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Hiring For Medical Affairs – Manager

Hetero
Hetero
6-9 years
Not Disclosed
10 Jan. 15, 2026
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: B.Sc/M.Sc/M.Pharma/B.Pharma/Life Sciences Skills: Causality Assessment, Clinical SAS Programming, Communication Skills, CPC Certified, GCP guidelines, ICD-10 CM Codes, CPT-Codes, HCPCS Codes, ICD-10 CM, CPT, HCPCS Coding, ICH guidelines, ICSR Case Processing, Interpersonal Skill, Labelling Assessment, MedDRA Coding, Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Medical Terminology, Narrative Writing, Research & Development, Technical Skill, Triage of ICSRs, WHO DD Coding

Medical Affairs Manager

Location: Sanathnagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, India (+1 additional location)
Employment Type: Permanent
Department: Medical Affairs
Experience Required: 6–9 Years
Educational Qualification: MBBS and/or MD (Pharmacology)
Job ID: HETERO6999
Updated Date: 30-12-2025


Job Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Medical Affairs Manager to provide scientific and medical expertise across pharmacovigilance, clinical, and regulatory functions. The role involves medical review of safety data, aggregate reporting, signal management, regulatory compliance, and supporting benefit-risk assessments throughout the product lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will have strong clinical judgment, knowledge of ICSR processing, MedDRA coding, and global pharmacovigilance regulations, and experience contributing to regulatory submissions, clinical trials, and risk management activities.


Key Responsibilities

1. Medical Review & Case Management

  • Perform medical review and causality assessment of Individual Case Safety Reports (ICSRs).

  • Ensure accurate medical coding using MedDRA and WHO-DD.

  • Assess seriousness, expectedness, and relatedness of adverse events.

  • Provide medical judgment on special situations, including pregnancy, overdose, abuse, and medication errors.

2. Aggregate Safety & Signal Management

  • Contribute to signal detection, validation, and evaluation.

  • Review and author aggregate safety reports, including:

    • PSUR / PBRER

    • DSUR

    • Development Safety Update Reports

  • Support Risk Management Plans (RMPs) and safety specifications.

3. Regulatory & Compliance Activities

  • Ensure compliance with ICH-GCP, ICH-E2 guidelines, EU GVP, US FDA, and CDSCO regulations.

  • Support responses to regulatory authority queries.

  • Participate in inspections, audits, and CAPA implementation.

4. Safety Governance & Decision-Making

  • Participate in Safety Review Boards / DSMBs.

  • Support labeling updates and safety variations.

  • Contribute to benefit-risk assessments across the product lifecycle.

5. Secondary Responsibilities

  • Medical monitoring of in-house clinical trials and oversight of CRO medical monitoring for outsourced projects.

  • Develop and review clinical documents including protocols, investigator brochures, case record forms, prescribing information, and drug interaction documentation.

  • Organize Subject Expert Committee (SEC) meeting materials and attend SEC meetings for clinical trials and marketing approvals.

  • Evaluate new products for development opportunities.


Required Qualifications and Experience

  • Education: MBBS or MD (Pharmacology).

  • Experience:

    • MBBS: 9–10 years of relevant experience in medical affairs/pharmacovigilance.

    • MD (Pharmacology): 6–7 years of relevant experience.

  • Strong knowledge of medical review, pharmacovigilance, and clinical documentation.

  • Familiarity with regulatory submissions, safety governance, and clinical trial oversight.


Key Skills & Competencies

  • Medical Review & Case Assessment

  • Pharmacovigilance & Signal Management

  • MedDRA & WHO-DD Coding

  • Regulatory Compliance (US FDA, EU, CDSCO)

  • Clinical Trial Monitoring

  • Risk Management Plans & Safety Specifications

  • Benefit-Risk Assessment

  • Cross-Functional Collaboration & Communication


Why Join

  • Contribute to global pharmacovigilance and medical affairs operations.

  • Work with cross-functional teams in clinical, regulatory, and safety governance.

  • Drive scientific and medical strategy in a high-impact pharmaceutical environment.

  • Opportunity to develop as a key medical affairs professional with exposure to international regulations and clinical programs.


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