Med Info Spec I-Pharm (RTP, NC - flex role)

Medical Information Specialist - Pharmacist

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.

Division Specific Information

Within Medical Communications, we improve patient health by supplying medical information services to our customers, patients and healthcare providers. We engage with healthcare professionals, regulatory agencies and pharmaceutical customers to help them navigate regulatory and compliance requirements around the world. We run medical information inquiries, document adverse events and product complaints, report product launches, prepare standard responses to inquiries and develop process improvements for customer implementation.

Discover Impactful Work

PPD is looking for medical information specialists for its growing Medical Communications department.

Start a career you will enjoy!

Join a team of energetic healthcare professionals supporting one or more pharmaceutical/biotech companies.

As a front-line specialist in our medical information contact center you will represent PPD and the client(s) by providing concise, accurate and non-promotional information regarding the client’s medicinal products or devices to healthcare professionals and patients.

Essential Functions

Responds accurately and professionally to technical and medical information inquiries received via phone, email, internet or mail in reference to pharmaceutical or device products.  Processes fulfillments and provides clinical trial information or after-hours on call support. Analyzes caller’s questions to formulate an accurate and concise response using client-approved resources and records inquiries and interactions in the appropriate databases following organizational, client and regulatory guidelines.Identifies, records and triages adverse events and product complaints according to organizational, client and regulatory guidelines and provides additional support (including follow up) as needed.  Maintains thorough knowledge of project and corporate policies and procedures including client products, SOP's, protocols, GCP's, and applicable regulatory requirements. Works closely with internal and external client contacts (up to and including members of client management) to resolve complex inquiries. As needed, researches medical literature and drafts responses for such inquiries.

Education and Experience:  

Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualificationPrevious experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 5+ years_Some programs may require a Pharm.D

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 

Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and SwedishExcellent language skills (comprehension, speaking, reading and writing);Fluency skills in Swedish will be required Proficient computer and keyboarding skillsGood interpersonal skills Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.Ability to interpret client provided complex medical and technical information Organizational and time management skills Ability to maintain a positive and professional demeanor in challenging circumstances