Medical Affairs Scientist COVID

Primary Care (PC) Medical Affairs colleagues are experts with a deep knowledge of their therapeutic area and their medicines. Physicians and other health care professionals and stakeholders view them as peers, and PC colleagues as partners. In Primary Care Medical Affairs, we provide our customers with accurate and clinically relevant information about our medicines that help them make the right treatment decisions through data generation and dissemination and peer-to-peer interactions. We also generate actionable insights on our medicines and the evolving clinical reality and collaborate with our colleagues to ensure that they are reflected in PC decisions and plans.

Position Overview

Pfizer is hiring a Passionate, Talented, Innovative, Charismatic Medical Affair Scientist (MAS) in Medical Affairs Department Italy for a temporary position. The hiring of the COVID Franchise MAS fits the iTALent purpose, providing a growth and development opportunity to lead scientific innovation in our Therapeutic Areas (TA). The COVID Franchise MAS will report to the Italy Primary Care Medical Lead.

Key Responsibilities

• Will have direct relationships with Italian healthcare professionals and research centers focused on increasing quality of partnerships to share the common final objective: patient’s health improvement.
• The Medical Affair Department has the responsibility to maximize the pipeline and in-line portfolio development PC. COVID Franchise MAS will be responsible for the COVID products (vaccine and antiviral) inline and in pipeline.
• Responsibility for medical activities at national level referred to the TA strategy.
• Organization of consulting processes within the team and the headquarter (Medical and Commercial relevant functions).
• Provides scientific and medical data to leading health professionals, also to support decision-making by institutions and decision-makers.
• Support for scientific congresses, satellite symposia including attendance and follow-up, promotional materials strategy.
• Contributes to the selection of research locations in collaboration with clinical operations according to Pfizer SOPs and Policies.

Key Experience Offer of this Role

• Glocal Member, scientific and clinical support to Global team.
• Developing local medical strategy.
• Works independently. Receives instruction primarily on unusual situations. Ability to organize tasks, time and priorities; ability to multi-task.
• Looks across and outside the organization for better ways of working – receptive/willing to others ways of thinking.
• Identifies and builds effective relationships with HCP.
• Displays sensitivity to manage relationships and ability to build collaborative working relationships with colleagues and associates both within and external to the organization.

What You Offer

• Medicine Degree preferred.
• Relevant TA (Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, Internal Medicine) experience in the pharmaceutical industry is strongly preferred.
• Experience in clinical research is strongly preferred.
• Excellent and proven scientific and technical expertise (incl. clinical studies management, ad boards).
• Project management skills.
• Ability to work with cross-functional colleagues.
• Excellent English and local language.
• Adherence to Pfizer Values: Courage, Excellence, Equity and Joy.

Work Location Assignment: Remote

Contract Type: 11 months fixed term contract

Deadline to apply: Dec 24, 2024

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!