Job Description

Brief Description of Position

EEMEA Medical Affairs Center of Execution (CoE), is a virtual unit within the Eastern Europe Middle East Africa (EEMEA) Medical Affairs Team, created to drive efficiency through digitalization, streamlining and out-sourcing a set of GMA activities at a central, above-market level.

We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Medical Advisor to be based in Morocco and responsible for HPV Vaccines in French-West Africa (FWA) reporting to the Medical Lead of Strategic Alliances of EEMEA CoE. Your primary responsibility will be to provide expert medical advice and support to ensure effective communication on the value of HPV vaccination while driving positive health outcomes and fostering close relationships with healthcare professionals and key stakeholders.

Extent of Travel

Up to 50%

Key Responsibilities

• To plan and execute medical affairs activities for HPV Vaccines in French-West Africa (FWA) in alignment with contractual obligations with alliance partners and in alignment with franchise medical strategy.
• Map and develop in-depth understanding of scientific leaders & key decision makers. 
• Develop in-depth understanding of given therapy area/products, V&I plans and competitor landscape to ensure quality in medical affairs activities.
• Partner with RDMA and relevant HH colleagues to ensure strategic alignment and to develop annual MAP for given therapy area.
• Adhere to relevant SOPs, systems, and standards. 

Key Competencies Required

• Focus on customer & patients.
• Working across boundaries
• Strategic thinking
• High learning agility & adaptability
• Core global medical functional & sub-functional competencies

Required Qualification & Experience

• MD, PhD in life sciences or Pharm D
• 2-4 years of pharmaceutical/biotechnology/medical device industry experience in medical affairs function
• Working proficiency in French in addition to English.
• Experience in vaccines and/or infectious disease therapy area(s) is desired.

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