Senior Medical Affairs Scientist
- Hungary - Budapest
This role has a fixed term period of 24 months.
SUMMARY
The Senior Medical Affairs Scientist (SrMAS) in VMG is a scientific expert dedicated to a market not integrated into the I4G model. Reporting into the VMG structure, the MAS covers all assets within a Category in their assigned geography, performing a full though primarily reactive medical affairs function. Their work is characterized by agility, efficiency, and a strong reliance on technology to maximize impact with limited resources. MAS colleagues are expected to contribute to above-market VMG initiatives, while maintaining primary focus on their local market.
RESPONSABILITIES:
In-market responsibilities
- Serve as the primary medical affairs contact for the Pfizer product Category in the assigned market(s).
- Engage with HCPs, KOLs, authorities, and scientific stakeholders as a peer, fostering trust and credibility in all interactions.
- Build and maintain relationships with healthcare professionals, regulatory authorities, and commercial partners, ensuring the needs of the market are met within the VMG framework.
- Generate, document, synthesize, and compliantly share actionable medical insights from external engagements, scientific exchange, and stakeholder feedback.
- Using a selective and prioritized approach, effectively disseminate key scientific insights using omnichannel and digital platforms, ensuring relevant information reaches stakeholders in a timely and accessible manner.
- Ensure insights are communicated effectively to VMG medical leadership, cross-functional teams, and relevant internal stakeholders to inform strategy, tactics, and operational plans.
- Operate within a resource-constrained environment, using technology and process optimization to deliver medical support efficiently.
- Champion the VMG mindset by continuously seeking ways to streamline workflows, automate routine tasks, and leverage digital tools for insight generation and stakeholder engagement.
- Provide reactive support for local clinical trials where appropriate, collaborating with cluster Therapeutic Area Specialists and other internal stakeholders in line with VMG principles.
Collaborative working within VMG
- Serve as a scientific point of contact for assigned Category in-country, collaborating with cluster Therapeutic Area Specialists and other internal stakeholders in line with VMG principles.
- Inform and contribute to the execution of VMG medical plans in alignment with global and International goals.
- Contribute to VMG-wide projects and initiatives, sharing best practices and supporting harmonization of medical affairs activities across markets.
- Collaborate with above-market VMG colleagues to address cross-geography challenges and support the evolution of the VMG operating model.
Operational Effectiveness & Compliance
- Uphold the highest ethical standards, scientific integrity, and compliance in all activities.
- Take responsibility for own learning, ensuring your skills and knowledge are up to date.
- Support audit readiness, pharmacovigilance, and regulatory reporting as required by VMG and global standards.
- Demonstrates autonomy, decisiveness and judgement necessary for independent decision-making.
- Well-connected and respected in therapeutic areas.
- Substantially contributes to VMG initiatives and processes.
- Demonstrates a mature understanding of local and international regulations, ability to make sound judgements on complex projects and to advise more junior colleagues or colleagues from other areas.
- Shows leadership and ability to guide, assist and mentor others.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Advanced healthcare or scientific degree coupled with deep pharmaceutical experience and knowledge. A medical degree (MD) or equivalent and board certification, or Category-related PhD and post-doctoral experience is desirable.
- Robust scientific and medical experience, including clinical or research experience.
- Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry, local healthcare systems, and regulatory environments.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze medical data and generate insights.
- Fluent business and medical English (additional languages as required by market).
- Significant professional experience in relevant therapeutic area. Track record of successful engagement with senior KOLs.
- Leadership experience (mentoring, coaching, project management).
- Recognized as an expert and thought leader internally and externally.
- Experience in international, matrix organizations.
Purpose
Breakthroughs that change patients' lives... At Pfizer we are a patient centric company, guided by our four values: courage, joy, equity and excellence. Our breakthrough culture lends itself to our dedication to transforming millions of lives.
Digital Transformation Strategy
One bold way we are achieving our purpose is through our company wide digital transformation strategy. We are leading the way in adopting new data, modelling and automated solutions to further digitize and accelerate drug discovery and development with the aim of enhancing health outcomes and the patient experience.
