Medical Science Liaison

1 week ago

Birmingham UK, West Midlands, United Kingdom Parkside Recruitment Full time

I am in a partnership with a well-known pharmaceutical client who are recruiting for a Medical Science Expert (MSE) who has experience of working within Oncology covering the northern Territory of the UK including Scotland.


The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years’ experience in medical affairs, previous experience in Oncology (ideally GU cancers). The role is being offered on a 12-month fixed term contract starting immediately.


We are looking for a passionate and driven individual to be part of a high performing team who has a patient focussed approach who can work cross functionally with ability to build relationships, network and communicate effectively with internal and external teams, HCPS and peers.

Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That`s why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.


Key role responsibilities

  • Collaborate closely with the Therapy Area Specialist (TAS; a similar role to Key Account Manager) to coordinate engagement with HCPs, sharing outcomes of meetings while respecting the compliance boundaries of what cannot be shared (e.g., details of off-label and pipeline discussions)
  • Hold the Primary Point of Contact role in specified cases, primarily at pre-launch phase of the product lifecycle for non-promotional activities.
  • Independently handle core medical activities, such as medical and scientific information requests, pipeline information, research/study knowledge or enquiries, early access or compassionate use programmes, sponsorship of congress attendance or related enquiries and the management of PSPs.
  • All information relating to use of products prior to marketing authorisation or outside of the existing label, may only be shared within the limits of the applicable laws, codes and policies, in particular the Standard on Medical Activities.
  • Run selected in-field visits to enable execution of medical tactics or to respond to any enquiries from customers relating to products.
  • Support clinical trial activities in alignment with Clinical Operations/ICSO
  • Engage with external customers according to their preference eg. F2F, virtual, email, webinars etc.

Lead and organise core medical activities.

Record the outputs of medical interactions, including insights that have been generated and share them appropriately across the local medical and commercial team and share important insights with global medical colleagues.

Stay up to date on current scientific and clinical literature and the therapeutic landscape related to the relevant disease areas of focus.

Interact with local stakeholders in the medical community.


Customer engagement planning and execution

Utilise systematic KTL engagement plans & contribute to the cross-functional execution of KTL engagement plans.

Implement appropriate actions into KTL engagement plans in line with the medical strategy

Appropriately tier all customers according to their scientific profile and review the tiering after every engagement with the customer.

Engage with customers according to their communication preferences.

Identify decision makers, influencers and networks and explore educational/information needs and collaboration opportunities (e.g., projects) which fit the medical strategy.

Understand local patient pathways and account needs at an HCP and patient level.

Monitor scientific trends and therapeutic landscape.


Solution and channel utilisation

Add remote/virtual engagement to F2F (hybrid by design, incl. approved email, video calls, etc.)

Capitalise on novel solutions such as Next Best Action (iConnect Suggestions) and Next Best Customer to achieve a customer centric experience.


Medical strategy

Understand and contribute to the local medical strategy & objectives and apply the medical to external scientific stakeholder engagement plans.

Gather and internally communicate relevant opinions, expert knowledge, insights, research & development concepts from external stakeholders to inform, advance and potentially influence the strategic direction of the respective Franchise.


Medical independent operations

Maintain and demonstrate comprehensive and in-depth scientific knowledge of assigned therapeutic area(s).

Establish and maintain peer-to-peer collaborative interactions with key physicians and major academic institutions or clinics, as outlined in the medical strategy.

Participate in scientific meetings and congresses to stay up to date on the latest medical and scientific advancements and to network with other professionals.

Identify, develop, and implement local, regional and national medical programs to fulfil unmet medical educational needs, to advance research and disease knowledge, and ensure safe and appropriate use of company therapeutics.

Provide training to HCPs, if necessary, ahead of medical events (e.g., contracted speakers)

Coordinate HCP sponsorships requests for medical education activities (IME/CME)

Handle research/ clinical study related matters in line with the applicable policies and SOPs, in particular the Standard on Investigator Sponsored Studies and the Standard on Collaborative Research Studies.


Key Skills

Deep scientific/TA & indication knowledge (on-label, off-label, pipeline) and competition knowledge within the limits set by anti-trust and competition law

Strong usage of ‘new’ virtual ways of engaging

Ability to have impactful scientific interactions, negotiation, and networking skills.

Strong analytical skills and ability to think strategically.

Excellent presentation skills and handle communication with HCPs and peers with impact, both in person and through remote interactions.

Deep knowledge and experience of the industry code of practice and regulations

Ability to work independently and in teams.

Adaptable and able to work cross-functionally.

Collaborative approach and effective communication

Project management skills

Advanced English language level

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