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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
