Job Description

This field-based role focuses on engaging stakeholders (including healthcare professionals, payors, and patient advocacy groups) in non-promotional, scientific discussions, activities and interactions, on NewBridge’s Neuroscience Portfolio, for the Gulf region.

The selected candidate will communicate scientific information and facilitate dialogue about Newbridge’s Neuroscience Portfolio, consistent with the objectives of the Medical Affairs Function, and NewBridge overall, and in full compliance with applicable laws and regulations, NewBridge’s Code of Conduct, policies, procedures and accepted standards of best practice.

Required Competencies, Qualifications and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Medicine, Pharmacy or other life science
Minimum of 1 year of experience as MSL, Medical advisor in a MNC in the UAE is required
Previous experience working in Neuroscience is essential
Ability to build strong relationships with external customers, as well as peers and cross functionally
Fluency in English and Arabic, both written and spoken

Responsibilities & Accountabilities

Scientific Interactions and Engagement with KMEs

Keep up to date with the latest scientific research and clinical data relevant to the assigned therapy areas and products.
Identify, build, and manage a network of KMEs for the assigned therapy areas and products
Provide scientific, fair and balance information to KMEs and scientific community
Help shape new treatment paradigms through scientific exchange with KMEs.
Lead meetings with KMEs to discuss relevant scientific literature and address their scientific enquiries
Conduct educational presentations to external stakeholders
Provide timely responses to medical information requests from the field force as well as from the HCPs in relation to the assigned therapy areas and products
Gather feedback and advice about company products through peer-to-peer interactions and through advisory boards
Train and develop speakers on the company’s products and manage the related speaking engagement schedules
Lead and assist in the organization of key external National and Regional medical education events e.g. satellite symposia, 3rd party congresses, NewBridge summits, etc
Manage any scientific/research support request form the HCPs such as but not limited to, publication support, investigator-initiated study, educational program, or educational / research grant, etc

Internal Interactions

Become the Neuroscience medical expert and reference point for all internal NewBridge interactions, activities, and communications.
Provide therapeutic and scientific training and information to all internal cross-functional teams within NewBridge, whether as training, or to support different initiatives.
Provide medical support for the development of scientific and promotional materials and / or activities.
Communicate relevant KME insights and feedback to internal stakeholders

Compliance

Act with high standards of compliance and ethics.
Ensure all the medical interaction and activities with HCPs is informed, balanced, current, and conducted with a high standard of compliance and in accordance with Newbridge’s Code of Conduct, and relevant local and international codes of ethical business practices.
Adheres to all applicable laws, regulations and NewBridge SOPs, as well as to the high integrity standards as set forth by NewBridge Compliance Department