Medical Science Liaison - Respiratory (1-year contract)

Sanofi; Vancouver; Remote; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanofi in Canada is seeking a Medical Science Liaison (MSL) to engage with healthcare professionals, institutions, and payers in a non-promotional manner. The role focuses on delivering the medical strategy, generating insights, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to support patients with immune-related conditions.

As a field-based, remote position in Western Canada, the MSL will execute the Country Medical Plan, develop value-based partnerships, and ensure compliance with local and

Qualifications

• Fluency in spoken and written business English is required.
• Strong communication and presentation skills are essential.
• Familiarity with omnichannel tools and ability to communicate via remote digital channels.
• Experience with clinical development and clinical research is highly preferred.
• Good knowledge of pharmacovigilance and regulatory processes is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Engage with healthcare professionals, institutions and payers in a scientific, non-promotional manner.
• Develop and execute strategic medical action plans aligned to the Country Medical Plan.
• Generate actionable insights and partner with internal stakeholders to address needs.
• Collaborate with internal medical counterparts to shape medical strategy and tools for external use.
• Complete mandatory trainings and uphold compliance frameworks.

Skills

Fluency in business English

Strong communication/presentation

Omnichannel tools familiarity

Remote digital communication

Strategic medical initiatives

Education

Medical, pharmacy or post graduate science degree

Job description

Reference Number: R2876873

Position Title: Medical Science Liaison

Department: MSL Manager Dupixent Respiratory GI CA

Location: Field position (remote), Western Canada

About Sanofi

We're an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people's lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system - and innovative pipeline - enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people's lives.

About the Job

Join the team transforming care for people with immune challenges, rare diseases, cancers, and neurological conditions. In Specialty Care, you'll help deliver breakthrough treatments that bring hope to patients with some of the highest unmet needs.

Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) Engage With Healthcare Professionals

Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) engage with healthcare professionals, institutions and payers, in a non-promotional manner, to identify and address their needs. MSLs use their scientific expertise to communicate and form partnerships to deliver the medical strategy, capture actionable insights and ultimately improve patient pathways and outcomes.

MSL Role

To build and develop enduring value-based trusted partnerships, through scientific engagement and exchange, with healthcare professionals and institutions in a rapidly evolving healthcare environment.

To engage proactively and reactively with healthcare professionals, payers and institutions.

To execute the Country Medical Plan.

To generate actionable and valuable insights and propose solutions.

To create cross functional partnerships and collaborate with internal stakeholders.

All MSLs comply with the local and corporate compliance frameworks for external and internal interactions and complete all global/local mandatory trainings.

Main responsibilities:

• Scientific Engagement and Exchange
• Through scientific engagement and exchange, MSLs build and develop enduring needs-based peer-to-peer relationships with healthcare professionals, institutions and payers.
• MSLs understand their perspectives and needs in order to adapt and be relevant and valued.
• Acting as partners, MSLs identify areas of mutual collaboration, developing and implementing strategic medical action plans aligned to the Country Medical Plan.
• MSLs communicate in an accurate, fair and balanced manner, the benefits, risks, appropriate use and clinical value of our products and solutions.
• MSLs operate independently (with minimal supervision) and develops healthcare networks to navigate the complex local health care environments at national, regional and local level.
• Insight Generation
• MSLs generate and share actionable and valuable insights and propose solutions/actions in a timely manner, utilizing appropriate tools available.
• MSLs gather data, facts and observations on the external healthcare environment towards generating internal insights.
• Internal Collaboration
• MSLs work closely with their office based medical counterpart to shape, develop and co-execute the Country Medical Plan.
• MSLs develop and maintain an internal stakeholder network.
• MSLs provide scientific and technical support towards material development (aligned with relevant policies) for internal and external stakeholders, where applicable.
• MSLs provide scientific support for internal functions such as commercial, market access, regulatory/PV and R&D regarding scientific trainings and updates.
• Supporting Evidence Generation
• MSLs support development and execution of clinical trials
• MSLs identify potential data sources and develop partnerships for RWE.
• Training ComplianceComplete all MSL SOP trainings and all other corporate assigned compliance trainings.
• Complete the MSL onboarding (and certification) program.
• Commits to applying and continued practice of the Scientific Engagement Model and Insights process.
• Continue to develop and maintain technical therapy area and soft skills.
• Create individual development plan aligned with career aspirations.
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About You

Required Qualifications:

• Medical, pharmacy or post graduate level science degree.
• Fluency in spoken and written business English.
• An in-depth knowledge of the disease state, therapeutic area, the relevant products in the portfolio and in the pipeline. (highly preferred)
• Strong communication and presentation skills to simplify complex topics, good negotiation and networking skills
• Familiarity with omnichannel tools and being able to communicate via digital channels from remote (non-office based) environment.
• A good understanding of (or prior experience in) clinical development and clinical research. The ability to critically evaluate clinical study protocols, reports and publications. (Highly preferred)
• Good knowledge of pharmacovigilance and local regulatory process and its impact on the product portfolio. (highly preferred)
• Strong business acumen, understanding importance of and being able to build strategic plans and implement medical initiatives. (highly preferr