Flexibility
We aim to create a trusting, flexible workplace culture which encourages employees to achieve work life harmony, attracts talent and enables everyone to be their best working self. Let’s start the conversation!
Equal Employment Opportunity
We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is crucial to building a successful business. As an employer, Pfizer is committed to celebrating this, in all its forms – allowing for us to be as diverse as the patients and communities we serve. Together, we continue to build a culture that encourages, supports and empowers our employees.
Disability Inclusion
Our mission is unleashing the power of all our people and we are proud to be a disability inclusive employer, ensuring equal employment opportunities for all candidates. We encourage you to put your best self forward with the knowledge and trust that we will make any reasonable adjustments to support your application and future career. Your journey with Pfizer starts here!
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MedicalBreakthroughs that change patients’ lives
Research confirms what intuition tells us: that purpose-driven companies perform better, are more innovative, attract and retain the best people, and know how to unleash the power of those people. Pfizer’s purpose—Breakthroughs that change patients' lives—fuels everything we do and reflects our passion for building on our legacy as one of the greatest contributors of good to the world.
Each word in our purpose has meaning and reflects the value we strive to bring to patients and society:
“Breakthroughs” - These are the innovations, scientific and commercial, that we seek to deliver every day. All colleagues, regardless of role, level or location, strive for breakthroughs every day.
“Change” - We want to do more than simply improve patients’ medical conditions; we want to dramatically change their lives for the better.
“Patients’ lives” - We consider not only patients, but everyone they touch—including their families, caregivers, and friends—and everything they love to do. It’s an intentionally holistic view.
Our purpose ensures that patients remain at the center of all we do. We live our purpose by sourcing the best science in the world; partnering with others in the healthcare system to improve access to our medicines; using digital technologies to enhance our drug discovery and development, as well as patient outcomes; and leading the conversation to advocate for pro-innovation/pro-patient policies.
Every decision we make and every action we take is done with the patient in mind—and to nurture an environment where breakthroughs can thrive.
Our Values
To fully realize Pfizer’s purpose, we have established a clear set of expectations regarding “what” we need to achieve for patients and “how” we will go about achieving those goals.
The “how” is represented by four simple, powerful values—courage, excellence, equity, and joy—that define our company and our culture.
Courage: Breakthroughs start by challenging convention, especially in the face of uncertainty or adversity. This happens when we think big, speak up, and are decisive.
Excellence: We can only change patients’ lives when we perform at our best together. This happens when we focus on what matters, agree who does what, and measure our outcomes.
Equity: We believe that every person deserves to be seen, heard, and cared for. This happens when we are inclusive, act with integrity, and reduce healthcare disparities.
Joy: We give ourselves to our work, but it also gives to us. We find joy when we take pride, recognize one another, and have fun.
Benefits at Pfizer
Pfizer offers competitive compensation and benefits programs designed to meet the diverse needs of our colleagues. Our Pay for Performance Philosophy and Practices reward colleagues based on the contributions they make to our business.
Our Competitive Benefits Programs help our colleagues by:
- Promoting Health and Wellness to help colleagues maintain and improve their physical and mental wellbeing. Pfizer offerings include health and disability insurance, preventative health programs, medical screenings, free or reduced-cost vaccinations, discounts on Pfizer products, mental health support, nutrition and fitness counseling and more.
- Strengthening Colleagues’ Financial Security by providing company contributions to retirement plans, life insurance and financial planning education to help colleagues achieve their financial goals.
- Providing Benefits and Time off for the Moments that Matter to ensure Pfizer colleagues have the time away from the office to recharge, recover and return to work as the best version of themselves. Vacation, Holiday time and Sick time are just the beginning, with a 12 week parental leave policy for both parents of a new born, 10 day of caregiver leave for those times when your family needs you whether it’s a child, spouse or parent, bereavement leave, and additional country-specific programs.
- And so much more, depending on your country and site, Pfizer offers childcare facilities or discount programs, on-site health and/or fitness centers, movement and mindfulness solutions, “Log in for your Day” work flexibility and so much more.
For U.S. based jobs, view an overview of Pfizer’s U.S. benefits program (opens in a new window)