Company Overview

Our client is a fast-growing global pharmaceutical organisation with an established position in oncology across the UK and Europe. Part of a substantially larger international group, they develop, manufacture and supply medicines across most major markets worldwide, with a portfolio spanning cancer and haematology treatments and a strong pipeline of planned launches ahead. With an emphasis on patient access, scientific rigour and affordability at scale, the company offers an environment where clinical expertise is genuinely valued and visible.

Having built their reputation on access and affordability, they are now expanding into their own novel products alongside that established base, supported by significant recent investment into UK manufacturing. Operating across multiple indications, they are seeking an experienced Medical Advisor to strengthen their UK medical team on a 12-month contract basis.

The Role

This part-time, 12-month contract position is ideal for someone who enjoys combining clinical and scientific expertise with cross-functional collaboration and external engagement. The Medical Advisor will act as the medical and scientific point of reference for the oncology portfolio, with a particular focus on lung cancer.

You will work closely with commercial, market access and regulatory colleagues, provide medical input into materials and brand strategy, and build relationships with key opinion leaders across the therapy area. The role also offers exposure to a substantial upcoming programme of health technology assessment submissions across multiple indications, alongside the opportunity to shape medical thinking within a lean and senior team.

Final signatory responsibility is not required for this position.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide medical review and scientific input into promotional and non-promotional materials ahead of certification

• Act as the internal point of reference for clinical and scientific questions across the oncology portfolio, particularly in lung cancer

• Review and interpret clinical, competitor and emerging evidence, translating it into clear guidance for internal teams

• Support the development and medical accuracy of scientific communications, slide decks and internal training materials

• Build and maintain relationships with oncology and respiratory key opinion leaders, clinicians and relevant professional bodies

• Contribute to the planning and delivery of advisory boards, including agenda design, question framing and post-meeting reporting

• Represent the medical function at congresses and scientific meetings, feeding insights back into the business

• Partner with commercial, market access and regulatory colleagues to keep medical and brand strategy aligned

• Deliver disease area and product training to internal teams, raising the clinical confidence of non-medical colleagues

• Support responses to medical information enquiries and unsolicited requests for information

• Provide clinical validation of the evidence base underpinning upcoming health technology assessment submissions, and review clinical sections of submission documentation

• Contribute clinical input into the review of investigator-sponsored study proposals and grant requests, where required

Qualifications & Experience 

Essential:

• A life sciences degree supported by a higher qualification, MD, PhD, PharmD or equivalent

• Proven experience in a medical affairs role within pharmaceutical or biotechnology, ideally as a Medical Advisor, Medical Manager or Medical Science Liaison

• Demonstrable oncology experience, with lung cancer exposure strongly preferred

• A working knowledge of the ABPI Code of Practice and confidence operating within a UK compliance framework

• Strong ability to appraise clinical data and communicate it clearly to both scientific and non-scientific audiences

• Credibility with external clinicians and a track record of building peer-level relationships

• Comfortable working autonomously in a remote, part-time capacity, with the ability to prioritise across a broad remit

• UK-based with the right to work in the UK

Desirable:

• Experience contributing to health technology assessment submissions, NICE, SMC or AWMSG

• An understanding of the UK reimbursement landscape and how clinical evidence is assessed by payers

• Previous experience working alongside market access, HEOR or health economics teams

• Experience supporting product launches in a specialist or oncology setting

• Prior contract or interim experience within a pharmaceutical medical affairs function

HTA experience is not a prerequisite, but candidates who bring it will be viewed particularly favourably and it may influence both the scope of the role and the rate offered.

The Offer

• Rate: competitive hourly rate, dependent on experience

• Contract length: 12 months, offering stability rather than short-term cover

• Commitment: 2.5 days per week minimum, with flexibility on how those days are structured

• Working model: fully remote, with no mandated office days

• Direct exposure to a substantial health technology assessment programme across multiple indications

• A lean, senior medical team where input is visible and acted on quickly

• Meaningful scope to shape medical thinking in a therapy area the business is actively investing in

• Scope for the remit to broaden for candidates bringing HTA capability

Apply below if you believe you're the right candidate for the opportunity.

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