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Medical Advisor

Sun Pharma
Sun Pharma
1-3 years
preferred by company
10 Dec. 20, 2025
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: B.Sc./ M.Sc./ M.Pharm/ B.Pharm/ Life Sciences Skills: Causality Assessment, Clinical SAS Programming, Communication Skills, CPC Certified, GCP guidelines, ICD-10 CM Codes, CPT-Codes, HCPCS Codes, ICD-10 CM, CPT, HCPCS Coding, ICH guidelines, ICSR Case Processing, Interpersonal Skill, Labelling Assessment, MedDRA Coding, Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Medical Terminology, Narrative Writing, Research & Development, Technical Skill, Triage of ICSRs, WHO DD Coding

Medical Advisor

Company: Sun Pharma Laboratories Ltd
Business Unit: Medical Services
Location: Mumbai, India
Employment Type: Full-Time
Posting Date: November 28, 2025
Experience Required: 1–3 Years (Pharmaceutical / Research Industry)


Job Overview

Sun Pharma Laboratories Ltd is seeking a highly motivated Medical Advisor to join its Medical Services team at the corporate office in Mumbai. This role is critical in providing scientific leadership, medical strategy, and disease-area expertise to support business objectives while ensuring ethical, compliant, and evidence-based medical engagement.

The Medical Advisor will act as a core scientific partner to cross-functional teams, driving medical excellence across product life cycles, regulatory interactions, medical education, real-world evidence generation, and key opinion leader (KOL) engagement.


Key Responsibilities

Medical Strategy & Scientific Leadership

  • Serve as a core scientific member of the cross-functional franchise team and act as a disease-area expert for assigned therapeutic areas.

  • Provide scientific enablement and strategic medical input to support business clusters and franchise goals.

  • Develop insight-driven medical plans aligned with overall franchise and organizational strategy.

Product & Lifecycle Management

  • Lead medical contributions for new product ideation, evaluation, and therapeutic rationale.

  • Support regulatory submissions by preparing scientific justifications, SEC presentations, and defending products during SEC meetings.

  • Drive pre-launch and launch medical activities, including product monographs, training manuals, CME content, and medical slide decks.

Medical Education & Training

  • Design and execute franchise-level medical education programs and advisory board meetings.

  • Deliver scientific training to marketing and sales teams to ensure accurate and compliant communication of medical information.

  • Devise and implement training plans to ensure continuous flow of latest medical developments to internal stakeholders.

Medical Review & Compliance

  • Review and approve promotional and non-promotional materials in alignment with internal approval processes and regulatory timelines.

  • Ensure compliance with Indian regulations, including MCI Code of Ethics, UCPMP, and Drugs and Cosmetics Act provisions.

  • Respond to scientific queries from healthcare professionals and internal teams with accuracy and scientific rigor.

KOL Engagement & External Collaboration

  • Identify, engage, and build peer-to-peer scientific relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs).

  • Generate insights on disease trends, treatment patterns, and unmet needs to shape therapeutic strategies.

  • Represent the organization on internal and external scientific platforms.

Evidence Generation & Research

  • Plan and execute real-world clinical research, publications, meta-analyses, case studies, and patient-reported outcome initiatives.

  • Collaborate with thought leaders to publish scientific data in reputed national and international journals.

  • Identify data gaps, practice gaps, and knowledge gaps, and recommend evidence-generation strategies and special projects.


Educational Qualifications

  • MD in Pharmacology (mandatory)


Experience Requirements

  • 1–3 years of relevant experience in the pharmaceutical industry or research organization

  • Experience as a Medical Advisor or Senior Medical Advisor (Head Office role preferred)

  • Exposure to medical writing, clinical trial methodologies, research design, and ICH-GCP is an advantage


Key Skills & Competencies

  • Strong scientific acumen with deep therapeutic area knowledge

  • Proven ability to interpret clinical data and apply research methodologies

  • Strategic mindset with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

  • Ability to handle complex scientific queries from healthcare professionals

  • Experience working in complex and matrixed business environments

  • Strong performance track record and demonstrated professional achievements


Travel Requirement

  • Less than one week per month


Why Join Sun Pharma

Sun Pharma offers a collaborative, growth-oriented environment where medical professionals are empowered to lead, innovate, and make a meaningful impact on patient care. Employees benefit from robust professional development opportunities, exposure to global scientific platforms, and a culture that values integrity, excellence, and teamwork.


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Disclaimer

This job description outlines the general nature and level of responsibilities associated with this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties or qualifications. Sun Pharma Laboratories Ltd reserves the right to modify responsibilities in line with business requirements.