Summary
About the Role
Disease Awareness Specialist
Location: Jeddah
#LI-Onsite
Major Accountabilities:
- Develop and execute the Renal disease area plan aligned with regional medical strategy.
- Map care pathways and identify gaps (diagnosis delays, referral flows, treatment access, patient education).
- Monitor epidemiology, guideline updates, and local practice patterns to inform strategic priorities.
- Build trusted, compliant relationships with Nephrologists , clinical pharmacists, payors, and health authorities.
- Facilitate scientific exchange on renal disease burden, evidence, and best practices (following local codes and company SOPs).
- Support expert panels, advisory boards, and working groups to address unmet needs.
- Plan and deliver compliant medical education activities on Renal recognition, assessment, and guideline-aligned management for HCPs, pharmacists, payors and health authorities. Support developing materials that are balanced, evidence-based, and approved through medical review.
- Support patient awareness campaigns focusing on disease understanding and disease burden.
- Partner with market access to articulate renal disease burden and health economic considerations within local frameworks. Engage on formulary and pathway discussions to improve equitable access, in coordination with cross-functional stakeholders.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy (PharmD preferred); Clinical Pharmacy background is an advantage.
- Minimum 1 year experience in a pharma specialty environment (renal or rare disease experience preferred).
- Strong understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and its evolving environment.
- Proven ability to build effective relationships with KOLs and healthcare stakeholders; strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
- Scientific literacy, strategic thinking, and strong problem-solving skills, with a demonstrated drive for results.
Languages:
- Arabic & Fluency in English is a must.
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