Scaling Medical Affairs and Clinical Teams in Pharma
A global pharmaceutical company faced an urgent need to expand its Medical Affairs capability across cardiovascular, metabolic, respiratory and nephrology. In parallel, the business required nurses and physicians to be hired and deployed at scale, ensuring effective peer-to-peer engagement with healthcare professionals. The challenge lay not only in sourcing highly specialised talent but also in delivering a fast turnaround to meet critical launch and engagement timelines.
Project scope
Interval was engaged to recruit Medical Affairs professionals across multiple therapeutic areas and to deploy clinical resources at scale. The scope also included the design and management of assessment centres, with a strict requirement to complete hiring within 15 working days.
Our approach
Targeted search and selection of 23 Medical Affairs professionals with proven expertise and stakeholder engagement experience
Recruitment and deployment of nurses and physicians to strengthen frontline engagement with healthcare professionals and patients
Delivery of in-person assessment centres to ensure consistent evaluation, alignment on cultural fit and regulatory compliance
Execution of an accelerated end-to-end process, achieving all hires within the 15-day timeframe
Impact
Rapid scale-up of Medical Affairs and clinical functions across priority therapeutic areas
Enhanced engagement with healthcare professionals through the deployment of experienced clinicians
High quality standards achieved via structured and compliant assessment centres
Accelerated delivery enabling the client to meet launch and engagement milestones, strengthening market presence and patient impact