Medical Affairs Associate

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Medical Affairs Associate

Key Result Areas and Main Duties

This position has the responsibility to support all functions of the medical affairs department. The role will include, but not limited to, the following:

• Prepare scientific material for internal and external use and prepare medical competitor intelligence information for dissemination
• Handling enquiries received through the medical information and drug safety mailboxes.
• Handling enquiries received by phone.
• Managing day to day enquiries regarding medical information and adverse event reporting and complaints. Responding to healthcare professionals within the required timeframes.
• Updating, creating and maintaining standard response letters and FAQs for each product as required.
• Updating and maintaining relevant medical information and pharmacovigilance SOPs as required.
• Ensuring that adverse events are reported within the required timeframes and tracked in accordance with local SOPs.
• Support and lead as necessary on non-promotional meetings and advisory boards
• Support Regulatory Affairs in responding to questions from regulatory agencies and implementing changes to product SPC, PIL and PI

Other departmental support

• Such other duties as the management may from time to time reasonably require

Note: This job description is a guide to the principal, current duties of the job. It does not form part of the contract of employment.

General:

• Health & Safety – take personal responsibility for compliance with all current Health & Safety legislation.
• Ad hoc - such other duties as the Management may from time to time reasonably require.

Experience & qualifications

• Life sciences, Biological Sciences, Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Chemistry

Profile of the candidate

Technical skills and abilities

• Excellent communication skills (both spoken and written)
• Confident in interpreting and communicating scientific data
• Good organisational skills
• Good time management and prioritisation skills (able to work to tight timelines and under pressure)
• Fully IT literate

Emotional skills and abilities

• Good interpersonal skills
• Collaborative approach – ability to work in a team
• Friendly and professional approach to work
• Self-motivated and organised
• A passion for results

5 most important job specific skills

• Excellence communication skills (both spoken and written)
• Confident in interpreting and communicating scientific data
• Ability to work in a team
• Good time management and prioritisation skills
• Awareness and understanding of other company functions

About Merz Aesthetics

Since creating one of the world’s first anti-wrinkle creams in 1953, Merz has been a driver of innovation in the fast-evolving field of aesthetic medicine. Merz Pharma is a privately held pharmaceutical company based in Frankfurt, Germany.

As part of the Merz Pharma Group, Merz Aesthetics (ABU) is active in research, development and distribution of innovative products in the areas of; aesthetic medicine and dermatology. Today, our products are used by healthcare professionals in more than 90 countries.

How to apply

To apply for this role, please email your CV and cover letter to sales-support@merz.com.

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