Role Overview
We are seeking a highly experienced and scientifically driven Senior Medical Advisor – Cardiometabolic to lead medical strategy and high-impact scientific engagement across Egypt. This role requires deep expertise in cardiometabolic diseases and the ability to act as a trusted internal and external medical authority.
The Senior Medical Advisor will play a pivotal role in shaping local medical strategy, driving insight generation, supporting evidence-based decision-making, and ensuring the highest standards of medical governance, compliance, and scientific integrity. The role includes strategic leadership, senior KOL engagement, and mentoring within Medical Affairs.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a senior medical and scientific expert in cardiometabolic therapeutic areas, including diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, dyslipidemia, and hypertension.
- Lead the development and execution of local medical strategies and medical plans, aligned with global and regional objectives.
- Serve as a trusted scientific partner to national and regional KOLs, academic institutions, and key healthcare stakeholders across Egypt.
- Oversee and ensure high-quality, non-promotional scientific exchange, including communication of clinical trial data, real-world evidence, and disease-state education.
- Generate, analyze, and synthesize medical insights from the field to inform medical strategy, evidence generation, and lifecycle management.
- Provide senior medical leadership for advisory boards, scientific meetings, congresses, and symposia.
- Support and provide medical oversight for clinical trials, investigator-initiated studies (IIS), real-world evidence, and post-marketing activities, as applicable.
- Ensure accurate, timely, and compliant responses to unsolicited medical inquiries, in accordance with regulatory and company standards.
- Act as a medical reference point and mentor for MSLs and junior medical colleagues, contributing to capability building and best practice sharing.
- Collaborate closely with Regulatory Affairs, Market Access, Pharmacovigilance, and Commercial teams, while maintaining full medical independence.
- Ensure full compliance with Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA) regulations, company SOPs, pharmacovigilance requirements, and ethical standards.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of local and international treatment guidelines, clinical literature, and the competitive landscape in cardiometabolic care.
Qualifications & Requirements
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy or medicine (mandatory).
- Advanced degrees (PharmD, MSc, PhD, or MD) are strongly preferred.
- Formal training in Medical Affairs, Clinical Research, or Evidence-Based Medicine is an advantage.
Experience
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Medical Affairs within the pharmaceutical industry. (Senior MSL, Medical Advisor, or equivalent), preferably in cardiometabolic or chronic disease areas.
- Proven experience engaging senior KOLs, investigators, and academic leaders in Egypt.
- Experience within multinational pharmaceutical companies is a strong advantage.
- Demonstrated involvement in clinical trials, advisory boards, and major scientific congresses.
Skills & Competencies
- Therapeutic Expertise: Deep scientific and clinical understanding of cardiometabolic diseases and evolving treatment paradigms.
- Medical Strategy & Leadership: Ability to shape and execute impactful medical strategies at a country level.
- Scientific Communication: Strong capability to communicate complex clinical data clearly, credibly, and compliantly.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Trusted relationship builder with KOLs, investigators, and healthcare decision-makers.
- Insight Generation & Analytics: Ability to translate field insights into actionable strategic recommendations.
- Cross-Functional Influence: Effective collaboration across internal stakeholders while safeguarding medical integrity.
- Compliance & Ethics: Strong knowledge of EDA regulations, pharmacovigilance, and ethical standards in Egypt.
- People Development: Experience mentoring and developing MSLs and junior medical team members.
- Language Skills: Fluency in English (written and spoken); Arabic fluency is required for local engagement.
