Regional Medical Affairs Associate - Brazil

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Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

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At Reckitt, we're full of highly skilled talents that include Scientists, Engineers, Medical, Clinical and Regulatory professionals - all working to create a cleaner, healthier world. With nine Centres of Excellence, we continually seek out new opportunities by using science, our entrepreneurial flare and our fearless innovation to develop and enhance our existing portfolio, never compromising on quality or performance. 

We do the right thing, always, by ensuring we act with responsibility and integrity, by complying with regulatory legislation across the globe, whilst ensuring our products are safe for our consumers and are to the highest quality.

The size of our organisation means you'll have the opportunity to learn and work in different functions, giving you exposure to different disciplines, teams and environments. You will also have access to our R&D Academy, designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation.

About the role

As an Associate in Regional Medical Affairs, you will harness your passion for healthcare and life sciences to make a real impact on our products and consumers. This role provides an incredible opportunity to collaborate with diverse teams, enhance your professional breadth in the industry, and develop skills pivotal to your growth. Step into a vibrant cross-functional environment where your contribution is not just valued but is instrumental in shaping a healthier future for everyone.

The Regional Medical Affairs Associate is a member of the Medical Science function responsible for localisation of the category medical sciences strategy, focusing on the activation of innovations and claims in compliance to local guidelines, policy, and regulations. The post holder cascades new & existing evidence, ensuring the complex is communicated in an easy to understand and compelling manner to relevant stakeholders. They also amplify and protect Reckitt’s external visibility and scientific credibility through local scientific engagement and through regional and local scientific comms.

Your responsibilities

The position is accountable to the Medical Science Director, Europe & Emerging Markets and finally to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Health, working closely with others as part of the matrix. The role interacts as appropriate with other internal functions including Safety, Quality, Regulatory and Compliance, Clinical, R&D, Marketing etc. The role also interacts with external partners including KOLs & Health Organisations & Authorities.

Main responsibilities:
- Localisation of the category medical sciences strategy and execution of regional medical affairs activities within Brazil.
- Provide ongoing medical education to HCPs and product training to internal colleagues (e.g. sales reps, marketing, regulatory etc) to ensure that evidence is understood and healthcare products are promoted appropriately by medical representatives.
- Establishing and maintaining ongoing liaison and effective relationships/partnerships with key opinion leaders (KOLs) and healthcare organizations.
- Provide responses to scientific and medical enquiries from a range of local internal and external (e.g Health authorities) stakeholders whilst ensuring they are balanced and underpinned by current scientific literature.
- Medical strategy and support for local Marketing Authorization, Applications and variations.
- Contribute to the local portfolio innovation & maintenance process by applying relevant medical scientific knowledge. 
- Stay abreast of latest literature, current medical opinion, guidance, and regulations to ensure up-to-date knowledge.

The experience we're looking for

Mandatory for the position:
- A solid understanding of biological sciences, preferably backed by a bachelor’s degree in healthcare or life sciences;
- 3-5 years of work experience within the pharmaceutical industry;
- Track record of building strong KOLs & External Scientific Partnerships;
- Proven ability to generate, analyze and interpret scientific and clinical data;
- Ability to critique journal articles and publications to support claims and medical documentation on products;
- Experience in systematic searches, reviewing scientific data, and preparing medical or scientific documents (e.g. publications and experience in medical writing, systematic review and clinical data appraisal) to a high standard;
- Sound knowledge of the local guidelines and directives;
- Ability to manage multiple projects and products simultaneously with ability to prioritise and to ensure timely, on-target and within budget accomplishment of tasks;
- Critical thinking, with effective communication to influence colleagues from a range of fields;
- Fluent in English.

Desirable for the position:
- Doctor, Pharmacist or PhD in healthcare or life sciences.
- Proficient in Spanish

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.

We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.