Medical Advisor
Riyadh - Saudi Arabia
Job Summary
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A) Role Core Responsibilities & Accountabilities:
1- Scientific Leadership & Medical Expertise
- Serve as the scientific and medical expert for the assigned therapeutic area.
- Maintain deep understanding of disease areas treatment paradigms clinical evidence healthcare landscape and emerging scientific developments.
- Critically evaluate scientific literature clinical data and real-world evidence to support medical decision-making.
- Provide scientific expertise and medical guidance to internal and external stakeholders.
2- Scientific Exchange & External Stakeholder Engagement
- Establish develop and maintain credible compliant and long-term relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) healthcare professionals academic institutions scientific societies and other relevant external stakeholders.
- Lead high-quality scientific exchange activities and communicate complex medical information in a balanced accurate and compliant manner.
- Identify emerging scientific trends unmet medical needs and evolving stakeholder perspectives within the therapeutic area.
- Represent Takeda at scientific congresses medical meetings advisory boards and other scientific engagement activities.
3- Medical Insights Generation
- Gather analyse and communicate actionable medical insights from external stakeholders scientific interactions and healthcare environments.
- Translate medical insights into meaningful recommendations to support therapeutic area priorities evidence generation plans patient-focused initiatives and business decision-making.
- Proactively identify scientific gaps educational needs and opportunities to improve patient care.
4- Evidence Generation & Medical Projects
- Support development and execution of evidence generation activities including investigator-sponsored studies real-world evidence initiatives medical research collaborations and scientific projects.
- Contribute medical expertise to study planning execution interpretation and communication of scientific outcomes.
- Identify opportunities to generate meaningful scientific evidence addressing unmet patient needs.
5- Medical Education & Capability Building
- Develop and deliver scientific training and educational programs for internal stakeholders.
- Support capability building initiatives by providing therapeutic area expertise and scientific updates.
- Act as a medical resource for cross-functional teams and contribute to enhancing scientific knowledge across the organization.
6- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner closely with Therapy Area Leads Medical Excellence Medical Affairs teams Market Access Regulatory Affairs Clinical Development Commercial Patient Services and other relevant stakeholders.
- Contribute medical expertise to cross-functional initiatives while ensuring alignment with medical and scientific priorities.
- Support launch readiness lifecycle management activities and patient-focused initiatives through scientific input and collaboration.
7- Patient & Healthcare Ecosystem Understanding
- Maintain strong understanding of patient journeys healthcare systems treatment pathways and evolving clinical practice.
- Spend significant time engaging with healthcare stakeholders to better understand real-world clinical challenges and opportunities.
- Use healthcare ecosystem insights to support scientific priorities and improve patient outcomes.
8- Digital Innovation & Data Utilization
- Leverage scientific data digital tools and innovative approaches to enhance stakeholder engagement and medical impact.
- Utilize data-driven insights to support evidence-based decision-making and identify emerging opportunities.
9- Compliance Ethics & Medical Governance
- Ensure all activities are conducted in accordance with applicable laws regulations industry codes Takeda policies and medical governance standards.
- Maintain the highest standards of scientific integrity ethics and patient focus.
- Proactively identify and escalate compliance quality or ethical concerns through appropriate channels.
B) Role Mandatory Responsibilities:
- Adhere to Takedas Information Security and Technology Use policies.
- Serve as a Quality Ambassador by promptly reporting any product-related concerns to the Quality team.
- Uphold integrity and ethical conduct in alignment with Takedas values (Takeda-ism).
- Complete all mandatory trainings and ensure team compliance with relevant policies and procedures.
- Lead by example in the accurate and timely use of company systems (e.g. Concur Dakika Bloom) fostering process discipline across the team.
- Proactively raise compliance or ethical concerns through appropriate Takeda reporting channels.
C) Role required Qualifications & Capabilities
- University degree in Medicine Pharmacy Life Sciences or a related healthcare discipline.
- 35 years of relevant Medical Affairs experience within the pharmaceutical industry including experience in Medical Affairs Medical Science Liaison Medical Advisor Clinical Development or a related medical role.
- Strong scientific knowledge and experience within Gastroenterology; experience in IBD is preferred.
- Strong understanding of healthcare regulations GCP/GVP requirements scientific exchange principles and compliance standards.
- Fluent in English; proficiency in applicable local language(s) is an advantage.
- Ability and willingness to travel as required.
D) Capabilities
- Scientific & Medical Expertise
- Stakeholder Engagement & KOL Management
- Medical Insight Generation
- Evidence Generation & Research Support
- Strategic Thinking & Business Acumen
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Communication & Presentation Skills
- Scientific Storytelling & Medical Education
- Project Leadership & Execution
- Ethics Compliance & Medical Governance
- Digital & Data-Driven Mindset
- Agility & Adaptability
- Patient-Centric Thinking
- Innovation & Continuous Improvement
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
About Company
Takeda is a patient-focused, R&D-driven global biopharmaceutical company committed to bringing Better Health and a Brighter Future.