Medical Review Excellence Manager (Secondment 10M)

This is a temporary position for up to 10 months.

Role Overview: The Medical Review Excellence Manager will play a crucial role within the Medical Review Excellence (MRE) Group. As a key partner to in-country Medical Affairs and Marketing colleagues, this position aims to minimize compliance risks by ensuring review and approval of promotional and non-promotional marketing materials, ensuring alignment with all applicable country laws, regulations, and industry codes. As an active thought leader and medical processes partner, this role will also draw upon best practices to identify new ways of working and drive continuous improvement that generates value for colleagues in-country.

Your responsibilities:

• Subject Matter Expert and single point of contact for Medical Review Excellence to enable lightspeed deliverables for Promotional & Medical-to-Medical review objectives for Medical.
• Identify strategic opportunities for in-country service and operations improvements that align with business priorities & building consensus among cross-functional teams and influence decision making.
• Gather and analyze in-country metrics focused on MRE utilization and performance; develop compelling and insightful strategic recommendations for leadership and the country.
• Close partnership with CMO categories, and country partners to drive active engagement with key Medical and Marketing stakeholders.
• Leads process documentation and improvement, as applicable.
• Provides consultation for Marketing and Medical leads in support of compliant content creation as required.
• Engages with category Medical and Marketing teams to ensure needs are met for both promotional, medical-to-medical as well as corporate and social media materials in-country.
• Develops and sustains constructive, continuous improvement focused relationship with leadership and stakeholders.
• Leads in-country communication with different stakeholders and their departments for a coordinated structure of functions and workflow.
• Act as super-user and change leader who provides in-country medical review and approval services in the designated electronic approval system (to support the appropriate use of Pfizer medicines and successful implementation of Pfizer’s materials, initiatives, and programs in-country.
• Independently perform fact-check, scientific review and medical approval of promotional and medical materials and activities in line with local product label information, country-specific code and regulatory requirements.
• Provide solution-focused feedback and recommendations to material owners that enable revisions to be made so that messages in materials ensure the appropriate use of Pfizer medicines and compliance with local code/regulations.
• Acquire and maintain scientific knowledge of Pfizer medicines within nominated therapy area(s) (including those in development) as well as of key competitors and national guidelines relevant to the country.
• Maintain knowledge about local regulations, Pfizer policies relevant to creation and review and approval of materials as well as any additional guidance which may apply to the MRE function.
• Maintain oversight of, and where applicable, create, local policies, procedures and guidance relating to MRE.
• Work collaboratively with team members and core stakeholders (internal and external) and to the agreed timelines. Effectively manage own time and workload.
• Organize trainings on regulatory requirements and promotional material requirements for relevant colleagues

Qualifications for the role:

• B.sc or M.sc in life sciences/Pharmacy/Medical sciences or equivalent degrees (M.sc., PhD, MD preferred)
• Experience in collaborating with Global stakeholders and managing stringent timelines.
• Prior experience in medical content creation or promotional material review is preferred.
• Prior experience in conducting medical reviews or QC of regulatory documents is preferred
• High fluency in written English and Portuguese and strong functional fluency in spoken English.
• Solution driven and quality oriented.

We are looking for candidate who demonstrates ability to work independently, take ownership of tasks, and deliver results with a strong sense of accountability. You are self-motivated and proactive in managing responsibilities with strong organizational skills to manage multiple projects simultaneously. You can prioritize tasks effectively and meet deadlines consistently. You have proven ability to influence decisions and negotiate effectively. You are confident in guiding decision-making processes when necessary. You are a team player with a collaborative mindset, willingness to engage in cross-functional collaboration with local and global teams and you understand business dynamics and you can contribute to strategic discussions.

Equity statement

Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin or disability.

If you're passionate about ensuring the highest standards of medical review and compliance, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity at Pfizer. Join us in making a difference in patients' lives!

About the team:

You will become part of the International Medical Review Excellent team with your focus on Portugal.

This is a team, where we place a big emphasis on sharing knowledge and learning from each other, reflecting that Pfizer has a very flat structure where we recognize that when we all contribute, we all become better.

Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.

Disability Inclusion

Our mission is unleashing the power of all our people and we are proud to be a disability inclusive employer, ensuring equal employment opportunities for all candidates. We encourage you to put your best self forward with the knowledge and trust that we will make any reasonable adjustments to support your application and future career. Your journey with Pfizer starts here!