Categories: Pharmaceutical, Medical Affairs, Healthcare

Job Description

A world‑class Medical Affairs organization is critical to our Company´s purpose to use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. We are committed to advance medical practice through the appropriate implementation of our innovative medicines and vaccines, with a vision to become the most trusted, science‑driven, and patient‑committed Medical Affairs organization in the industry.

General & Specialty Medicine (hereinafter referred to as “GSM”) is one of our Company´s key focus areas. To date, we have launched numerous innovative molecules and continue to expand in high unmet need disease areas. We are currently hiring a Gulf GSM Medical Advisor.

Major responsibilities

Medical activities:

• Ensure regular scientific updating for cross-functional team.

• Provide medical input including patient flow analysis to the assigned disease areas.

• Proactively communicate the science behind our Company’s GSM portfolio to scientific leaders in terms of locally registered products & reactively respond to their queries on our Company’s pipeline.

• Providing medical/scientific robust support with full collaboration with Policy & Access to facilitate formulary inclusions/reimbursement.

• Construct & execute valuable scientific education activities to position our Company as a partner to the GSM scientific community.

• Conduct input seeking activities (ex: Group Input Meetings) for proper understanding of local epidemiology & management patterns across indications, inline with our Company’s, local & international compliance guidelines/regulations.

• Conducts medical training to the GSM Commercial, Market Access, Sales & Regulatory functions.

• Ensures all GSM promotional & non promotional activities/programs in Gulf countries are executed in a compliant manner according to Company’s regulations/codes/SOPs in adherence with local & international compliance regulations/standards.

Clinical Research, Local Data Generation and Pharmacovigilance:

• Supports clinical research & local data generation activities for global, regional & local studies

• Identification of appropriate local sites / investigators for clinical research programs.

• Ensures timely reporting of adverse events & assists local Pharmacovigilance team in assessment & completion of required data for optimal reporting.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Physician or Pharmacist educational background.

• Minimum 1 to 2 years’ experience in Medical Affairs department, in a multinational pharmaceutical company.

• Immunology therapeutic area experience is preferred.

• Arabic & English language fluency.

• Good utility of Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint & Excel).

• Excellent Communication Skills & ability to engage with Scientific Leaders, Key Decision Makers in a confident high-level scientific rapport.

Location: United Arab Emirates

Required Skills:

Immunology, Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, Medical Knowledge, Pharmaceutical Medical Affairs, Project Management, Scientific Literature, Strategic Planning, Strategic Thinking

Preferred Skills:

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

Yes

Travel Requirements:

No Travel Required

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Applicable

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

Yes

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Job Posting End Date:

02/1/2026

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