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Hüseyin Tekin

Hüseyin Tekin

Field Scientific Leader-Medical Manager-MD
Istanbul

Summary

Medical Affairs professional experienced in both field-based medical engagement and strategic medical planning. Passionate about advancing patient-centered, evidence-based healthcare through scientific collaboration, ethical standards, and compliance with good promotional practices and local regulations.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
2
2
Languages

Work History

Field Scientific Leader

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
09.2024 - Current

Core Responsibilities

  • Established and maintained scientific peer-to-peer relationships with KEEs in neonatology, paediatric cardiology/pulmonology, rheumatology, gastroenterology, and infectious diseases.
  • Communicated fair-balanced, up-to-date scientific evidence on palivizumab and anifrolumab; responded to unsolicited medical inquiries from HCPs and internal stakeholders.
  • Led KEE mapping and segmentation in newly entered therapeutic areas to support strategic engagement and clinical trial planning.
  • Actively contributed to pre-launch activities, providing scientific input into cross-functional planning and global material adaptation.
  • Collaborated with Clinical Operations to support feasibility assessments, site initiation visits, and investigator engagement for company-sponsored and pipeline studies.
  • Collected, analyzed, and synthesized medical insights from field interactions to inform medical strategy and identify data gaps.
  • Monitored and shared emerging scientific literature and RWE (Real-World Evidence) with internal teams to support evidence-based decision-making.
  • Built close cross-functional collaboration with sales, clinical research associates (CRAs), and product managers to ensure aligned and medically sound field execution.
  • Organized and delivered scientific exchange meetings in hospitals and academic centers to support disease awareness and clinical understanding.
  • Delivered internal training and developed scientific materials to support cross-functional knowledge sharing.
  • Ensured compliance with local regulations, industry codes and internal SOPs in all scientific activities.


Key Achievements & Notable Projects


  • Palivizumab leadership: Managed KEE network across neonatology, paediatric cardiology, and paediatric pulmonology; strengthened product adoption through targeted scientific exchanges. Additionally, acted as field lead in a non-promotional public health initiative – the “Ten Tene Temas” project – in collaboration with the Turkish Neonatology Society, promoting early kangaroo care for preterm infants in NICUs. The project aimed to reduce fear around skin-to-skin contact, support caregiver engagement, and improve recovery outcomes for premature babies.
  • Anifrolumab pre-launch pioneer: Performed national KEE mapping and segmentation from scratch, rapidly establishing rheumatology engagement platform in a new therapy area; received internal recognition award from the Medical Director for outstanding contribution to the launch success.
  • Clinical trial oversight: Co-led the Turkish arms of two anifrolumab studies and one first-in-class gastrointestinal immunology study—driving feasibility, site initiation visits, and continuous site support.
  • Pipeline readiness (anti-infectives): Identified and engaged leading infectious disease experts; guided optimal site selection for upcoming studies through evidence-based KEE mapping.



Medical Manager

HUMANİS Sağlık AŞ
04.2024 - 09.2024

Core Responsibilities

  • Built and maintained scientific peer-to-peer relationships with KEEs.
  • Delivered accurate, balanced, and timely responses to medical and scientific inquiries.
  • Provided educational presentations and training sessions for healthcare professionals.
  • Responded to medical information requests from field teams in a compliant and effective manner.
  • Supported regulatory affairs activities and collaborated with cross-functional teams.
  • Developed scientific training materials for internal teams and external partners to support knowledge transfer and product understanding.
  • Developed and implemented medical strategy for assigned product(s), ensuring alignment with brand and scientific objectives.
  • Reviewed and approved promotional and non-promotional materials to ensure compliance with local regulations, internal SOPs, and scientific standards.


Key Achievements & Notable Projects


  • Led the development and launch of Humanis first medical education platform, from strategy to execution.
  • Served as project lead for the platform, managing timelines, content development, and stakeholder alignment.
  • Provided medical training and scientific support to international partner companies’ field teams who had licensed our product, ensuring consistent messaging and product knowledge across regions.
  • Delivered regular scientific presentations to international KEEs, enhancing global medical engagement.
  • Led the medical launch of a new product, including pre-launch planning, KEE engagement, and internal training.

Family Medicine Physician

T.R. MINISTRY OF HEALTH
01.2019 - 11.2023

Occupational Health and Safety Physician

Umur Printing Company
11.2019 - 11.2020
  • Risk analysis of the workplace was conducted.
  • Routine health screenings and examinations of employees were carried out.
  • Studies for the prevention of occupational diseases were conducted
  • Training was provided to employees.

Emergency Doctor

Yakacik Maternity Hospital and Children's Hospital
05.2019 - 11.2019
  • Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based practices in emergency care.

Medical Doctor

112 Provincial Ambulance Service center
11.2017 - 01.2019
  • Produced fast and effective solutions to the problems in the field (logistics, lack of personnel, lack of materials, need for medical consultancy, etc.).
  • Lead the field team

Education

MEDICINE -

Lstanbul Faculty of Medicine
01.2011 - 01.2017

Skills

    Scientific Communication

    KEE Engagement & Management

    Medical Strategy Execution

    Insight Generation & Management

    Clinical Trial Support

    Scientific Exchange Facilitation

    Training & Educational Content Development

    Literature & RWE Analysis

    Cross-functional Collaboration

    Compliance & Ethical Standards

    Therapeutic Area Expertise

    Project Leadership

Training

  • Effective Presentation Skills, 01/2017
  • Improve Your Teamwork Skills, 01/2024
  • Project Management Foundations, 01/2024
  • Building Business Relationship, 01/2024
  • Communicating with Diplomacy and Tact, 01/2024
  • Essentials of Team Collaboration, 01/2024
  • Power Point Essential Training, 01/2024

Certification

A'dan Z'ye Klinik Araştırmalar Temel Eğitimi

Hobies

Independent cinema and film analysis, philosophical and psychological reading, medical science writing, exploring digital productivity tools.

Timeline

Improve Your Teamwork Skills

03-2025

Effective Presentation Skills

02-2025

Encouraging Team Communication and Collaboration

11-2024

Field Scientific Leader

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
09.2024 - Current

A'dan Z'ye Klinik Araştırmalar Temel Eğitimi

09-2024

Medical Manager

HUMANİS Sağlık AŞ
04.2024 - 09.2024

Occupational Health and Safety Physician

Umur Printing Company
11.2019 - 11.2020

Emergency Doctor

Yakacik Maternity Hospital and Children's Hospital
05.2019 - 11.2019

Family Medicine Physician

T.R. MINISTRY OF HEALTH
01.2019 - 11.2023

Medical Doctor

112 Provincial Ambulance Service center
11.2017 - 01.2019

MEDICINE -

Lstanbul Faculty of Medicine
01.2011 - 01.2017
Hüseyin TekinField Scientific Leader-Medical Manager-MD