Job Posting
Medical Advisor
Riyadh, Riyadh Region Job ID R0188609 Category Medical Affairs Subcategory Commercial Business Unit Global Portfolio Division Job Type Full timeBy clicking the “Apply” button, I understand that my employment application process with Takeda will commence and that the information I provide in my application will be processed in line with Takeda’s Privacy Notice and Terms of Use. I further attest that all information I submit in my employment application is true to the best of my knowledge.
Job Description
A) Role Core Responsibilities & Accountabilities:
1- Scientific Leadership & Medical Expertise
- Serve as the scientific and medical expert for the assigned therapeutic area.
- Maintain deep understanding of disease areas, treatment paradigms, clinical evidence, healthcare landscape, and emerging scientific developments.
- Critically evaluate scientific literature, clinical data, and real-world evidence to support medical decision-making.
- Provide scientific expertise and medical guidance to internal and external stakeholders.
2- Scientific Exchange & External Stakeholder Engagement
- Establish, develop, and maintain credible, compliant, and long-term relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), healthcare professionals, academic institutions, scientific societies, and other relevant external stakeholders.
- Lead high-quality scientific exchange activities and communicate complex medical information in a balanced, accurate, and compliant manner.
- Identify emerging scientific trends, unmet medical needs, and evolving stakeholder perspectives within the therapeutic area.
- Represent Takeda at scientific congresses, medical meetings, advisory boards, and other scientific engagement activities.
3- Medical Insights Generation
- Gather, analyse and communicate actionable medical insights from external stakeholders, scientific interactions, and healthcare environments.
- Translate medical insights into meaningful recommendations to support therapeutic area priorities, evidence generation plans, patient-focused initiatives, and business decision-making.
- Proactively identify scientific gaps, educational needs, and opportunities to improve patient care.
4- Evidence Generation & Medical Projects
- Support development and execution of evidence generation activities, including investigator-sponsored studies, real-world evidence initiatives, medical research collaborations, and scientific projects.
- Contribute medical expertise to study planning, execution, interpretation, and communication of scientific outcomes.
- Identify opportunities to generate meaningful scientific evidence addressing unmet patient needs.
5- Medical Education & Capability Building
- Develop and deliver scientific training and educational programs for internal stakeholders.
- Support capability building initiatives by providing therapeutic area expertise and scientific updates.
- Act as a medical resource for cross-functional teams and contribute to enhancing scientific knowledge across the organization.
6- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner closely with Therapy Area Leads, Medical Excellence, Medical Affairs teams, Market Access, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Development, Commercial, Patient Services, and other relevant stakeholders.
- Contribute medical expertise to cross-functional initiatives while ensuring alignment with medical and scientific priorities.
- Support launch readiness, lifecycle management activities, and patient-focused initiatives through scientific input and collaboration.
7- Patient & Healthcare Ecosystem Understanding
- Maintain strong understanding of patient journeys, healthcare systems, treatment pathways, and evolving clinical practice.
- Spend significant time engaging with healthcare stakeholders to better understand real-world clinical challenges and opportunities.
- Use healthcare ecosystem insights to support scientific priorities and improve patient outcomes.
8- Digital Innovation & Data Utilization
- Leverage scientific data, digital tools, and innovative approaches to enhance stakeholder engagement and medical impact.
- Utilize data-driven insights to support evidence-based decision-making and identify emerging opportunities.
9- Compliance, Ethics & Medical Governance
- Ensure all activities are conducted in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, industry codes, Takeda policies, and medical governance standards.
- Maintain the highest standards of scientific integrity, ethics, and patient focus.
- Proactively identify and escalate compliance, quality, or ethical concerns through appropriate channels.
B) Role Mandatory Responsibilities:
- Adhere to Takeda’s Information Security and Technology Use policies.
- Serve as a Quality Ambassador by promptly reporting any product-related concerns to the Quality team.
- Uphold integrity and ethical conduct in alignment with Takeda’s values (Takeda-ism).
- Complete all mandatory trainings and ensure team compliance with relevant policies and procedures.
- Lead by example in the accurate and timely use of company systems (e.g., Concur, Dakika, Bloom), fostering process discipline across the team.
- Proactively raise compliance or ethical concerns through appropriate Takeda reporting channels.
C) Role required Qualifications & Capabilities
- University degree in Medicine, Pharmacy, Life Sciences, or a related healthcare discipline.
- 3–5 years of relevant Medical Affairs experience within the pharmaceutical industry, including experience in Medical Affairs, Medical Science Liaison, Medical Advisor, Clinical Development, or a related medical role.
- Strong scientific knowledge and experience within Gastroenterology; experience in IBD is preferred.
- Strong understanding of healthcare regulations, GCP/GVP requirements, scientific exchange principles, and compliance standards.
- Fluent in English; proficiency in applicable local language(s) is an advantage.
- Ability and willingness to travel as required.
D) Capabilities
- Scientific & Medical Expertise
- Stakeholder Engagement & KOL Management
- Medical Insight Generation
- Evidence Generation & Research Support
- Strategic Thinking & Business Acumen
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Communication & Presentation Skills
- Scientific Storytelling & Medical Education
- Project Leadership & Execution
- Ethics, Compliance & Medical Governance
- Digital & Data-Driven Mindset
- Agility & Adaptability
- Patient-Centric Thinking
- Innovation & Continuous Improvement
