Medical Affairs Specialist

Azurity Pharmaceuticals is a privately held, specialty pharmaceutical company that focuses on innovative products that meet the needs of underserved patients. As an industry leader in providing unique, accessible, and high-quality medications, Azurity leverages its integrated capabilities and vast partner network to continually expand its broad commercial product portfolio and robust late-stage pipeline. The company’s patient-centric products span the cardiovascular, neurology, endocrinology, gastro-intestinal, institutional, and orphan markets, and have benefited millions of patients. For more information, visit www.azurity.com.

Azurity Pharmaceuticals is proud to be an inclusive workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer. Azurity's success is attributable to our incredibly talented, dedicated team that focuses on benefiting the lives of patients by bringing the best science and commitment to quality into everything that we do. We seek highly motivated individuals with the dedication, integrity, and creative spirit needed to thrive in our organization.

As a part of the Medical Affairs team at Azurity, the Medical Affairs Specialist will assist with all Medical Affairs initiatives and will also support the evaluation/analysis of potential pipeline and FDA-approved products of strategic interest to Azurity. The Medical Affairs Specialist will report to the Senior Director of Medical Affairs and work closely with other Azurity teams including but not limited to Commercial, Business Development, Clinical, Regulatory, Technical Operations, Legal, and Finance.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist with ongoing medical review of scientific, advertising/promotion materials, and grant requests
• Utilize professional and clinical judgement to critically evaluate the scientific accuracy of manuscripts/publications, clinical studies, and outcomes research on Azurity and competitor medications
• Develop and manage several key programs/new initiatives within Medical Affairs, including medical communications/vendors, patient-focused materials, payer market materials, dossier development, HEOR, IITs, speakers’ bureau, Sales training programs, Azurity or policies/SOPs
• Educate/train/present key scientific medication and disease state information to internal (e.g., Sales, Marketing, Managed Care) and external stakeholders (e.g., health care practitioners, key thought leaders, advocacy groups, payers) for Azurity products
• Serve as an internal point-of-contact for medical information and scientific inquiries from health care practitioners, payer groups, formulary decision makers, key thought leaders, advocacy groups, medical societies, and internal stakeholders
• Assist with support of the Medical Science Liaison (MSL) staff and ongoing initiatives
• Evaluate the established safety and efficacy profile of potential pipeline assets and FDA-approved product acquisition targets of strategic interest to Azurity
• Evaluate the regulatory pathway for potential pipeline assets, considering the necessary safety and efficacy endpoints required for FDA approval
• Generate and maintain competitive landscape analyses; summarize and present the analysis to help facilitate asset prioritization for business strategy decision-making
• Assess the current standards of care within relevant therapeutic areas to provide insight on potential future investments needed to build the scientific platform for potential pipeline or product acquisition targets

Preferred Qualifications:

• Education: Doctoral-level qualification (PharmD, PhD, MD) preferred, Master’s in a related field and 2+ years relevant experience may substitute. Thorough understanding of the science and medical standards of care are essential.
• 2+ years pharmaceutical or bio-tech industry experience
• Ability to communicate highly scientific and technical medical information
• Excellent communication / interpersonal skills / passion for excellence
• Strong writing skills with demonstrated medical communications experience preferred
• Demonstrated leadership ability · Effective administrative / organizational skills
• Ability to work independently and collaborative with internal teams fostering a culture of efficiency and teamwork
• Adept at handling multiple projects and tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Strong quantitative analytical skills, including proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint (or equivalent)

 

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Physical & Mental Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to p