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Manager – Medical Affairs

Sun Pharma
Sun Pharma
4+ years
preferred by company
Mumbai, India
1 May 13, 2026
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: B.Sc/M.Sc/M.Pharma/B.Pharma/Life Sciences Skills: ICD-10 CM, CPT, HCPCS Coding, ICH guidelines, ICSR Case Processing, Interpersonal Skill, Labelling Assessment, MedDRA Coding

Job Title: Manager – Medical Affairs

Company: Sun Pharma
Location: Mumbai, India
Business Unit: Sun Emerging Markets
Employment Type: Full-Time
Industry: Medical Affairs / Pharmaceutical Medicine / Scientific Affairs / Cardiovascular & Metabolic Therapeutics

Job Overview

Sun Pharma is hiring a Manager – Medical Affairs to lead scientific strategy, KOL engagement, medical education, evidence generation, physician communication, and cross-functional medical leadership for the Cardiovascular-Metabolic portfolio in emerging markets.

This role is designed for experienced medical professionals with expertise in medical affairs strategy, scientific communication, stakeholder engagement, evidence generation, product medical support, and therapeutic leadership.

The role serves as a key scientific bridge between external healthcare stakeholders and internal commercial/medical teams.


Key Responsibilities

Medical Affairs Strategic Leadership

Act as a core scientific member of the cross-functional franchise team.

Responsibilities include:

  • Scientific enablement of the cardiovascular-metabolic portfolio
  • Medical strategy execution
  • Scientific input into franchise planning
  • Therapy area scientific leadership
  • Medical-commercial alignment support

Drive scientific excellence in portfolio strategy.


Key Opinion Leader (KOL) Engagement

Lead strategic engagement with external thought leaders.

Responsibilities:

  • KOL identification
  • Thought leader mapping
  • Stakeholder profiling
  • Relationship development
  • Ongoing engagement planning

Build strong peer-to-peer scientific relationships with:

  • Leading specialists
  • Physicians
  • Clinical experts
  • External medical stakeholders

Healthcare Professional Scientific Communication

Serve as the scientific face of the organization.

Activities include:

  • Scientific discussions with HCPs
  • Product evidence communication
  • Disease-area scientific exchange
  • Clinical data interpretation support
  • Reactive and proactive medical communication

Provide accurate, balanced, compliant scientific information.


Medical Education Programs

Execute strategic medical affairs initiatives including:

  • Medical education programs
  • Product education initiatives
  • Scientific training activities
  • Advisory board programs
  • Medical engagement projects

Support knowledge advancement among healthcare stakeholders.


Evidence Generation Strategy

Support and drive evidence generation initiatives.

Responsibilities:

  • Medical evidence planning
  • Scientific data development support
  • Research opportunity identification
  • Insight-driven scientific strategy
  • Clinical knowledge advancement

Preferred experience:

  • Evidence generation project leadership

Disease Trend & Clinical Insight Monitoring

Monitor:

  • Emerging scientific evidence
  • Disease management trends
  • Treatment patterns
  • Competitive clinical developments
  • Therapeutic innovations

Transform insights into actionable medical strategies.


Advisory Boards & Scientific Forums

Support planning and execution of:

  • Advisory board meetings
  • Scientific forums
  • Peer discussions
  • Medical engagement platforms

Ensure strong scientific credibility and stakeholder engagement.


Product Evaluation & Scientific Assessment

Conduct scientific assessment of new products through:

  • Literature review
  • Clinical data evaluation
  • Desk research
  • KOL interactions
  • Medical feasibility assessment

Provide evidence-based recommendations.


Cross-Functional Collaboration

Partner closely with:

  • Marketing
  • Sales
  • Regulatory Affairs
  • Medical teams
  • Franchise leadership

Support:

  • Product strategy
  • Medical-commercial alignment
  • Scientific decision-making
  • Internal capability development

Internal Medical Training

Design and support scientific training programs for:

  • Sales teams
  • Marketing teams
  • Internal stakeholders
  • Cross-functional business teams

Training topics:

  • Latest clinical developments
  • Product science
  • Disease updates
  • Scientific communication standards

Ability to train both:

  • Medical audiences
  • Non-medical audiences

Medical Information Management

Manage scientific inquiries from:

  • Physicians
  • Healthcare professionals
  • Internal stakeholders

Responsibilities:

  • Medical information responses
  • Complex scientific query handling
  • Product science clarification
  • Disease-area scientific support

Promotional Material Review

Support compliant medical review of:

  • Promotional content
  • Scientific materials
  • Educational assets
  • Product communications

Ensure:

  • Scientific accuracy
  • Medical appropriateness
  • Compliance with internal approval systems
  • Timely execution

External Scientific Representation

Represent Sun Pharma at:

  • Internal scientific platforms
  • External medical forums
  • Healthcare professional meetings
  • Strategic scientific engagements

Strengthen scientific presence and therapeutic positioning.


Required Qualifications

Education

Mandatory:

  • Registered Medical Doctor (MBBS)

Required:

  • Postgraduate medical qualification

Preferred specializations:

  • Internal Medicine
  • Cardiology
  • Pharmacology
  • Related clinical specialties

Experience Required

Minimum 4 years of relevant pharmaceutical industry experience

Preferred roles:

  • Regional Medical Advisor
  • Head Office Medical Advisor
  • Medical Affairs leadership roles
  • Research-based pharmaceutical roles