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Post : Senior Scientific Reviewer
Job Description
Job Purpose
Responsible for supporting the Pfizer Biopharmaceuticals Group EM Center of Excellence, specifically:
• Working collaboratively with Medical and Marketing teams to review promotional, regulatory, training, and continuing medical education material in compliance with relevant SOPs/ regulations/ industry codes/ working practices
• Advocating best practices to achieve effective and compliant medical and promotional content for Pfizer products
• Under supervision from the line manager, ensuring that the operational deliverables assigned are achieved on or ahead of schedule and within the set standards of quality and value
Main Responsibilities
Technical
• Use scientific expertise and medical knowledge to ensure appropriate review of promotional, regulatory, training, and continuing medical education material in compliance with relevant SOPs/ regulations/ industry codes/ working practices
• Liaise with all commercial functions in the review for scientific/ medical accuracy before and through the review process (on internal Pfizer platforms) as required
• Ensure clear, factual, effective, and concise presentation of analyses and associated discussions in assigned documents
• Collaborate with other lines and relevant project team subject matter experts, to ensure a high standard of accuracy and quality of information presented in assigned documents
• Assist in generating and reviewing any additional support content, including proofreading, reviewing, referencing, and verifying anti-plagiarism aspects of the content
Tactical / Operational
• Maintain the promotional material review process and system knowledge as per Pfizer standards
• Produce analytical reports and project scorecards as required in line with decided KPIs and share these with the line manager
• Collate team reports for each region to share with the medical team
• Monitor milestones, identify potential risks, and assist in resolving any issues
• Assist in coordinating the activities of other team members to ensure the quality and accuracy of their contributions
• Conduct quality control assessments of assigned deliverables as required
• Facilitate the creation of a robust feedback mechanism to ensure periodic inputs from stakeholders
• Actively participate in the daily management of the review team. Ensure that the day-to-day activities are conducted smoothly
• Under supervision from the line manager, conduct training and onboarding of newly hired colleagues
Project Planning, Execution, and Delivery
• Prioritizes and multitasks to enhance productivity and manage workload
• Under supervision from the line manager, communicate with cross-functional stakeholders regarding project progress and ensure that quality standards are being met; and optimize efficiency
• Deliver assigned documents on or before the deadline, promptly alerting project teams of any anticipated delays, information gaps, or potential shortcomings in quality
Others
• Mentorship – actively mentors other team members for the effective execution of assigned tasks and goals
• Keep abreast of current literature, emerging science, and technology developments, and medical trends to enhance content review and development
• Values and Behaviors – Consistently adhere to/demonstrates all Pfizer values, with a special focus on integrity, performance, and teamwork. Work in harmony with internal and external stakeholders
• Personal Development – Enhance self-development through on-the-job training. In consultation with the line manager, identify additional areas of interest towards learning and development, along with training needs and gaps
• Performance Management System (PMS) – Ensure full compliance with PMS
Candidate Profile
• Post-graduate degree in pharmaceutical/natural science or graduate in medical (MBBS/BDS/MDS) or allied health sciences
• 2-5 years of prior work experience in promotional content and medical/scientific material review
• Technical skills: Knowledge of “pharmaceutical medicine” including clinical pharmacology, medical and paramedical sciences, medicine and medical statistics, and relevant therapeutic areas/products
• Writing skills: Excellent writing skills
• Analytic skills: Ability to examine data, formulate reasonable hypotheses, and design and execute analyses to test them
• Sound medical judgment/decision making
• Language skills: High fluency in written English and strong functional fluency in spoken English
• Personal skills: Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize multiple projects and meet deadlines
• Interpersonal skills: Effective persuasive and negotiation skills, including an ability to guide decision-making for document content strategy when appropriate. Ability to work well with all levels and roles in cross-functional, global teams
• Regulatory knowledge: Familiarity with global regulatory guidance (especially ICH, FDA, and EMA) relevant to clinical and safety data
• Software: Previous experience with software commonly used to present and analyze data and experience with searching academic databases is preferred. Working knowledge of tools to aid the promotional material review process (GCMA/Zinc/PMAW) is required
Additional Information
Experience : 2-5 years
Qualification : M.Pharm / M.Sc or Graduate in medical (MBBS/BDS/MDS)
Location : Mumbai
Industry Type : Pharma / Healthcare/ Clinical research
Functional Area : R&D
End Date : 30th June, 2023
Send your resume to Harriet.DAlmeida@pfizer.com with the title 'Senior Scientific Reviewer- COE'
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