Country Medical Lead Pakistan

Main Responsibilities / Duties

The Pfizer Biopharma Country Medical Lead (CML) for Pakistan will serve as the CMO for the country, providing medical leadership to the medical team & responsible for developing and executing the Country Medical Team’s vision and strategy in alignment with the Commercial Country Manager. 

The CML is the single point of accountability for medical in the country & works closely cross functionally to support the product portfolio.  He/she will report to the EM Asia Regional Medical Lead and be part of the Regional Medical LT.  He/she will be responsible for managing high performing Country Medical organization including the Medical Quality function & will ensure that country medical functions systems, processes & activities are fully aligned with country business priorities, strategies and needs, as well as, in compliance with corporate policies, SOPs & guidelines. 

He/she also serves as the key Country liaison with country/regional/HQ Commercial, Medical, GMPE, Clinical Affairs, Regulatory, Safety, Corporate Affairs and, Legal functions. 

The CML provides medical guidance and input to the regulatory, safety and commercial leadership teams in support of key product maintenance & defense activities. He/she will develop strategic partnerships with key clinical and other stakeholders; developing strategies aligned to customer needs in order to maintain a therapeutic leadership position and drive business needs at the country level.  He/She will also focus on ensuring excellence with respect to medical quality and compliance as well as professional external relations.

Required Skill Set

• Have the skills, capabilities, talents and knowledge to do the job at a high level of accomplishment; is proficient in organizational design and development concepts.
• Resources Managed (budget and FTEs): Will be accountable for the Country Medical budget and head count

Qualifications (i.e., preferred education, experience, attributes):

• More than 10 years in the medical affairs function in the pharmaceutical industry with broad expertise in medical & experience with regulatory and/or safety risk management issues.
• Understanding of the local health environment & knowledge of the relevant and applicable local and regional Codes of Practice, SOPs, regulations and guidelines
• Knowledge of pharmacovigilance & regulatory legislation and how it impacts product portfolio
• Proactive, pragmatic, flexible person with excellent leadership qualities, strategic thinking, communication & presentation skills
• Fluency in English; Fluency in local language.                     
• Ability to work successfully with cross-functional staff in a team setting
• Analytic and organizational skills in managing, interpreting, and presenting clinical and marketing data, for regional assessment
• Ability to communicate, develop, and manage collaborative relationships with external academic institutions, co-operative groups, and medical professionals
• MD is a requirement; other advanced clinical degree and MBA would be a plus
• Ability to travel through the country is a requirement.

Senior Leader Competencies Required

• Anticipates Customer and Market Needs- Knows the industry; knowledgeable in current and possible future trends, knows the competition; is aware of how strategies and tactics work in the marketplace. Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customer’s; always focused on patient safety first, establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Acts Decisively: Makes timely and effective decisions by applying business and financial acumen. Acts with urgency and removes barriers that hinder productivity. Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Builds Change-Agile Organizations Develops teams that are facile at initiating and responding to change. Aligns teams and processes to support sustainable change. Designs and leads teams that are flexible and adaptive.
• Strategic and Innovating Thinking Demonstrates insightful thinking by developing creative approaches to business models and strategies and creates an environment to encourage others to do the same.
• Grows Leaders: Actively coaches and develops talent. Builds leadership bench strength for Pfizer. Provides opportunities and experiences to develop skills, competencies and business knowledge.

Strategy

To take a medical leadership role in developing strategy for the responsible portfolio(s) for the assigned countries and towork directly with the region for alignment.

To plan and consolidate medical resources to support portfolio strategies and medical initiatives from countries, region and global medical teams.

Research &; Publications

To establish partnership with local medical academy in building research capabilities in the assigned therapeutic area(s).

To act as country therapeutic area lead to join the global medical steering committee in review and approval of research proposals and publication manuscripts to ensure scientific quality and value to patients. The research proposals include real-world data analysis, and Investigator initiated study proposals, etc.

Outcomes Research &; Access

To develop medical access strategy for the assigned therapeutic area(s) for the assigned countries.

To enhance the awareness of quality standards and rationale usage of Outcomes Research (OR), Health Technology Assessment and Pharmacoeconomics by working with HCPs and Academia.

To support the local medical teams as responsible person for the assigned therapeutic area in the assigned countries. To work with Regional and World Wide Outcomes Research Team and provide local support to regional/global OR projects.

