Disease Awareness Specialist-Renal/Rare disease

Disease Awareness Specialist

Location: Jeddah

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Major Accountabilities:

• Develop and execute the Renal disease area plan aligned with regional medical strategy.
• Map care pathways and identify gaps (diagnosis delays, referral flows, treatment access, patient education).
• Monitor epidemiology, guideline updates, and local practice patterns to inform strategic priorities.
• Build trusted, compliant relationships with Nephrologists , clinical pharmacists, payors, and health authorities.
• Facilitate scientific exchange on renal disease burden, evidence, and best practices (following local codes and company SOPs).
• Support expert panels, advisory boards, and working groups to address unmet needs.
• Plan and deliver compliant medical education activities on Renal recognition, assessment, and guideline-aligned management for HCPs, pharmacists, payors and health authorities. Support developing materials that are balanced, evidence-based, and approved through medical review.
• Support patient awareness campaigns focusing on disease understanding and disease burden.
• Partner with market access to articulate renal disease burden and health economic considerations within local frameworks. Engage on formulary and pathway discussions to improve equitable access, in coordination with cross-functional stakeholders.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy (PharmD preferred); Clinical Pharmacy background is an advantage.
• Minimum 1 year experience in a pharma specialty environment (renal or rare disease experience preferred).
• Strong understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and its evolving environment.
• Proven ability to build effective relationships with KOLs and healthcare stakeholders; strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
• Scientific literacy, strategic thinking, and strong problem-solving skills, with a demonstrated drive for results.

Languages:

• Arabic & Fluency in English is a must.

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