Medical Science Liaison

For one of our partners, a global pharmaceutical company specialized in onco and cardio, we are looking for a dedicatedMedical Science Liaison (MSL) for the regionVlaams Brabant - Limburg.

He/ she will help prepare an eminent product launch of a first in class product in Cardiology.

Organization

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is the medical expert in cardiology. He/she is part of the Medical Affairs team and reports to the Medical Affairs Manager.

Description

The Medical Science Liaison demonstrates mastery and innovation in the ability to develop on-going professional relationships with national and regional healthcare opinion leaders and healthcare professionals to provide medical and scientific support for company’s initiatives in selected therapeutic areas.

Within the agreed strategy, the MSL educates healthcare professionals, internal colleagues (e.g. Medical, Marketing and Sales), and decision makers in healthcare systems regarding therapeutic areas.

Next to that, the MSL follows the medical aspects of the life cycle process of the product: from clinical trials to post-marketing studies. He/she is the medical contact person for all important key players.

CORE ACTIVITIES:

Liaise with thought leaders and medical centers to enhance acceptance and advocacy of contributions to advancing medical practice (products, evidence and services) within the scientific community:

• Identify and establish networks for most effective and efficient medical-scientific communication
• Build rapport and maintain peer to peer relationships with key influencers at major academic institutions, hospitals and scientific societies
• Support speakers and key influencers in preparing and delivering presentations and scientific contributions upon request, e.g. accompany to international and national congresses and scientific events
• Enhance company reputation in terms of medical and scientific expertise by engaging and discussing with thought leaders and key influencers on a high scientific level
• Re-actively and balanced advise thought leaders and clinicians on questions relating to product use (within and outside of the approved label) to better serve patient needs and in compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations

Develop and implement medical education programs across the scientific community:

• Identify topics of interest among the scientific community by capturing customer insights and needs and effectively engages with collaborative clinical groups to define medical programs and activities where appropriate
• Effectively collaborate with Medical Manager to develop supporting content for medical education programs
• Be able to conduct scientific education programs in line with corporate requirements and ensure the validity of the scientific content
• Effectively communicate expert opinion on scientific, medical and regulatory information through Ad boards or seminars and develop strong scientific relationships by ensuring integrity and accuracy of data

Support the development and implementation of clinical trials and registries as planned by the medical team at a local stage:

• Bring local support to clinical studies and registries management by providing scientific consulting services to trial investigators

Provide scientific support to customer facing functions and conduct internal trainings to keep them updated on clinical data and scientific insights:

• Effectively support customer facing functions by providing medical expertise
• Conduct internal scientific trainings on a regular basis to make sure all field force roles are aware of new clinical data and scientific insights
• Support market access client facing roles to open up regional and local level market access
• Provide customized scientific support (e.g. presentations, slide-kits, etc.) as requested in line with applicable laws, rules and regulations and product strategy

Requirements

PROFILE:

• Master in Pharmacy or Sciences
• First experience in medical affairs (MSL is an asset)
• Knowledge of cardiology and oncology much appreciated
• Excellent command of Dutch and good command of English.

Offer

A permanent contract in a pharmaceutical company with an appropriate package including several benefits and a nice working environment.

Contact

Interested by this challenge?

Please apply here or send me your CV: katleen.broeckhoven@modisbelgium.be