Medical Advisor- Immunology

**Primary Duties**
- Supporting development and implementation of Country / Cluster Medical Brand Plans of an assigned product(s) in Immunology
- Systematically leading identification of the scientific exchange needs of Key Opinion Leaders, investigators and other stakeholders in patient care, establishing strong professional relationships and providing credible scientific expertise
- Leading the design and implementation of best-in-class scientific programs with external KOLs, investigators and Global Medical Affairs and Global Clinical partners
- Responding effectively to requests for scientific exchange
- Supporting local team with disease area and product knowledge through scientific training
- Maintaining personal and medical team expertise in relevant product(s) in Immunology and Medical best practices

**Responsibilities**

Job Function and Description

A. Supporting development and implementation of Country Medical Brand Plans of an assigned product(s) in Immunology
- Serve as SME in assigned product and Collaborate with Therapy Area Lead and Cross-Functional Team to provide country input into local product related Medical Plan
- Define specific medical programs and activities (e.g. medical meetings, disease state education, advisory boards) and associated resource requirements/budgets
- Define key performance indicators and metrics to track progress against the activity plan

B. Systematically lead identification of the scientific exchange needs of KOLs, investigators and other stakeholders in patient care, establish strong professional relationships, and provide credible product specific scientific expertise
- Develop and maintain “peer-to-peer” scientific relationships with key thought leaders in healthcare, academia and government organizations per KOL plans and as requested by KOLs, including the management of strategic scientific partnerships and scientific exchange
- Work with field MSL/ RMA teams in Immunology to support scientific content and help facilitate interactions with healthcare professionals
- Serve presence at external meetings including scientific symposia and cooperative group meetings.

C. Leading the design and implementation of best-in-class scientific programs with external KOLs and investigators
- Collaborate appropriately with KOLs and Investigators to identify areas of shared scientific interest and advance partnerships per the guidance of the Therapy area lead
- Support Therapy area lead in defining and leading local product specific medical initiatives and KOL plans
- Provide medical support to Takeda’s clinical research programs and registries including support for evidence gap analysis and clinical development in collaboration with clinical team
- Maintain awareness of and access to internal and external information sources available to support best-in-class scientific exchange, and coordinate high-quality interactions between these resources and external customers

D. Respond effectively to requests for scientific exchange on an assigned product as SME for field medical and sales teams
- Coordinate response within defined timeline and quality standards to unsolicited inquires from HCPs and other stakeholders in collaboration with Medical Information.
- Develop appropriate responses to unique inquiries as required, such as the presentation of scientific evidence and medical education

E. Support local team disease area and product knowledge through scientific training
- Contribute to medical training of field-based commercial personnel as assigned
- Track and record training activities per established SOPs

F. Maintaining personal and medical team expertise in relevant product in Immunology and Medical best practices
- Maintain knowledge base and scientific expertise on all assigned Takeda products in Immunology
- In coordination with Therapy area lead, train medical science liaison team on fundamentals of Immunology knowledge and emerging evidence
- Develop and update knowledge of applicable pharmaceutical guidelines and regulations, including ICH, GCP, Rx&D Code of Ethical Practices and company policies
- Develop/increase personal and team knowledge of medical literature and critical appraisal of scientific publications
- Attend and report on relevant regional, national and international scientific and patient advocacy meetings as assigned

**Locations**:
IND - Gurgaon

**Worker Type**:
Employee

**Worker Sub-Type**:
Regular

**Time Type**:
Full time