Regulatory Affairs

To act as point of contact and and support engagement with the regulatory authorities in medically associated matters in the home country.

To support local medical/regulatory teams in generating medical justifications and oversee the interactions with regulatory authorities in the assigned markets.

To represent the assigned markets in reaching out to regional/global teams for support on medical rationale associated in interactions with regulatory authority.



Disease Management

To generate disease management strategies for the responsible therapeutic area(s) in the assigned markets and to ensure strategic alignment across functions.

To leverage regional/global medical resources to support local initiatives in the assigned market(s).

To ensure Disease Management Programs (DMP) comply with Pfizer SOPs, guidelines and local codes ensuring ethical practice and patient confidentiality.

To encourage that DMP programs meet Technical and predefined outcomes for publication.

Safety Surveillance

To provide guidance from a medical perspective in areas connected with product safety by providing medical and/or scientific input.

To provide medical input/advice for relevant Adverse Event situations as appropriate,

Brand Strategy

To be accountable for providing medical input and guidance to brand strategic planning in the responsible therapeutic area in the assigned markets.

To ensure strategic alignment with regional/global medical teams.

To work cohesively with marketing to ensure that the medical strategy is evident and sound within the overall strategy.

Interactions with Healthcare Professionals

To develop and lead strategic medical and scientific relationships or partnerships with HCPs.

To present or attend relevant medical conferences both international and local, as required.

To take the lead in KOL development. And engagement plans

To develop a list of priority and non-priority HCPs to engage with.

To record engagements and insights obtained with HCPs and contribute to KPIs as assigned by the EM Asia LT.

Promotional Materials/Activities Review/Approval

To provide medical input and guidance in promotional materials/activities design and development to ensure strategic alignment.

To review and approve promotional material/activities prior to final country sign off when required by various sales, marketing and corporate teams as required

People management and development
To have and manage at least one direct report.
To personally demonstrate and "model" the Leader Behaviors and Pfizer values.
To ensure adherence to Performance Management System, Reward and recognize fairly.
To build and enhance competency across functions, products, therapeutic areas, pharmaceutical medicine, and relevant SOPs/guidelines.

To identify, train and groom medical colleagues to assume the next level operational and leadership responsibilities.

To support the country lead in medical strategic planning and operational planning for the responsible therapeutic area in the assigned countries.

To act as medical point of contact for cross functional collaboration and strategic alignment.

Regional Responsibilities

To manage a given portfolio/s in a designated cluster country.

To provide guidance and direction to medical managers in the assigned portfolio.
 

To achieve key field metrics and KPIs assigned to hybrid manager roles.

To be accountable in developing the country plan for the portfolio.

To be accountable for strategic alignment for the portfolio with regional/global medical teams and with the country commercial teams.

To provide medical leadership in portfolio enhancement and development assessment.

KEY NETWORKS/ RELATIONSHIP

• Advanced knowledge of own Therapeutic Area(s) (TA), including but not limited to research, competitor’s products, customers, regulatory trends and labeling, pharma industry trends and market access.
• Comprehensive knowledge of related disciplines, to be effective in BU.
• Able to affect and shape TA and BU strategies, and influence broader Pfizer medical and business strategies and tactics.
• Recognized as leading expert by opinion leaders in TA, and acts accordingly towards Pfizer management and Senior Leadership.
• Represent Medical Affairs Function and Pfizer to external medical community.
• Able to develop and implement innovative medical strategies, policies and processes, incorporating appropriate risk taking, and acts as ‘change agent’.
• Proactively recommends effective solutions to challenges affecting customers and Pfizer.
• Able to demonstrate strong leadership, inspires and holds other accountable within and across Work Teams and Departments.
• Able to work independently on most assignments using knowledge and work experience, with assignments often being self-initiated
• Co-/Leads complex projects across Sub Business Unit.

Education
• Medical qualification – MBBS or MD
• An additional relevant qualification in the responsible therapeutic area(s) would be preferable.
• Additional training/qualification in leadership or management would be preferable.

Experience:
• At least 3 years of experience in Pharmaceutical industry as medical affairs manager or equivalent position independently responsible for the related therapeutic area.
• Clinical practice experience in the related therapeutic area, working experience in research or medical academy would be preferable .
• Good working knowledge of PhAMA Code of Conduct.
•Proficiency in Basic Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel and familiarity with use of databases.

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