Medical Information Specialist
- Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Job type
- Contract
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- Minimum of 8 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry or a relevant healthcare environment.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Kelly, in partnership with Johnson & Johnson, is hiring a Medical Assessment Specialist
Description:
The Medical Assessment Specialist manages end-to-end medical assessment processes and facilitates the provision of medications through Special Access Programs, Medical Sciences–managed Patient Assistance Programs, and Patient Support Programs. The role encompasses all related activities, including records management.
Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Conducts and documents criteria-based scientific and medical assessments of requests from healthcare professionals (HCPs) for patient treatment support, in alignment with established internal processes. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Reviewing and assessing off-label treatment requests
- Evaluating the supporting clinical evidence and medical rationale
- Documenting recommendations for approval or rejection, together with the supporting rationale
- Maintaining documentation that supports governance, compliance, and audit readiness
- Escalating complex cases for Medical Affairs review
- Supports medical and coordination activities for Special Access Programs (SAPs), including communications with Health Canada and other internal and external business partners.
- Coordinates the provision of medications through designated system platforms and in collaboration with the relevant partner groups.
- Manages ongoing medical communications related to documented scientific evaluations with internal and external partners, as required and in accordance with established internal processes.
- Complies with drug safety and product quality reporting requirements, as well as all applicable regulatory and procedural obligations.
Required Skills and Experience:
- University degree in pharmacy. Other degrees may be considered for candidates with significant relevant experience.
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry or a relevant healthcare environment.
- Extensive pharmaceutical or clinical experience, with medical product knowledge across multiple therapeutic areas, together with experience in process excellence, process mapping, and process automation.
- Strong understanding of applicable regulatory and compliance requirements.
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- Advanced planning, organizational, and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize work and meet tight deadlines.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), Adobe Acrobat, and SharePoint.
Preferred Skills and Experience:
- PharmD.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Conducts and documents scientific and medical assessments of healthcare professionals’ treatment-support requests, including reviewing clinical evidence, recording recommendations, maintaining audit-ready records, and escalating complex cases. Supports Special Access Programs and medication coordination, manages related medical communications, and complies with drug safety, product quality, regulatory, and procedural requirements.
Requirements
Requires a pharmacy university degree, though other degrees may be considered with significant relevant experience, and at least eight years of pharmaceutical-industry or relevant healthcare experience. Candidates should have extensive clinical or pharmaceutical experience, regulatory and compliance knowledge, process improvement experience, strong organizational and time-management skills, attention to detail, and advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, and SharePoint; a PharmD is preferred.
Skills
- Medical Assessment
- Scientific Evaluation
- Clinical Evidence Review
- Medical Product Knowledge
- Special Access Programs
- Patient Assistance Programs
- Patient Support Programs
- Regulatory Compliance
- Records Management
- Process Excellence
- Process Mapping
- Process Automation
- Planning and Organization
- Time Management
- Microsoft Office
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Categories
- Healthcare
- Science & Research
- Administrative
Keywords
- Medical Assessment
- Medical Affairs
- Special Access Programs
- Patient Assistance Programs
- Patient Support Programs
- Healthcare Professionals
- Off-Label Treatment
- Clinical Evidence
- Medical Rationale
- Records Management
- Governance
- Audit Readiness
- Health Canada
- Medication Coordination
- Drug Safety Reporting
- Product Quality Reporting
- Regulatory Compliance
- Process Excellence
- Process Mapping
- Process Automation
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Adobe Acrobat
- SharePoint
- Pharmacy
- PharmD