Regional Medical Advisor (RMA)

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Job Summary:

The Regional Medical Advisor (RMA) is a field-based medical role responsible for scientific exchange with healthcare professionals (HCPs), supporting clinical research, and providing scientific and strategic insights to internal stakeholders. The RMA acts as a key scientific resource for the medical community and contributes to the medical strategy of the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

Scientific Engagement

• Establish and maintain strong scientific relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), investigators, and other HCPs.
• Facilitate scientific discussions and deliver fair-balanced, evidence-based, and non-promotional medical information.
• Support speaker training and scientific meetings/congresses at regional and national levels.
• Attend and provide scientific coverage at key regional and national medical congresses and scientific meetings. Synthesize and disseminate relevant scientific information and insights from these meetings to internal teams.

Medical Insights Gathering

• Gather and communicate actionable medical insights from KOLs and the healthcare environment back to internal medical and development teams.
• Identify regional medical unmet needs, treatment gaps, and emerging trends to inform strategic medical planning and product development.
  

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• Provide scientific support to commercial teams, ensuring compliance with internal and regulatory standards.
• Participate in advisory boards, CME programs, and other educational/scientific initiatives.

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• Support company-sponsored and investigator-initiated trials (IITs) through site identification, feasibility, and ongoing communication.
• Facilitate Real World Evidence (RWE) initiatives and post-marketing surveillance studies as applicable.
• Provide scientific support and medical expertise to investigators involved in company-sponsored research.
• Support unsolicited Investigator-Initiated Studies (IIS) requests by providing scientific review and liaison with internal review processes.
• Facilitate the understanding and dissemination of clinical trial data (company-sponsored and relevant external data).
  

Training & Education

• Provide scientific and medical education to internal stakeholders (e.g., sales force, market access) on disease areas, product information, and clinical data, ensuring strict adherence to compliance guidelines.
• Stay updated with the latest medical/scientific knowledge in relevant therapeutic areas.
• Participate in and present at internal medical meetings, training sessions, and symposia.
  

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• Ensure activities are conducted in compliance with local regulations, company SOPs, and ethical standards.
• Maintain accurate records of interactions, insights, and activities through appropriate systems (e.g., CRM).

Qualifications and Experience:

• Educational Qualification: MBBS / MD / BDS / MDS with relevant therapeutic expertise.
• Experience: 02 years of experience in a similar role within the pharmaceutical/biotech industry preferred.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and scientific presentation skills.
• Ability to travel extensively within the assigned region.

Key Competencies:

• Scientific acumen and integrity
• Strategic thinking
• Stakeholder engagement and collaboration
• Adaptability and time management
• Regulatory and ethical awareness