Develop and execute the medical plan aligned with the medical strategy to meet unmet medical needs in the assigned product(s) and therapeutic area(s) in collaboration with office medical

• Identify unmet medical needs and healthcare disparities in the assigned asset(s) and therapeutic area(s) through medical activities such as advisory board meetings and scientific exchanges with HCPs and other relevant individuals and organizations.
• Create an activity plan as Medical with senior Medical management to address the needs and fill data gaps.
• Develop a Customer Facing Medical Plan in the therapeutic area(s) and asset(s) to establish collaborative scientific relationships with stakeholders.
• Execute the Customer Facing Medical Plan in the assigned area(s) / asset(s) such as unbiased medical and scientific communication with HCPs, medical advisory board meetings, educational seminars, and data generation initiatives, medical materials creation, and necessary scientific input.
• Provide subject matter expertise and high-quality scientific exchange, bringing insights into the organization to help shape strategy.

Establish a highly reliable, long-term relationship with stakeholders.

• Establish deep and enduring peer-to-peer scientific relationships with leading HCPs and specialists, including non-traditional partners and key decision makers.
• Maintain and enhance the cross-BU alignment on metrics
• Ensure to collect necessary information and analyze insights prior to the meetings in order to provide deep medical and scientific expertise to stakeholders and HCPs
• For identifying unmet needs and healthcare disparities as well as contributing to the medical strategy, acquire extensive medical/ pharmaceutical information in the assigned area.
• Provide feedback on information and views obtained from stakeholders and HCPs, for related relevant department in the company, and consolidate them as Medical/ Public Health/ Healthcare insights.
• Enhance opportunities for creation of evidence based on medical needs by sharing issues in the medical field with internal/ external stakeholders through constructive and cross-functional partnership based upon scientific and medical excellence
• Optimize patient centricity of medical communications and deliverables, incorporating Health Literacy and cultural awareness principles to ensure that patients remain the ultimate focus

Align, contribute, and collaborate with relevant internal stakeholders

• Provide information on expert / HCP / relevant others feedback on product life cycle strategies to related divisions/departments in the company.
•  Collect and analyze unmet medical needs and seek solutions in collaboration with cross functional colleagues in the company.
• Scientific input for scientific meetings and materials.
• Provide medical education programs with and to relevant stakeholders.

Observe the code of conduct, company’s regulations, and compliance, appropriate communication with related departments, and exercise leadership in POJ.

• Conduct activities in compliance with the MHLW Guidelines for Prescription Drug Sales Information Activities.
• Ensure activities and communications are conducted in compliance with all policies, guidelines, and regulations.

Ensure awareness of responsibility for reporting adverse events

• For all Pfizer products, observe applicable laws/regulations and the Pfizer policy, and “Gather and report safety information*”. At an appropriate timing, attend training programs on obligation of assigned safety reporting.

REQUIRED SKILL SET

Education:

Minimum requirement

• 4 year university undergraduate degree AND master’s degree in life science, or 
• Pharmacists
  • 4-year university graduates with pharmacist license and

master’s degree or above or equivalent life science research experience, or

• 6–year university graduates with pharmacist license, or

• Nurses with master’s degree or above, or

• Veterinarians, or

• Dentists, or

• MDs

Preferred

• In addition to those who meet the minimum requirements above, the qualifications below are preferred
• MD (clinical experience, board certification preferred), or  
• PhD in Life Science  

Technical Skills:

• Medical/ pharmaceutical expert knowledge of therapeutic disease area/ products
• Ability to communicate appropriately and build good relationship with internal/external stakeholders
• Work effectively with teams and across functions by demonstrate Pfizer’s Values & Behaviors and the agility to learn from others
• Capable of medical discussion with relevant departments and external HCPs.
• A person who understands compliance and relevant laws/regulations in the pharmaceutical industry and advocates the appropriate use of the products.
• Can demonstrate appropriate knowledge and understanding of internal organization structure, key stakeholders and strategies
• A person who is able to quickly acquire necessary medical/ scientific knowledge and skills though self-learning

Experience

• Work experience at functions of: Medical Affairs; Development and/or Research preferred
•  Scientific publication experience preferred
• Medical science liaison experience preferred
• Clinical research experience

Language

• Able to understand written and spoken English and Japanese in assigned therapeutic disease area, and scientific interactions
• Minimum TOEIC score of 730 preferred

AS NEEDED**:**

• Contribute to Business Development in the assigned area(s): In collaboration with Japan Medical Lead, Japan Medical Affairs Product Lead, Global MA members and other members from relevant functions, identify unmet medical needs and candidate therapies for potential medical interventions in the assigned therapeutic area(s) in Japan through medical activities such as advisory boards and consultations with medical experts while keeping confidentiality.
• Rapidly respond to critical supply issues from the medical perspective (e.g., rapid communications with academic societies and regulatory authorities)  

Work Location Assignment: Hybrid

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