Medical Science Liaison Oncology

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Job Description

Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company that will inspire you and empower you to shine? Join us as a Medical Science Liaison Oncology!

At Takeda, we are transforming the pharmaceutical industry through our R&D- driven market leadership and being a values-led company. To do this, we empower our people to realize their potential through life-changing work. Certified as a Global Top Employer, we offer stimulating careers, encourage innovation, and strive for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our global teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver BetterHealthandaBrighterFutureto people around the world.

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Primary Purpose of the Job

• Provide local country field-based support from the medical function in order to achieve the company’s goals.
• Identify and develop strong sustainable peer-to-peer relationships with external stakeholders to support the medical/scientific credibility of Takeda, including high profile key scientific and clinical experts in ONCOLOGY

Functional Roles & Responsibilities (operational responsibilities)

• Proactively identity and develop strong sustainable peer-to-peer relationships with opinion leaders and other relevant stakeholders in ONCOLOGY to support the medical/scientific credibility of Takeda,
• Be the primary contact person for external stakeholders : national and local key established and rising scientific and clinical experts in ONCOLOGY / international/EUCAN key scientific and clinical experts ; healthcare providers (HCP’s)
• Act as a scientific and medical product specialist, including safety expertise for the products allocated to you
• Ensure that Medical to Medical communication between Medical Affairs (LOC and EUCAN) and the local specialist medical community occurs within desirable timelines and with high technical quality

• Use specific disease and product knowledge to develop Takeda in ONCOLOGY ; i.e. answer medical/technical enquiries from HCP’s, provide accurate and non-promotional scientific information relating to licensed and unlicensed indications following unsolicited requests from HCP’s,etc
• Support of ongoing and future company sponsored trials i.e. liaison between clinical operations and study sites, identification of appropriate trial centers
• Act as field-based reference points of scientific and clinical expertise for sales force and other internal stakeholders (e.g. Market Access) through training and ad hoc support, in alignment with Takeda project teams
• Respond to requests for investigator-initiated sponsored research in line with company procedure
• Develop and support of national disease registries and medical congresses as appropriate
• Capture and share in-field insights including current ONCOLOGY treatment paradigm and anticipated key future changes to support medical and scientific strategy and business development
• Participate in the development and implementation of key medical activities (e.g. Advisory Boards, medical education and peer-to-peer training activities)
• Provide clinical presentations and medical information as necessary

Other Roles & Responsibilities (responsibilities in projects or other responsibilities)

• Keep updated on the latest scientific information concerning ONCOLOGY
• Participate in relevant congresses, symposia and other meetings
• Participate in the identification of new developments, either general or product related, within the pharmaceutical industry
• Be an in- and external business partner showing business acumen linked with value adding projects for patients, health care providers and payers.

Competences for the Job:

Education and/or on-the-job experience

• PhD in a relevant scientific field, MD, veterinarian or pharmacist
• Experience of working in a matrix management environment
• Minimum 5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry
• Experience in oncology therapy area (especially in hematology is a major plus)
• Experience of working with scientific and clinical experts at all levels in both 1:1 and group settings
• MSL or equivalent medical experience is a plus
• Any kind of business education is a plus

Language skills

• Spoken : Dutch, French, English (excellent oral and written skills)
• Written : Dutch, French, English (excellent oral and written skills)

PC skills

• MS Office

Industry-specific knowledge, skills and abilities

• Ability to work at a high scientific and clinical technical level to ensure quality peer-to-peer engagement with external stakeholders
• Clear and concise presentation of clinical data, including discussion of statistical and clinical relevance in line with key messages
• Autonomous, in-field work whilst contributing to central Medical Affairs
• Project management skills to manage milestones and deliver tasks within the defined timeframe
• Rapid assimilation of information
• Drives performance of self and others
• Highest ethical standards
• Knowledge of applicable GXP regulations, Good Clinical Practices, ICH Guidelines and National Code of Practice

Functional, process, job-related knowledge, skills and abilities

• Communication : strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent presentation and rhetoric skills
• You understand the overall audit process including design, conduct and reporting
• You are able to influence at high level
• You are independent and self motivated
• You are a team player
• You are creative and flexible

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