This is what you will do:

The Senior Manager, US Medical Review will sustain and promote Alexion’s professional standing and integrity amongst patients, health care professionals and the pharmaceutical / biotech industry by providing high quality Medical Review of all material used by the Commercial and Medical teams. This role is responsible for developing and maintaining current, broad, and in-depth knowledge of pathophysiology, pharmacotherapy, and patient outcomes associated with assigned Alexion products and disease states.

As necessary, this individual may support broader activities in Medical Communications including Medical Education and Scientific Communications.

The employee carries out this role in accordance with departmental SOPs, corporate policy, and other legal and regulatory requirements.

You will be responsible for:

Will provide medical and scientific expertise, review, advisement, and oversight to support development of high quality promotional and medical materials, internal training materials, and communications as part of the Promotional Review Committee (PRC) and Medical Review Committee (MRC).Developing and maintaining current, broad, and in-depth knowledge of pathophysiology, pharmacotherapy, and clinical outcomes associated with assigned Alexion products and disease states.Supporting the generation of therapeutic area metrics and analytics to aid in load management and forecasting future resources.Assisting in the development and delivery of various presentations to internal colleagues (e.g., medical information inquiry metrics and customer insights; training of commercial and medical field teams on medical information procedures; medical booth training at medical congresses)As applicable, potentially creating content for Medical Affairs and/or assisting in the review, fact-checking of data points, assessment of appropriateness of references cited in materials submitted to the Promotional and Medical Review CommitteesAs applicable, reporting any product quality complaints and adverse events to Quality Assurance / Drug Safety per corporate policies.As applicable, supporting various operational initiatives including development and maintenance of SOPs; training modules; database/system enhancements; vendor oversight; etc.As applicable, providing support to broader activities in Medical Communications, including Medical Education and Scientific Communication.

You will need to have:

Advanced scientific degree in pharmacy (PharmD) or related science (PhD, MD) required with 3 years of medical information or medical communications experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry.Proven success in negotiating and influencing stakeholders.Understanding of drug development, US (FDA)and global (e.g. EMEA) regulations and reporting requirement for reporting pharmacovigilance events and product quality complaintsStrong written and verbal communication skillsProficiency in literature searching skills.Proficiency with Microsoft Office SuiteAttention to detail.Self-motivation to aim for results.Excellent organizational, time management and prioritization skillsThe duties of this role are generally conducted in an office environment. As is typical of an office-based role, employees must be able, with or without an accommodation to: use a computer; engage in communications via phone, video, and electronic messaging; engage in problem solving and non-linear thought, analysis, and dialogue; collaborate with others; maintain general availability during standard business hours.

We would prefer for you to have:

Experience providing medical review as part of an MLR team.3-years of relevant experience in academia and/or pharmaceutical/biotech industry. Or 2-years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical/biotech industry.Prior experience working with promotional/medical review systems (e.g., Veeva PromoMats)Experience creating medical affairs content.Adept at learning new software / applicationsTraining or past experience in assigned therapeutic area(s) or rare disease, immunology, nephrology, hematology, oncology, neurology, enzyme-replacement therapies.Experience working on product launches.Completion of a post-PharmD Fellowship in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry

The annual base salary (or hourly rate of compensation) for this position ranges from $113,821.60 to $170,732.40. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours. Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.  In addition, our positions offer a short-term incentive bonus opportunity; eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program (salaried roles), to receive a retirement contribution (hourly roles), and commission payment eligibility (sales roles). Benefits offered included a qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]; paid vacation and holidays; paid leaves; and, health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans. Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors. 

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.