Medical Information Specialist

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Medical Information Specialist
ProductLife Group • Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Full–time

Job description
The Medical Information Specialist is responsible for providing technical and scientific information to healthcare professionals, consumers, and internal staff on a wide range of pharmaceutical medicines, OTCs, medical devices and therapeutic areas, including conducting complex literature searches and reviews using various medical database. Also responsible for reporting spontaneous adverse events and product complaints within required timelines as specified by the client and the TGA. Responses and procedures are in accordance with internal SOP's, client requirements, regulations, and guidelines.

Responsibilities:
• Receive, assess and handle medical information enquiries from healthcare professionals and patients as well as internal staff regarding relevant client’s products.
• Perform literature searches using PubMed or other similar scientific databases and adapt various research strategies to identify key publications to answer the enquiry.
• Respond to customer queries via provision of technical and scientific information in a timely manner.
• Assist in the creation, review and localisation of standard responses.
• Ensure that all potential adverse events or product complaints are appropriately reported and followed-up according to client procedures.
• Perform compliance activities to meet client Quality objectives.
• Maintain professional knowledge and accreditation by active participation in continuing medical education activities.
• Abide by relevant client requirements and country regulations in respect to managing customer complaints, adverse events and handling of enquiries.
• Adhere to company and regulatory requirements as well as voluntary codes of practice.
• Other reasonable duties as requested.

As Required:
• Act as Subject Matter Expert (SME), internally and externally.
• Liaise with clients to resolve enquirer questions.
• Provide the client with regular reports in accordance with KPIs and timelines.
• Assist with internal and external audits.
• Assist with training Medical Information team members.
• Support and contribute to the medical library.
• Medical consulting activities such as review of promotional material.
• Attend company and client meetings and conferences.
• Some product alignment and ad hoc project management work.
• Comply with Project Specific Responsibilities (PSR) as stipulated in individual Client project(s).

Qualifications / Experience / Skills

Required:
• BPharm or MBBS relevant scientific qualification in disciplines such as Drug Development or Pharmaceutical Sciences.
• Experience in the provision of drug information to healthcare professionals and patients (minimum of 5 years).
• Experience in the principles of medical information.
• Demonstrated experience in literature search using PubMed or Embase.
• Proficient in technical writing.
• Experience with prescription, medical device and/ or complementary medicines.
• Experience in Australian and NZ requirements for drug safety reporting.
• Knowledge of key overseas regulations in medical information and drug safety reporting.
• Highly developed verbal and written communication, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated excellence in Microsoft Suite, Adobe, and other databases.
• Willingness to travel as required.

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