The Medical Affairs Specialist - an important key position in pharmaceutical companies !
The pharmaceutical industry - like medicine - has undergone rapid development over the last 150 years.
Today's pharmaceutical companies are state-of-the-art corporations with complex infrastructures that have to survive in a dynamic environment of permanent technical innovations, the latest scientific findings and improved treatment modalities.
Medical know-how has always been essential for all areas of a pharmaceutical company. The medical affairs specialist, ideally a medical specialist with sound clinical and scientific experience, links the flood of information from the R&D, commercial and market access departments within the group.
The Tasks of the Medical Affairs Specialist
The focus is on collaboration between medical and scientific experts and other key stakeholders, including medical regulatory authorities (e.g. European Medicines Agency (e.g. EMA)), healthcare providers, patient groups and payers. The Medical Affairs Specialist provides medical and scientific support to these stakeholders, helping to understand the clinical value, safety and efficacy of a company's products and therapies.
The Medical Affairs Specialist is responsible for:
- Planning and conducting clinical trials: Medical Affairs Specialists work with clinical research teams to plan and conduct clinical trials that provide the data needed for regulatory approval and market access.
- Medical education and training: Medical Affairs Specialists train healthcare providers, patient groups and other stakeholders in the safe and effective use of a company's products and therapies.
- Scientific communication: Medical Affairs Specialists are responsible for developing scientific communication materials, including publications, presentations and other educational resources.
- Regulatory Affairs: Medical Affairs Specialists work with medical regulatory authorities to ensure that products are developed and marketed in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Health Outcome Forschung: Medical Affairs Specialists conduct health status studies to demonstrate the value of a company's products and therapies to patients, healthcare providers and payers.
In summary, the Medical Affairs Specialist plays a critical role in ensuring that healthcare providers and patients have access to safe and effective therapies, and that scientific evidence supporting these therapies is effectively communicated to key stakeholders.
Contact me !
I am a Medical Doctor and Specialist in Anaesthesia with additional training in Intensive Care Medicine and have many years of experience as a Medical Affairs Specialist in the pharmaceutical
industry!