Regional Medical Advisor (RMA)

At Sun Pharma, we commit to helping you “Create your own sunshine”—by fostering an environment where you grow at every step, take charge of your journey, and thrive in a supportive community. As you enter the Sun Pharma world, you’ll find yourself becoming ‘Better every day’ through continuous progress, exhibit self-drive as you ‘Take charge,’ and lead with confidence while demonstrating a collaborative spirit, knowing that we ‘Thrive together’ and support each other’s journeys.

About the role

A Regional Medical Advisor serves as the primary scientific face of the organization to Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and physicians for a given therapy area. This role involves identifying, mapping, and profiling KOLs, engaging them through medical affairs activities, and executing strategic medical plans including medical education, product education, medical evidence generation, advisory boards, and special projects.

Responsibilities

• Identification, mapping, and profiling of KOLs in the assigned geography and therapy area on an ongoing basis.
• Engagement of identified KOLs through medical affairs activities aligned with the overall strategic plan.
• Execution of the strategic medical affairs plan, including medical education, product education, medical evidence generation, advisory boards, pre-license activities, and special projects.
• Serve as a therapeutic area scientific expert, discussing scientific data, treatment trends, and studies with leading specialists (physicians, pharmacists, hospital managers, board members of scientific societies, and other stakeholders).
• Support optimal patient outcomes through communication of data, information, knowledge, and insights in collaboration with the therapy area lead.
• Represent the organization in various internal and external scientific platforms.
• Gather deep insights on disease trends and treatment patterns from key thought leaders and convey them to the therapy lead and commercial teams.
• Proactively conduct disease trend analysis in identified disease segments and contribute to the development of the annual Medical Affairs Strategy Plan.
• Handle complex questions from healthcare professionals related to Sun Pharma products or disease areas.
• Receive and process scientific information requests from physicians.
• Ensure all regional activities align with Sun Pharma’s Global Code of Conduct and compliance guidelines.
• Act as the primary scientific resource for the sales team, providing regular training and updates on the latest medical developments.
• Collaborate with KOLs to conduct therapy-specific reviews, meta-analyses, case studies, case series, patient-reported outcomes, and publish them in reputable journals.

Requirements

• MBBS + MD (Pharmacology).
• Prefer less than 2 years of working experience in the pharmaceutical industry or research company with competency in project management.
• Strong academic record with deep knowledge of the therapeutic area, research methodologies, and interpretation of medical data.
• Scientific acumen and communication skills to build peer-to-peer relationships with leading specialists.
• Experience with complex business environments preferred.
• Strong track record of success demonstrated through annual performance ratings, professional accomplishments, or awards.

Benefits

At Sun Pharma, your success and well-being are top priorities. We provide robust benefits and opportunities to foster personal and professional growth.