and externally using a different channel mix
- Excellent project management and presentation skills
- High-level analytical and conceptual thinking
Desirable
- Doctoral degree in a scientific discipline (M.D)
- Experience in the pharmaceutical industry, regulatory environment, or clinical research
- Knowledge of therapeutic area, disease state, and treatment
- Experience with research, drug development, and KEE interactions
Job Description
This medical advisor job is a field-based scientific role in an assigned therapeutic area and is responsible for the execution of the Medical Affairs Plan(s) for pre-launch and/or newly launched products/indications. Shapes clinical practice through scientific engagements, partnerships, and collaborations with traditional (e.g., Specialist KEEs for MSLs & Primary Care Physicians for CSLs), and where appropriate non-traditional (e.g., policy and decision makers, PAGs, government, innovative solution providers) experts, as well as, with internal stakeholders to drive enhanced patient outcomes and the safe and effective use of AstraZeneca medicines.
Key Responsibilities
Scientific Expertise
- Maintain clinical/scientific expertise in disease state management, AstraZeneca products, emerging therapies, and the competitive landscape
- Contribute to the development and provide project leadership/management of the therapeutic area Field Medical Strategic Plan (FMSP)
- Act as a subject matter expert/resource for internal and external stakeholders
- Work with internal stakeholders in the development and delivery of appropriate training and mentoring needs within the therapeutic area
Scientific Exchange
- Engage in peer-to-peer level dialogue with key customers and deliver appropriate clinical/scientific content
- Respond to unsolicited customer inquiries and provide focused and balanced clinical/scientific information
- Provide scientific/clinical support and deliver presentations to internal and external stakeholders
- Identify and establish relationships with key customers and scientific thought leaders
- Organize and facilitate scientific events such as MSL events, symposiums, scientific exchanges, advisory boards, expert panels, and meet-the-professor sessions
- Deliver informative lectures at scientific events aligned with the field’s medical communication strategy
- Collaborate with KEEs on study proposals and publications of interest
Customer Insight
- Identify, gather, analyse, synthesise, report, and forward relevant knowledge about external scientific and medical environments
- Provide actionable insights related to medical or product strategy based on customer perspectives
- Partner with stakeholders to identify gaps in the patient experience journey
Strategic Relationship
- Develop peer-level relationships with medical and scientific experts
- Identify pre-clinical, clinical, and post-marketing study investigators
- Support data generation activities, including investigator-sponsored studies
- Establish partnerships with traditional and non-traditional stakeholders to address healthcare access gaps, supporting the broader goals of AstraZeneca careers
Other Responsibilities
- Leverage digital innovation and technology for scientific exchange and patient-centric solutions
- Demonstrate a strong understanding of pharmacovigilance and GxP principles
- Ensure adherence to Ethical Interactions Policy, local laws, and regulations
- Follow AstraZeneca Global Field Medical Standards and internal SOPs
