Are you a specialist in the area of Metabolic and Renal diseases? If you can envision providing scientific expertise in a role that can make a difference impacting patients’ lives – join us!

As part of AstraZeneca the Nordic Marketing Company (Nordic) employs around 400 people across 5 countries and has offices located in Södertälje, Copenhagen, Helsinki and Oslo. By 2025 AstraZeneca Nordic aims to become a recognized leader in its core therapy areas and improve the lives of millions of people. This will be achieved by driving innovative science, preparing launches, building close collaboration and partnerships with stakeholders in health care systems, and developing high-performing teams.

We are now searching for you as our new Medical Advisor within Medical Affairs, Metabolic and Renal diseases.
 

This field-based role offers you the unique possibility to develop and execute our medical -scientific strategy in Metabolic and Renal diseases for Finland. You will be part of a dedicated medical team.  

The role

In this  role you will be part of the Metabolic and Renal disease team internally as well as establishing AstraZeneca`s presence in the external area. You will be responsible for gathering insights  and engaging with stakeholders in Finland.

You will support the strategy and clinical development of our Metabolic and Renal products and act as a local expert by sharing significant scientific information with other internal functions and supporting potential HCP initiated clinical research.

As Medical Advisor Metabolic and Renal, you will be expected to attend and involve in cross-functional meetings and projects, both on a local and Nordic level. In this function, you provide scientific input and insights into potential real world evidence studies assembled in collaboration with internal and external partners.

What you will do

• Work in partnership with HCPs, and other specialists, to ensure appropriate use of established and future AstraZeneca products
• Align with colleagues in country and across Nordic to execute the Medical Affairs Metabolic and Renal strategy
• Contribute in developing study concepts, identify new opportunities, and work closely with national investigators to generate data to help inform clinical practice
• Work cross-functionally to provide medical input on product strategies, cross functional plans and key results including reimbursement dossiers
• Assure quality and outputs are in accordance with written procedures and current legal requirements and internal standards 

In order to succeed you have

We are looking for you who holds a Master´s degree in medicine, pharmacy, dentistry or relevant Life Science. MD and/or PhD is desired.

• Structured, organized, and achieving targets without compromising on quality
• Demonstrated ability to understand, assimilate and communicate scientific information
• High ethical standard and good knowledge in pharmaceutical ethical framework
• Driver’s license required

You are a professional with experience from clinical practice, the pharmaceutical industry, and / or the Medical Affairs function.

The Medical Advisor engages and cultivates relationships with external and internal partner. You therefore need to have excellent communication and presentations skills, proficient in both written and spoken English and Finnish.

Your business-oriented thinking without compromising the scientific elements of your work will be as important for the role as will your excellent understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, health care systems and payer structures in Finland.

Why AstraZeneca? Our offer to you

At AstraZeneca we turn ideas into life changing medicines and strive to continuously meet the unmet needs of patients worldwide. When we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because any opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big.

If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organisation to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be.

To learn more about us: visit our AZ YouTube channel. Here you can watch our mini-serie: “A life-changing day” https://bit.ly/2TioMxP

Are you ready to make a difference? Brilliant! Apply already today.

For more information you are welcome to contact recruiting manager Tiina Vilkuna, tel +358403301402.

Welcome with your CV and personal letter, in English, no later than August 28th, 2020.

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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.