Is AI Going to Take Medical Affairs Jobs Away?

Published: 16 July 2026

Author(s): Paul Minne

After nearly 30 years in Medical Affairs and multiple product launches, I have never seen one concept with more potential to disrupt Biopharma than AI. I have built teams, managed field medical operations, and watched this function evolve through every kind of organizational change the industry has produced. So when someone asks me whether AI is going to take Medical Affairs jobs away, I do not give them a comfortable answer. I give them an honest one.

The question itself is the wrong frame. AI is not going to walk into Medical Affairs one morning and start handing out pink slips. That is not how this works. What AI is going to do is change the economics of how Medical Affairs teams are structured, how roles are defined, and how organizations decide what work requires a human being. That shift is already underway. The people paying attention can see it.