Secondment - Medical Affairs Scientist Vaccines (m/f/d)

Role Purpose

As a Medical Affairs Scientist (MAS) in Vaccines, you act as the company’s medical-scientific ambassador to healthcare professionals, medical societies, academia and other scientific stakeholders. You lead peer-to-peer medical exchange in the field, generate and synthesize actionable insights, and translate external evidence into strategic input that advances patient outcomes, evidence generation and cross-functional decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

Scientific leadership & medical-to-medical communication

• Lead compliant, peer-to-peer scientific exchange in the field across priority vaccine disease areas and assets.
• Serve as recognized subject matter expert for HCPs, medical societies and academic partners; interpret and communicate clinical evidence, guidelines and real-world data.
• Identify, discuss and follow up on study concepts; evaluate emerging data and key congress outputs relevant to vaccines.

Stakeholder management & early external engagement

• Map, prioritize, and develop long-term, trust-based relationships with national and regional stakeholders, including KOLs and scientific networks.
• Proactively initiate collaborations and projects with external partners in line with medical strategy and unmet needs.
• Drive timely, needs-based early outreach and tailored scientific engagements across omni-channel formats.

Strategy, insights & cross-functional collaboration

• Plan and execute medical-scientific strategic plans for the vaccine portfolio within your specialty role.
• Generate, document and share high-quality medical insights to inform category/BU strategies, tactics and country plans.

Clinical operations & data generation

• Collaborate with Clinical Operations on feasibility, site identification, investigator engagement and study support as appropriate.
• Contribute to local evidence generation initiatives (e.g., RWE projects) in partnership with data specialists and global teams.
• Support medical training for field/commercial colleagues on disease areas and products, as needed.

Compliance, professionalism & governance

• Champion medical compliance and professionalism; ensure all interactions and materials adhere to applicable Codes of Practice, company SOPs and labelling.
• Identify and report adverse events and product complaints in line with pharmacovigilance requirements.
• Maintain accurate documentation of external interactions, insights and activities in approved systems.

Qualifications & Experience

• Advanced degree in Medicine, Pharmacy or Life/Health Sciences; MD/Dr. med./PhD preferred.
• Proven experience in Medical Affairs, clinical research or vaccine-related therapeutic areas.
• Deep understanding of local healthcare environment, scientific societies and policy landscape.
• Sound knowledge of pharmacovigilance, regulatory frameworks and promotional/non-promotional review processes.
• Excellent scientific communication skills, including ability to tailor complex data to diverse audiences across omni-channel formats.
• Strong collaboration and project management skills in matrixed, cross-functional settings.
• Fluency in English; proficiency in [local language] strongly preferred.