Medical Affairs Communications

Job Title: Medical Affairs Communications

Location: Whippany, NJ, 07981

Duration: 12 Months

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type: Remote

Pay Rate: $73.00-$73.00/Hr

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide

Job Description:

• The Medical Affairs Communications and Publication Contractor will support all Medical Affairs Communications and Publication functions within WHC.


• The contractor is responsible for providing accurate, timely, unbiased, and up to date medical & scientific information to internal and external customers.


• The incumbent carries out this role in accordance with departmental SOPs, Client corporate policy, and other legal & regulatory requirements.


• The incumbent will work in close collaboration with global and country medical affairs and cross-functional colleagues, ensuring accurate and compliant scientific information is delivered to internal and external customers.

The primary responsibilities of this role:

• Respond to verbal, written, and electronic medical/product inquiries from Healthcare Professionals, (e.g., Physicians, Pharmacists, Nurses), Consumers, accounts, Insurance and Government personnel that have been escalated from Customer Care Services (Call Center)


• Perform QA on the call center responses to HCPs to ensure accurate and compliant responses are being provided


• Direct or participate in the approval process for custom and standard inquiry responses


• Review all standard responses within the therapeutic area of responsibility for accuracy, relevance, and timeliness prior to final approval by the Med Comm Director or Senior Director


• Guide Medical Information personnel such that accurate and up to date information are provided to external customers and supervises and facilitates the search, review and interpretation of medical and scientific data


• Prepare and share Medical Information and PIR inquiries report for broader Medical Affairs team to guide Medical Affairs and MSL strategy


• Support the Med Communications and Publication lead in preparation of Publication workshop to create publication strategy for WHC portfolio


• Support the Med Communications and Publication lead in the execution of publications plan, including tracking timelines, coordinating with authors and agencies, and ensuring deliverable align with scientific and strategic objectives


• Participate and assist Med Communications and Publication Director in the Medical review and approval of all Advertising & Promotion and Sales Training materials. Medical Affairs representative for LMR (Legal, Medical, Regulatory) team for assigned products and or therapeutic area


• Review the scientific literature to develop content for new Medical Content standard letters and FAQs and revisions of existing letters for a Client disease state area combining clinical experience with critical analysis of clinical literature to synthesize an appropriate solution to a customer specific, drug related problem while keeping within legal and regulatory guidelines


• Actively participate in marketing brand product teams, communications committees, product advisory board meetings, and other Client meetings to ensure that the MC scientifically accurate public health message supports business unit goals and is aligned to promotional materials and campaigns


• Champion regular meetings with Medical Affairs (Medical Affairs, HEOR, MSLs,) and other business partners (Safety, Product Quality Complaints, Sales, Sales Training, Marketing) to ensure the safe and appropriate use of Client products assuring public health oriented responses and to assure the key medical messages are consistent and accurate throughout the company


• Plan and Manage the Medical Affairs booth for Client products at Medical and Scientific conventions and conferences

Required Qualifications:

• Healthcare Professional (PharmD, PhD, MD) with experience within a pharmaceutical or medical device company; or equivalent clinical experience required.


• Experience in a formal drug information center or equivalent clinical experience required.


• Excellent oral and written communication skills are required. Knowledge of FDA regulations regarding the dissemination of Medical Information, drug promotion and adverse event and product quality complaint reporting is required;


• Computer proficiency required;


• Proven track record of successfully implementing scientific communication projects at the Senior Manager level.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of industry experience, preferred.

TekWisen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.