Job Description
Medical Science Liaison - UK
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Are you an outstanding professional, keen to influence product development, and improve patient outcomes through your medical and scientific knowledge?
If you're passionate about advancing healthcare and driving positive change, we want you in our team. Join us as Medical Science Liaison and be the catalyst for a healthier tomorrow!
The position:
The role of a Medical Scientific Liaison (MSL) is to be an Inflammation scientific expert (with a focus on Rheumatology) responsible for discussing disease state and, reactively only, our products, patient treatment trends and studies in these areas in which we are involved, on a peer-to-peer basis with a defined audience of external clinical and non-clinical stakeholders (Physicians, Pharmacists, Nurses, Hospital Managers, Board Members of Scientific Societies, and other stakeholders) in line with the overall stakeholder mapping and to be considered a trusted scientific counterpart and partner.
The MSL role is field based and serves as an extension of the Medical Affairs team. HCP related activities expected to comprise vast majority of MSL responsibilities. Through scientific interactions, gain valuable insights into treatment patterns, and scientific activities in Inflammation and provide strategic input to the company Medical Affairs Plan.
Through activities in line with the Medical Affairs Plan, the MSL is jointly responsible for the realization of short-term and long-term company goals, and accountable for execution of the MSL activities described in the relevant country specific Medical Affairs plan
Your role
Be a medical and scientific expert:
- Systematically identify the scientific exchange needs of Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), investigators and other stakeholders in patient care, establish strong professional relationships, provide credible scientific expertise and serve as a liaison to Global Medical, Global Clinical and external partners
- Ensures high standard of professionalism to develop and maintain “peer-to-peer” scientific relationships with key thought leaders in healthcare, academia, payer, and government organizations per strategic territory plans and as requested by KOLs, including the management of strategic scientific partnerships and scientific exchange
- Ensure compliant communication and education of the emerging product portfolio to meet the educational and professional needs of Alfasigma’s key customers
- Presents clinical and disease state information to a variety of audiences, both internally and externally (including KOLs, formulary/decision makers and other HCPs)
- Respond within a defined timeline and quality standards to unsolicited inquiries from HCPs and other stakeholders; forwards reports of adverse events according to Alfasigma’s policy
- Conducts therapeutic area training for Sales and Medical or other colleagues upon request
Support Medical Affairs evidence-generating activities and Medical Education
- Support design and implementation of scientific programs with external experts and Global Medical Affairs (RWE, IIR etc).
- Provide scientific liaison support to Investigators currently involved in the Company sponsored interventional or observational studies and investigator initiated research (IIR).
- Data gap identification: signal the need for investigator-initiated research and ensure they are discussed within the Medical Affairs department.
- Registries: gain insights on ongoing country registries and ensure potential value is discussed with the Medical Affairs department.
- Serve as scientific resource at key medical, scientific, and patient advocacy conferences as assigned.
- Planning, organization and participation in Medical Education activities: Build medical education programs with scientific third parties, in line with Medical Affairs plan.
- Identify/support/educate speakers
- Care optimization projects: identify local needs and develop and propose care optimization projects, if applicable
Other
- Organization and participation in country/regional Advisory Boards, in line with Medical Affairs plan
- Participate on internal project teams as directed by Management (e.g. publications)
- Support expanded access programs, eg compassionate use programs
- Maintain personal expertise in relevant disease areas, key products and MSL best practices
- Work compliantly with internal cross-functional teams on territory level engagement plans to deliver medical affairs objectives
- Ensure all activities deployed are in line with applicable pharmaceutical laws, guidelines and regulations, including, but not limited to ICH, GCP, Code of Ethical Practices and company policies
Qualifications
Our ideal candidate has an advanced scientific degree and a strong knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry or related healthcare field. The candidate needs to have relevant experience as Medical Science Liaison or Medical Advisor.
Other requirements:
- in the area of Inflammation (Rheumatology/IBD) preferred.
- of national regulatory requirements.
- working in a dynamic and variable environment with a “can do” attitude, and committed to continuing education to maintain knowledge base.
- skills including excellent verbal and written communication.
- ability to work independently and across a cross-functional matrix, demonstrating business acumen, operational skills and proven ability to influence and negotiate
- to think strategically and tactically from a medical perspective and collaborate appropriately with commercial functions.
- to represent company’s interest in scientific forums as needed.
- oriented and high sense of accountability, with the ability to work flexibly, with evening activities or travel.
Company
Alfasigma is a pharmaceutical company, born in 2015 from the merger of two historic Italian companies. It is among the top five pharmaceutical companies operating in the Italian market and boasts a growing international presence, with branches in 27 countries. Alfasigma's goal is to improve the quality of life of patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals, working with passion and strongly believing in its mission of changing lives. In every challenge we face, we see new opportunities. We want to challenge the impossible!