Medical Science Liaison

Ferring Pharmaceuticals Sa; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanofi is seeking a Medical Science Liaison in Respiratory based in Melbourne. The role focuses on proactive and reactive engagement with healthcare professionals and institutions, delivering scientific information, and supporting medical strategy in the business unit.

The MSL will organize local scientific meetings, develop stakeholder engagement plans, and collaborate with internal teams to generate insights and support evidence-generation activities.

Qualifications

• MD, Pharmacy or post graduate level science degree (required)
• Experience in Stakeholders' strategy and planning
• Experience in Stakeholder engagement

Responsibilities

• Engages proactively and reactively with healthcare professionals and institutions
• Engages external stakeholders on medical and scientific information exchange for the therapeutic area during one-to-one interactions and group settings
• Organises and engages KOLs & HCPs during local group scientific meetings (hospital staff meetings, webinars, etc) according to the Stakeholder Engagement plan
• Develops and maintains trusted partnerships through scientific engagement and exchange with healthcare professionals and institutions
• Communicates the clinical value of TA products to population-health/formulary decision makers
• Provides high-quality, accurate, balanced information to key customers and stakeholders in response to unsolicited requests for information
• Develops and executes individual stakeholder engagement plans aligned with Medical Plan
• Generates high-value insights and proposes solutions
• Collaborates with internal stakeholders while complying with regulatory requirements
• Contributes to evidence-generation activities supporting internal projects

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic thinking

Interpersonal skills

Education

MD/Pharmacy/PhD

Tools

CRM tools

Job description

Medical Science Liaison, Respiratory

South Melbourne
Full time
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Job title: Medical Science Liaison, Respiratory

Location: Melbourne, Australia

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

About the job: MSLs are the extension of the medical function in the field. They build and develop enduring 'win-win' relationships with healthcare professionals and institutions, creating constructive partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to disseminate scientific information and generate insights. MSLs provide field or hybrid medical support that is aligned and integrated to the overall medical strategy within the BU.

Key deliverables:

• HCP/KOL engagement plans
• Customer engagement reports (entries in CRM)
• Insights

Interdependencies:

• Office-based medical (medical advisor), RWE, HEVA, Pharmacovigilance, CSU, MedInfo (GMI)
• Commercial operations, Market Access, Public Affairs
• External customers (Scientific External Experts, patient organizations, medical societies, Health Authorities, etc.)

Main responsibilities:

• Engages proactively and reactively with healthcare professionals and institutions
• Engages external stakeholders on medical and scientific information exchange for the therapeutic area during one-to-one interactions and group settings
• Organises and engages KOLs & HCPs during local group scientific meetings (hospital staff meetings, webinars, etc) according to the Stakeholder Engagement plan, aligned with Country Medical plan
• Develops and maintains trusted partnerships, through scientific engagement and exchange, with healthcare professionals and institutions in a rapidly evolving healthcare environment
• Communicates the clinical value of the TA products to population-health/formulary decision makers (outcomes Liaisons, as applicable)
• Provides high-quality, accurate, balanced and directed information to key customers and stakeholders in response to unsolicited requests for information, supports investigators in IIR submissions, management of local advisory boards
• Develops and executes the individual stakeholder engagement plans, aligned with the Medical Plan
• Generates high-value, actionable insights and proposes solutions
• Collaborates effectively with relevant internal stakeholders while maintaining full compliance with company, industry, legal and regulatory requirements
• Contributes to evidence-generation activities, supporting both internal evidence-generation projects and IISs

About you

Education:

• MD, Pharmacy or post graduate level science degree (required)

Experience:

• Stakeholders' strategy and planning
• Stakeholder engagement

Technical skills:

• Impactful scientific exchange
• Disease/TA knowledge
• Use of CRM tools
• Effective in using multiple channels and formats for scientific engagements to maximize stakeholders' satisfaction and impact

Soft skills:

• Strategic thinking
• Business acumen
• Interpersonal relationship
• Transversal collaboration
• Learning agility

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