Description

The Associate Medical Manager – Hospitals will support the Medical Affairs function for the Anti-infectives portfolio with a strong focus on upcoming antibiotics launches in the hospital segment.

This is a hybrid role involving approximately 7–8 days per month of field work engaging hospital-based healthcare professionals and Key Opinion Leaders, while the remaining time will be spent at the Head Office supporting medical strategy, evidence generation, scientific communication, and cross-functional initiatives.

The incumbent will play a key role in strengthening scientific engagement, supporting launch excellence, promoting antimicrobial stewardship, and ensuring ethical and compliant dissemination of medical information.

Essential Functions

Scientific & Medical Expertise

• Develop strong scientific expertise in anti-infectives/antibiotics, including mechanism of action, antimicrobial resistance, treatment guidelines, and clinical evidence.
• Provide scientific support to internal stakeholders including Marketing, Sales, Market Access, and Commercial teams.
• Keep abreast of evolving antimicrobial resistance trends, stewardship practices, and hospital treatment protocols.
• Support development and delivery of scientific training programs for internal teams.

Field Medical Engagement

• Conduct approximately 7–8 days of field visits per month to engage with:
  • Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs)
  • Infectious Disease Specialists
  • Intensivists
  • Microbiologists
  • Hospital Pharmacists
• Lead scientific discussions on antibiotic therapy, antimicrobial resistance, stewardship, and appropriate patient selection.
• Support pre-launch and launch activities through effective scientific positioning of products.
• Gather field insights to strengthen medical strategy and brand planning.

Stakeholder Engagement & Medical Communication

• Build and maintain scientific relationships with hospital-based healthcare professionals, KOLs, and institutions.
• Organize and support:
  • Advisory Boards
  • Round Table Meetings
  • Scientific Speaker Programs
• Deliver scientific presentations at CMEs, conferences, and hospital meetings.
• Ensure balanced, evidence-based, and compliant scientific communication.

Medical Strategy & Launch Support

• Contribute to medical launch planning for new antibiotics.
• Provide medical inputs into:
  • Brand Strategy
  • Scientific Campaigns
  • Clinical Value Communication
• Support Real-World Evidence (RWE) initiatives and Investigator-Initiated Studies (IIS), where applicable.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure launch readiness and execution.

Evidence Generation & Medical Insights

• Identify evidence gaps and support clinical data-generation initiatives.
• Collect and synthesize medical insights related to treatment practices, resistance trends, and unmet clinical needs.
• Support publication planning and scientific content development.

Compliance & Quality

• Ensure all medical activities comply with company policies, ethical standards, and applicable regulations.
• Review scientific and promotional materials for medical accuracy.
• Promote antimicrobial stewardship principles across all medical communications.

Additional Responsibilities

• Participate in national and regional scientific meetings and congresses.
• Support medical information requests from internal and external stakeholders.
• Assist in developing scientific materials, FAQs, slide decks, and educational resources.
• Contribute to cross-functional projects supporting the hospital business.
• Perform additional responsibilities as assigned by the Medical Affairs leadership team.

Qualifications

Education

• MBBS / MD / PharmD / PhD

Experience

• Minimum 2 years of Medical Affairs experience.
• Mandatory experience in Anti-infectives / Antibiotics.
• Hospital-focused Medical Affairs experience preferred.
• Experience supporting product launches or pre-launch activities is highly desirable.

Skills

• Strong scientific knowledge of:
  • Anti-infective therapy
  • Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
  • Antibiotic stewardship programs
  • Hospital treatment protocols
• Excellent understanding of clinical data interpretation and evidence-based medicine.
• Strong scientific presentation and communication skills.
• Ability to engage effectively with hospital KOLs and multidisciplinary stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, planning, and problem-solving abilities.
• Working knowledge of regulatory, compliance, and pharmacovigilance requirements.
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional and matrix organization.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (PowerPoint, Excel, Word).
• Willingness to travel for approximately 7–8 field working days per month.