Description

The Associate Medical Manager – Hospitals will support the Medical Affairs function for the Anti-infectives portfolio with a robust focus on upcoming antibiotics launches in the hospital segment.

This is a hybrid role involving approximately 7–8 days per month of field work engaging hospital-based healthcare professionals and Key Opinion Leaders, while the remaining time will be spent at the Head Office supporting medical strategy, evidence generation, scientific communication, and cross-functional initiatives.

The incumbent will play a key role in strengthening scientific engagement, supporting launch excellence, promoting antimicrobial stewardship, and ensuring ethical and compliant dissemination of medical information.

Essential Functions

Scientific & Medical Expertise

- Develop strong scientific expertise in anti-infectives/antibiotics, including mechanism of action, antimicrobial resistance, treatment guidelines, and clinical evidence.
- Provide scientific support to internal stakeholders including Marketing, Sales, Market Access, and Commercial teams.
- Keep abreast of evolving antimicrobial resistance trends, stewardship practices, and hospital treatment protocols.
- Support development and delivery of scientific training programs for internal teams.

Field Medical Engagement

- Conduct approximately 7–8 days of field visits per month to engage with:
- Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs)
- Infectious Disease Specialists
- Intensivists
- Microbiologists
- Hospital Pharmacists

- Lead scientific discussions on antibiotic therapy, antimicrobial resistance, stewardship, and appropriate patient selection.
- Support pre-launch and launch activities through effective scientific positioning of products.




- Gather field insights to strengthen medical strategy and brand planning.

Stakeholder Engagement & Medical Communication

- Build and maintain scientific relationships with hospital-based healthcare professionals, KOLs, and institutions.
- Organize and support:
- Advisory Boards
- Round Table Meetings
- Scientific Speaker Programs

- Deliver scientific presentations at CMEs, conferences, and hospital meetings.
- Ensure balanced, evidence-based, and compliant scientific communication.

Medical Strategy & Launch Support

- Contribute to medical launch planning for new antibiotics.
- Provide medical inputs into:
- Brand Strategy
- Scientific Campaigns
- Clinical Value Communication

- Support Real-World Evidence (RWE) initiatives and Investigator-Initiated Studies (IIS), where applicable.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure launch readiness and execution.

Evidence Generation & Medical Insights

- Identify evidence gaps and support clinical data-generation initiatives.
- Collect and synthesize medical insights related to treatment practices, resistance trends, and unmet clinical needs.
- Support publication planning and scientific content development.

Compliance & Quality

- Ensure all medical activities comply with company policies, ethical standards, and applicable regulations.
- Review scientific and promotional materials for medical accuracy.




- Promote antimicrobial stewardship principles across all medical communications.

Additional Responsibilities

- Participate in national and regional scientific meetings and congresses.
- Support medical information requests from internal and external stakeholders.
- Assist in developing scientific materials, FAQs, slide decks, and educational resources.
- Contribute to cross-functional projects supporting the hospital business.
- Perform additional responsibilities as assigned by the Medical Affairs leadership team.

Qualifications

Education

- MBBS / MD / PharmD / PhD

Experience

- Minimum 2 years of Medical Affairs experience .
- Mandatory experience in Anti-infectives / Antibiotics .
- Hospital-focused Medical Affairs experience preferred.
- Experience supporting product launches or pre-launch activities is highly desirable.

Skills

- Strong scientific knowledge of:
- Anti-infective therapy
- Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
- Antibiotic stewardship programs
- Hospital treatment protocols

- Excellent understanding of clinical data interpretation and evidence-based medicine.
- Strong scientific presentation and communication skills.
- Ability to engage effectively with hospital KOLs and multidisciplinary stakeholders.
- Strong analytical, planning, and problem-solving abilities.
- Working knowledge of regulatory, compliance, and pharmacovigilance requirements.
- Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional and matrix organization.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (PowerPoint, Excel, Word).
- Willingness to travel for approximately 7–8 field working days per month .

📌 Deputy Manager, Medical Affairs (Mumbai)
🏢 Amneal Pharmaceuticals
📍 Mumbai