Job Title Rare Bone and Endocrine Medical Advisor
Introduction to role
The Rare Bone and Endocrine Medical Advisor plays a central role in connecting cutting-edge science with real-world patient care. Working at the interface of Medical and Commercial, this role shapes medical strategy, drives pre-launch excellence and builds strong scientific partnerships in rare bone and endocrine diseases. The position combines deep therapeutic expertise with field-based engagement, enabling rapid learning from new data, new products and evolving clinical practice. Ready to help turn a rich pipeline into meaningful options for patients while influencing how innovative medicines are introduced and used?
Accountabilities
The Rare Bone and Endocrine Medical Advisor acts as a core member of the cross-functional brand team, taking the medical lead for the therapeutic area. The role builds and maintains strategic scientific partnerships with Key External Experts (KEE) and other healthcare professionals through non-promotional interactions, gaining insights that shape brand strategy and medical plans. It leads pre-launch strategy and execution, ensuring scientific excellence in tactics and activities, and provides key medical input to marketing, sales and market access. The Medical Advisor delivers high-quality, up-to-date scientific and medical information, reviews and approves promotional materials in line with internal and external standards, and develops and executes medical affairs projects within agreed budgets and timelines. Maintaining robust scientific expertise, the role continuously monitors the literature, attends national and international congresses, supports internal education and training, and contributes to clinical operations through site selection support. It manages scientific partnerships with KEEs, including externally sponsored research, grants and scientific sponsorships, organizing advisory interactions to co-create projects that advance the therapeutic area strategy. The Medical Advisor ensures full compliance with all relevant regulations, policies and guidance, completes required training, actively participates in medical department activities, shares best practices and takes on additional assignments or champion roles as needed.
Essential Skills/Experience
Desirable Skills/Experience
AstraZeneca offers the chance to work close to the science while influencing how innovative medicines reach patients across diverse markets. Teams blend medical expertise with commercial insight, moving at pace without compromising ethics or patient focus. With a strong pipeline and frequent launches, there is constant exposure to new data, new indications and new ways of working, supported by collaboration with global colleagues and local cross-functional partners. Learning is continuous, responsibilities grow quickly, and every contribution helps shape better diagnosis, treatment pathways and outcomes for patients living with serious conditions.
If this role matches your skills and ambition, apply now to help bring transformative medicines in rare bone and endocrine diseases to patients who need them most.
Date Posted
19-Apr-2026Closing Date
30-Jun-2026AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.