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Senior Specialist – Medical Affairs

Organon
Organon
6-10 years
preferred by company
Mumbai, India
1 May 14, 2026
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: MBBS/MD/ BAMS/ BDS/ MDS Skills: Interpersonal Skill, Labelling Assessment, MedDRA Coding, Medical Billing, Medical Coding

Senior Specialist – Medical Affairs

Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Employment Type: Full-Time
Department: Medical Affairs
Company: Organon
Experience Required: 6–10+ Years (Medical Affairs / MSL / Scientific Engagement Experience Preferred)


Job Overview

A strategic opportunity is available for an experienced Senior Specialist – Medical Affairs within the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry. This role is ideal for professionals with strong expertise in medical affairs, scientific exchange, stakeholder engagement, therapeutic area strategy, scientific communication, patient access support, and medical evidence generation.

The selected candidate will play a critical role in scientific engagement with healthcare stakeholders, supporting peer-to-peer medical exchange, therapeutic insight generation, medical strategy execution, and scientific collaboration across the healthcare ecosystem.

This position is highly suited for professionals seeking advancement in medical affairs leadership, medical science liaison roles, scientific stakeholder management, patient access strategy, and pharmaceutical medical engagement.


Key Responsibilities

Scientific Stakeholder Engagement

  • Conduct compliant, non-promotional peer-to-peer scientific exchange with:
    • Scientific Leaders (SLs)
    • Key Decision Makers (KDMs)
    • Healthcare professionals
    • Medical experts
    • Institutional stakeholders
  • Share scientifically balanced medical information in accordance with applicable healthcare regulations and company governance standards
  • Build trusted scientific relationships with external healthcare stakeholders

Therapeutic Area & Medical Insight Generation

  • Develop deep understanding of:
    • Disease landscapes
    • Therapeutic area trends
    • Local healthcare ecosystem challenges
    • Clinical unmet needs
    • Scientific evidence gaps
    • Treatment access barriers

Translate field insights into strategic recommendations for internal medical and business stakeholders.


Medical Events & Scientific Representation
Represent Medical Affairs at:

  • Medical congresses
  • Scientific symposia
  • Healthcare expert meetings
  • Educational forums
  • Scientific exchange platforms

Responsibilities include:

  • Supporting scientific event engagement
  • Coordinating pre-event scientific preparation
  • Developing post-event insights and summaries
  • Strengthening scientific visibility in the healthcare ecosystem

Scientific Information Support
Respond compliantly to unsolicited scientific requests related to:

  • Medical information
  • Disease state discussions
  • Pipeline products
  • Approved marketed therapies
  • Scientific data interpretation
  • Clinical evidence

Use approved scientific resources and medical communication frameworks.


Research & Study Support

  • Support identification of potential investigators for sponsored clinical studies
  • Contribute field scientific insights that inform:
    • Clinical development
    • Research priorities
    • Medical evidence generation
    • Strategic therapeutic planning

Provide actionable feedback to internal research and medical teams.


Scientific Exchange Programs
Lead and participate in scientific engagement initiatives including:

  • Hospital scientific sessions
  • Medical lectures
  • Journal clubs
  • Advisory boards
  • Expert input forums
  • Peer educational discussions

May serve as scientific presenter where appropriate.


Medical Strategy Execution

  • Support development and implementation of local Medical Affairs plans
  • Execute medical strategy initiatives aligned with therapeutic and business objectives
  • Support evidence-based healthcare engagement models
  • Drive localized scientific strategy execution

Patient Access & Healthcare Support

  • Provide scientific support for patient access initiatives
  • Contribute medical evidence and scientific documentation for:
    • Health Technology Assessments (HTA)
    • Formulary decision support
    • Access-related scientific evaluation
  • Strengthen healthcare decision-making through compliant scientific engagement

Cross-Functional Collaboration
Collaborate closely with:

  • Medical Advisors
  • Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs)
  • Cross-therapeutic area medical teams
  • Commercial colleagues
  • Clinical teams
  • Patient access stakeholders
  • Internal strategy teams

Ensure aligned scientific and strategic execution.


Internal Scientific Enablement

  • Support commercial colleagues with:
    • Disease state scientific education
    • On-label product training
    • Therapeutic knowledge transfer
      Where compliant and organizationally permitted.

Scientific Excellence & Strategic Capability
Demonstrate strong capability in:

  • Peer-to-peer scientific exchange
  • Scientific evidence interpretation
  • Medical communication
  • Therapeutic expertise
  • Strategic field insight generation
  • Internal knowledge sharing
  • Research support execution

Required Qualifications

Educational Qualifications
Candidates typically should hold:

  • MBBS
  • MD
  • PharmD
  • M.Pharm
  • Life Sciences degree
  • Pharmacy
  • Biotechnology
  • Biomedical Sciences
  • Related healthcare qualifications

Advanced scientific or medical qualifications strongly preferred.