MSL Oncology UAE

Novartis; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 110,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

A global pharmaceutical company in the United Arab Emirates is looking for a Medical Science Liaison (MSL) to lead scientific engagement with Medical Experts. The role involves implementing educational strategies, providing medical support, and fostering relationships with healthcare professionals. Candidates should have a strong track record, preferably as an MSL, and a relevant life sciences degree. Experience in the Gulf region is preferred. Offering opportunity for impactful work within the healthcare sector.

Qualifications

• Strong and Sustainable performance track record.
• Previous experience as MSL is preferred.
• Relevant Therapeutic Area experience is preferred.
• Strong demonstration of cross-functional collaboration.
• Demonstrated ability to develop peer-to-peer relationships with healthcare professionals.
• Exceptional external customer focus and relationship building with KOLs.
• Sound knowledge of the Healthcare System and research procedures.
• Ability to synthesize scientific information effectively.
• Gulf experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead scientific engagement with Medical Experts.
• Implement clinical and educational strategies.
• Provide medical support to external groups.
• Support medical and scientific meetings.
• Identify clinical investigators for trials.

Skills

Medical expertise

Communication

Compliance

Conflict Management

Cross-Functional Work

Customer Insights

Ethics

Healthcare Industry

Influencing Skills

Negotiation

Sales

Technical Skills

Education

MD, PharmD, Pharmacist, PHD or life sciences degree

Tools

CRM Software

Job description

Job Description Summary

An exciting opportunity to join our Medical Team. As MSL, your roles will be to lead scientific engagement with their Medical Experts, implement clinical and educational strategies and respond to unsolicited medical enquiries. #LI-Onsite

Job Description

Major accountabilities

• Contributes to mapping / profiling of KOL/decision makers in line with segmentation
• Liaise and provide up-to-date medical support to relevant external groups to facilitate inclusion of products in medical guidelines, and support pricing and health-economic discussions
• Provide and discuss scientific information and data to healthcare professionals to ensure quality and accuracy of medical and scientific information on new treatment options including Novartis products and selected areas of therapeutic interest
• Collaborate with Novartis colleagues to actively support medical and scientific meetings by collecting and interpreting insights /presentations/ results, and evaluating impact of competitive information to share internally and externally as post-meeting deliverables
• Provide medical support and training (i.e. disease state and product) to Novartis colleagues.
• Contributes to the identification of appropriate clinical investigators and facilitates placement into Novartis sponsored clinical trials.
• Support the investigational sites as needed , as part of a cross-functional team with GDD and others as appropriate

Requirements

• Strong and Sustainable performance track record.
• Previous experience as MSL is preferred
• Relevant Therapeutic Area experience is preferred
• Strong demonstration of cross functional collaboration.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and foster peer-to-peer, credible relationships with health care professionals’.
• Externally focused with proven exceptional external customer focus and building strong relationship with KOLs.
• Sound knowledge of the Healthcare System and of the research procedures as well as the ICH guidelines, GCP and other ethical guidelines relevant to the pharmaceutical industry.
• Ability to synthesize recent scientific information, analyze them within strategic and regulatory settings.
• MD, PharmD, Pharmacist, PHD and other life sciences with solid medical/technical background and proven competencies influencing skills, clinical research insight, business, and market knowledge
• Gulf experience in preferred.

Skills Desired

Medical expertise, Communication, Compliance, Conflict Management, Cross-Functional Work, Customer Insights, Ethics, Healthcare Industry, Influencing Skills, Negotiation, Sales, Technical Skills

Additional Skills

Biostatistics, Clinical Practices, Clinical Research, Clinical Study Reports, Curious Mindset, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Disease Management, Drug Development, Education, Epidemiology, IT Tools, Medical Information, Medical Research, Medical Writing, Phase IV Clinical Trial, Product Placement, Scientific Support