Senior Medical Information Associate

The Senior Medical Information Associate is responsible for having in-depth scientific knowledge of Shionogi medicines and therapeutic area to respond to medical information requests from healthcare professionals, patients, and customers through various communication channels.  This role develops, maintains, and disseminates current, accurate, and balanced product information to internal and external customers. The Senior Medical Information Associate will also support other medical information activities and cross-functional product teams, such as scientific conference support and promotional review.

The following job duties are not all-inclusive and additional responsibilities may be added to the role as needed. The duties and responsibilities listed are intended to provide a general overview of the position and may change over time based on the needs of the organization.

• Develop and update scientific response documents (SRDs), Medical FAQs, and approved product AMCP Dossiers for all Shionogi Inc. products.
• Provide timely, accurate, balanced, and up-to-date scientific responses to medical inquiries from healthcare professionals (HCP) and other customer types through verbal and written responses. Responsible for phone coverage as needed.
• Evaluate and interpret the medical literature for relevant scientific data to respond to medical inquiries and to maintain scientific documents.
• Provide Medical Information training to Shionogi Inc. sales representatives and outsourced vendors, as needed.
• Analyzes and conveys medical and scientific insights, as well as customer inquiry trends, through the creation of reports and presentations to key internal stakeholders.
• Participates in expanded cross-functional teams to ensure medical accuracy in promotional review and medical review committees, as needed.
• Staff Medical Information booths at live scientific/medical meetings.
• Recognize, capture, and report adverse events and product quality complaints according to policies and procedures.
• Support other Medical Information activities/tactics as needed.
• Adhere to all applicable Shionogi SOPs, policies, processes, and compliance guidelines and ensures knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements to appropriately respond to medical inquires, disseminate scientific information, and report AEs and PQCs.

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacist; PharmD preferred.
• Minimum of one (1) year in Medical Information or minimum of three (3) to four (4) years experience in the pharmaceutical industry or a healthcare environment.
• Experience in scientific content development, such as Medical Information Scientific Response Documents and medical FAQs preferred.
• Strong scientific background with a deep understanding of medical and clinical concepts.
• Capable of recognizing, capturing, and reporting adverse events and product quality complaints in compliance with regulatory standards.
• Ability to accurately and effectively evaluate medical/scientific literature.

Competencies

• Excellent technical medical writing and verbal communication skills, organizational skills, and attention to detail.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and meet established deadlines.
• Excellent project management and time management skills.
• Analytical, solutions-oriented, negotiation and strategic-thinking skills.
• Highly self-motivated and able to handle multiple tasks in a timely fashion.
• Demonstrated computer experience with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Other Requirements

• Must live a commutable distance to our US Corporate Headquarters in Florham Park, NJ. Office presence required 50% per month, at least 2-3 days per week.

Essential Physical and Mental Requirements

• Ability to articulate clearly and conduct verbal presentations with large and small audiences.
• Ability to travel via automobile and/or airplane.
• Ability to view video display terminal images < 18” away from face for extended period of time – up to four (4) hours at a time.
• Ability to operate a computer keyboard and telephone.
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time – up to four (4) hours at a time.
• Ability to lift, tug, pull up to fifteen (15) pounds.

Disclaimer

The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of requirements, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other requirements, duties and responsibilities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice. 

You acknowledge and agree that information described herein may be disclosed to applicable regulatory authorities, alliance partners and/or third party service providers as necessary for Shionogi to fulfil its obligations under applicable laws, including but not limited to compliance with regulatory inspections and/or audits.

Shionogi Inc. is an equal opportunity employer supporting individuals with disabilities and veterans. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment opportunities based on valid job requirements without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), marital status, national origin, age, ancestry, citizenship, disability, genetic information, status as a disabled veteran, a recently separated veteran, Active Duty Wartime or Campaign Badge Veterans, and Armed Forces Service Medal Veterans, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. It is the policy of Shionogi Inc. to undertake affirmative action for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities in compliance with all federal, state, and local requirements to recruit a diverse pool of protected veteran and individuals with disabilities applicants and to ensure that our employment practices are, in fact, non-discriminatory.

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