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Post : Diagnostic Executive
Job Description
The Diagnostic Executive is to work in appropriate coordination with the Field Sales Team and Medical Scientific Liaisons to help executing tactical plans with a deep understanding of the medical environment and disease/pathology to help support clinical and medical questions to facilitateoptimal testing, removal of barriers and advance the scientific development of appropriate testing solutions as needed.
Major Responsibilities :
• Identify barriers to cancer biomarker testing through interactions withtesting laboratories, Diagnostics Kit companiesand HCPs. Execution of tactical plans in assigned territoryto increase adoption of appropriate testing
• Monitoring testing rate and test failure rate in the territory
• Identify and develop needs-based relationships with,Pathologists and Molecular Pathologists, molecular diagnostics kit suppliers, scientific experts, laboratory decision makers, thought-leaders: Health Care Professionals (HCP), and scientific organizations
• Help develop robust testing facilities in strategic centres, including protocol support, working on identification and removing bottlenecks in testing, monitoring the number and performance of testing. Demand generation through education, awareness, and advocacy
• Provide insights to core medical teams to aid in the development of India specific plan and to help inform and shape the local strategy
• Strategic Key Account Management skills
• Adhere to the AZ Code of Conduct, The Policy Handbook, Standards, and SOPs as well as comply with all regulatory and compliance requirements for your role
Internal Contacts :
• Diagnostics team
• Core medical team including brand medical leads
• Brand Teams in coordination with the Diagnostic lead
External engagement:
• Health Care Professionals including oncologists and pathologists
• Diagnostic partners – labs
• Advocacy and national and regional professional associations societies
• Oncology Diagnostics Managers
• Professional associations and societies
Minimum Requirements :
• Master Degreein Life Sciences/Medical Biotechnology/Pharmacy
• Experience in molecular diagnostic marketing and clinical test selling; preferably oncology experience (lung cancer, women cancer, immunotherapy)
• Expertise in discussing scientific content and context to multiple audiences
• Ability to travel (>50%; percentage varies with geography)
Preferred Requirements
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Has the ability to work under pressure and with short timelines, being resourceful and tenacious in approaching problems and leveraging all available sources for developing solutions
• Thorough knowledge of diagnostic test development and regulatory environment and oncology environment (and experience with clinical trials preferred)
• Proven demonstration of effective cross-functional project team leadership
• Strong execution focus
Additional Information
Location : Mumbai, Maharashtra
Industry Type : Pharma/ Healthcare/ Clinical research
Job ID : R-223910
End Date : 30-Aug-2025
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