Medical Science Liaison, Vaccines, Specialty Care - Ontario East & Atlantic

837 GlaxoSmithKline Inc.; Oshawa; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Medical Science Liaison to leverage their scientific expertise in promoting safe and effective use of innovative products. This field-based role involves engaging with healthcare professionals and stakeholders through impactful scientific discussions, ensuring alignment with medical plans. The ideal candidate will have an advanced degree and a solid understanding of the pharmaceutical landscape, with a focus on building relationships and providing valuable insights. Join a dynamic team committed to excellence in medical affairs and make a significant impact in the healthcare community.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in medical or scientific field required.
• Strong negotiation and organizational skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain scientific relationships with key external experts.
• Provide scientific training for commercial colleagues on GSK products.

Skills

Fluent English communication

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation skills

Leadership skills

Organizational skills

Education

Advanced postgraduate scientific degree (MD, Ph.D., PharmD)

Job description

• Only candidates currently living in Canada, with the legal right to work here, will be considered
• Posting expires on June 24, 2024 at 23:59 Eastern Time

RESPONSIBILITIES: JOB PURPOSE:

As a Medical Science Liaison (MSL), you will be responsible for applying your non-promotional medical expertise to ensure the safe and effective use of GSK’s products, through impactful scientific interactions and support of key external and internal stakeholders in alignment with the therapeutic area Medical Plan. In this role, you will collaborate with field partners in a stakeholder-centric approach to provide credible scientific clinical information about our vaccines to healthcare professionals, external experts, organizations, and decision-makers, in a manner consistent with GSK’s principles for scientific engagement. This is a therapeutically aligned, field-based position requiring frequent travel within Ontario East and Atlantic Canada.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

You will be expected to:

1. Identify, establish, and maintain scientific peer-to-peer relationships with key external experts by presenting balanced scientific data, supporting advanced medical educational opportunities, and providing scientific support following GSK values, policies, standards, applicable laws, and regulations.
2. Be recognized as the scientific field-based partner in the territory, maintaining a deep understanding of diseases, vaccines, treatments, and the competitive landscape to ensure excellent scientific dialogue and clinical knowledge translation aligned to business strategy.
3. Engage and provide value across a continuum of stakeholders (external experts, healthcare professionals, investigators, professional societies, organizations, advocacy groups, decision-makers) in a non-promotional manner, being responsive to unsolicited inquiries.
4. Serve as a proactive, solutions-oriented partner as the primary interface between the healthcare community and GSK cross-functional teams to gather and share insights that inform business strategies.
5. Represent GSK at scientific congresses by leading external engagement plans, providing session/abstract coverage, staffing booths, and contributing to scientific summaries and share-backs.
6. Provide scientific training for GSK commercial colleagues regarding GSK products and conditions they treat, utilizing approved sales training materials.
7. Assist medical, clinical, and HEOR teams with evidence generation projects and support identifying potential clinical trial sites in Canada.

QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED:

• Excellent English scientific/medical discussion skills (fluent written and verbal communication)
• An advanced postgraduate scientific degree (MD, Ph.D., PharmD)
• Candidates must reside within Ontario
• Excellent interpersonal skills focused on teamwork and strategic execution of medical affairs plans within your territory.
• Knowledge of regulations governing medical information exchange in the Canadian pharmaceutical environment.
• Strong negotiation, leadership, and organizational skills.
• Familiarity with reimbursement processes in Canada.
• A valid driver’s license is required.
• Ability to travel up to 70% within the territory, including evenings and weekends.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 3-5+ years experience in a medical affairs role, preferably field-based, with established networks in cardiology, endocrinology, or nephrology.