Contract, Medical Affairs Fellow

**Job Description Summary**:
**Job Description**:
**Location**: Sao Paulo, Brazil

PTC has a 23-year proud history - including a few moments of seemingly insurmountable challenges. PTC was built by talented people who are persistent and hard working. PTC was also fortunate to have received investments at key challenging moments in our history.

PTC recognizes that many recent University graduates are talented, persistent, and hardworking - and they need someone to invest in them during a personally challenging moment. PTC is proud to step forward and help recent college graduates with our “PTC Talent Pipeline Program” that provides one year of training and real-world work experience.
- Fellow must be a recent university graduate

**JOB OBJECTIVE**:

- Support pediatricians and multi-professional teams to identify pediatric rare and ultra-rare diseases through medical education programs
- Support the strategy to raise awareness on DMD and ADDC deficiency
- Participate in the medical affairs routine including team general meetings and internal trainings improving his/her experience and knowledge in medical affairs area
- Continuous learning in the rare and ultrarare diseases and deepening the knowledge in the neuro pediatric’ diseases (Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy - DMD and ADDC deficiency)
- Stablish partnership with medical societies and reference centers in order to lead medical education on pediatric rare diseases

**TASKS/RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Completing all assigned tasks and assisting with day-to-day operations.
- Attending meetings, workshops, and other learning opportunities.
- Observing and learning from experienced staff members.
- Gaining knowledge of company policies, protocols, and processes.
- Taking detailed notes and liaising with Managers, Supervisors, and other senior staff.
- Fulfilling any requirements and meeting goals set out at the start of the Internship.
- Following all company regulations, and health and safety codes.
- Preparing documents and updating records.
- Contact and build relationship with rare disease excellence centers in order to raise awareness on pediatric rare diseases (Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and ADDC deficiency) through medical education
- Search for opportunities of partnership with medical societies to promote pediatric rare diseases
- Lead presentations on pediatric rare diseases (DMD and ADDCd) to heath care professionals
- Contact hospitals, clinics, excellence centers or rehabilitation centers to educate health care professionals on pediatric rare diseases
- Work cross functionally in order to implement medical education programs

**REQUIREMENTS**:

- Fellow must be a recent university graduate
- Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy or Nursing
- Advanced English level (reading, writing and speaking)
- Experience on papers and scientific articles reading / interpretation
- Interested in contributing with rare disease patients
- Experience on pharmaceutical companies is a differential
- Available to travel
- Excellent written, verbal, communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Superb attention to detail and excellent time management skills
- Strong leadership skills, positive attitude and willingness to learn
- A pro-active, organized, strategical, team player and communicative person is desired.

For consideration, **each applicant MUST answer the four (4) questions below in your cover letter **to be considered for this one-year PTC Talent Pipeline Program.
- Why do you want to be part of this program?
- How do you feel like you can make a difference in the world?
- What would it mean to you to work for a cause as much as a company?
- What interests you most with this opportunity?

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