What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Medical Information Specialist position at Zenith LifeScience?
The Senior Medical Information Specialist is responsible for meeting the medical information needs of external customers and internal business partners. He/she will respond to medical inquiries, contribute to the development of high-quality Medical Information deliverables, and will be responsible for scientific accuracy review of assigned promotional and scientific exchange materials. This includes but is not limited to:
- Respond to medical information inquiries from health care professionals, patient/consumers, field staff, internal business partners and other customers utilizing standard medical response documents or by creating ad hoc responses as appropriate
- Ensure medical accuracy of Company’s advertising, promotional and scientific materials as part of Copy Review Committee and Medical Review Committee, in collaboration with Medical Information Managers and Medical Directors; and ensure the scientific information is consistent with product labeling where appropriate
- Monitor scientific literature for potential adverse event reports; report findings to Product Safety within established timeframes
- Research and conduct detailed analyses of the scientific literature for Company’s marketed products, investigational compounds, competitor products/compounds, and related disease states. Contribute to communication, reporting and storage of findings
- Develop, review, and/or update standard medical responses, AMCP dossiers, FAQ documents and other medical information resources
- Provide scientific support for assigned stakeholders on ad hoc projects and/or initiatives
Knowledge/Skills Required
- Advanced bioscience degree required (PharmD preferred)
- Demonstrated scientific knowledge and expertise, Oncology experience preferred
- Prior knowledge and understanding of US regulatory standards related to pharmaceutical manufacturers’ communications and dissemination of medical information
- Excellent verbal and written skills, with demonstrated experience in medical writing and development of scientific communication materials
- Superior literature database search skills, as well as expert literature evaluation and summarization skills
- Minimum of 3-4 years of experience in pharmaceutical industry-based medical information or related discipline