Medical Scientific Advisor Job – at AstraZeneca in Denmark, Apply Now!
Are you passionate about improving cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic (CVRM) health? Join AstraZeneca as a Medical Scientific Advisor (MSA) in Denmark and play a pivotal role in launching new products while managing established therapies. In this dynamic, field-based role, you’ll collaborate with leading healthcare professionals (HCPs) and Key External Experts (KEEs), driving transformative change in CVRM care. This is your chance to be part of an innovative company that is shaping the future of patient outcomes through cutting-edge scientific solutions.
Accountabilities for Medical Scientific Advisor Job:
Medical and Scientific Engagement
- External Collaborator Interaction: Develop and maintain relationships with Key External Experts (KEEs), healthcare professionals (HCPs), and medical organizations to enhance scientific exchange and insights.
- Implement plans aligned with the medical strategy and lead scientific discussions in advisory boards, meetings, and educational programs.
- Respond to unsolicited medical information requests about AZ assets.
Pre-Launch and Launch Support:
- Pre-Launch Strategy: Lead scientific efforts to prepare for new product introductions by identifying unmet medical needs and contributing to product strategies.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure launch strategies are informed by scientific data and external collaborator insights.
- Launch Activities: Implement medical activity plans, ensure alignment with healthcare practices, and support treatments to reach eligible patients after approval.
Therapeutic Area Leadership & Transforming Care:
- CVRM Expertise: Serve as the subject matter expert in one or more areas within CVRM, identifying clinical trends, evidence gaps, and unmet needs in the disease area.
- Lead initiatives to transform care for patients by using insights into clinical practices and treatment pathways.
- Redefining Care Strategy: Co-lead programs that aim to deliver value to patients, healthcare systems, and AstraZeneca by integrating innovative strategies into clinical practice.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Internal Collaboration: Work closely with the rest of the Medical Affairs team, Clinical Operations (SM&M), Clinical Development, Market Access, Commercial and Regulatory Affairs to provide scientific input into product development, regulatory strategies, and market access plans.
- Provide feedback on clinical trial design, feasibility, and site engagement to optimize recruitment and retention in CVRM trials.
Externally Sponsored Research (ESR) & Innovation:
- Support ESR and Open Innovation programs by identifying collaborative opportunities to generate real-world evidence and clinical insights that advance the scientific understanding of CVRM diseases.
Essential Skills/Experience:
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to present complex scientific data clearly and effectively to both internal and external collaborators.
- Strong collaboration and cross-functional teamwork abilities.
- Proactive approach with the ability to implement tasks independently while contributing effectively as a teammate.
- Understanding of the Danish health care system, including regulatory and payer environment.
- Knowledge of regulatory and medical affairs processes, including the drug development lifecycle.
Qualifications & Experience for Medical Scientific Advisor Job:
- Education: Advanced degree (MSc, MD, PhD) in a relevant scientific or medical field.
- Experience:
- Proven experience in medical affairs or clinical research/development, with a focus on CVRM diseases (Cardiovascular disease area experience is preferred).
- Experience in leading scientific communications, developing relationships with external experts, and implementing pre-launch and launch activities in collaboration with internal shareholders.
- Prior product launch and reimbursement process experience.
- Proven track-record in project management.
- Fluent in Danish.
Keywords: Medical Scientific Advisor, CVRM, AstraZeneca, Denmark, Nordic Marketing Company
