Medical Science Liaison, Vaccines Specialty Care (B.C)

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

Job summary

This innovative firm is seeking a Medical Science Liaison to foster scientific relationships and provide critical support for healthcare professionals. In this dynamic role, you will leverage your advanced scientific knowledge to engage with key stakeholders, ensuring the safe and effective use of products while aligning with the therapeutic area Medical Plan. You will be a vital partner in the healthcare community, representing the company at scientific congresses and providing training to commercial teams. If you are passionate about making a difference in the medical field and thrive in a collaborative environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of medical affairs and the pharmaceutical environment.
• Experience in building relationships with healthcare professionals.

Responsibilities

• Establish scientific relationships with key external experts in the territory.
• Provide scientific training for commercial colleagues on GSK products.

Skills

Fluent English communication

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation skills

Territory leadership

Organizational skills

Education

Advanced post-graduate 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 acumen 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 to the therapeutic area Medical Plan. As the MSL within the territory, 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 role is a therapeutically aligned, field-based position where frequent travel within British Columbia is required.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

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 with the highest of industry standards following GSK values, policies, standards, applicable laws, and regulations.
2. Be recognized as the scientific field-based partner in the territory and maintain a deep understanding and knowledge of diseases, vaccines, treatments, and the competitive landscape to ensure excellent scientific dialogue and clinical knowledge translation aligned to business strategy.
3. Be agile and adaptable to engage and provide value across a continuum of both internal and external stakeholders (i.e., external experts and other healthcare professionals, investigators, professional societies, organizations, advocacy groups, and decision-makers) in a non-promotional manner and be responsive to unsolicited inquiries.
4. Be a proactive and solutions-oriented partner as the primary interface between the healthcare community and the internal cross-functional GSK teams to gather and share back insights that inform current and future business strategies.
5. Represent GSK at scientific congresses by leading external expert engagement plans, providing session/abstract coverage, booth staffing coverage, and contributing to scientific end of congress summaries/share-backs as required.
6. Provide scientific training for GSK commercial colleagues regarding GSK products and the conditions they treat utilizing approved sales training materials.
7. Assist the medical, clinical, and HEOR teams with evidence generation projects as needed, and support identification of potential clinical trial sites for clinical development activities in Canada as required.

QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED:

1. Excellent English scientific/medical discussion (fluent written and verbal communication)
2. An advanced post-graduate scientific degree (MD, Ph.D., PharmD)
3. Successful candidates must reside within British Columbia
4. Excellent interpersonal skills with a focus on cross-functional teamwork and strategic execution of medical affairs plan in alignment to overarching business strategy within your territory.
5. Knowledge of regulations governing medical information exchange with healthcare professionals within the Canadian pharmaceutical environment.
6. Sound negotiation, territory and team leadership, and organization skills.
7. Familiarity with reimbursement processes in Canada
8. A valid driver's license is required for this field-based position.
9. Ability to travel throughout the territory up to 70% with evenings and weekends involved.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. 3-5+ years previous experience in a medical affairs position (preferably field-based) with established relationships/networks in cardiology, endocrinology, nephrology therapeutic areas is strongly preferred.

LI-GSK

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organization where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/immunology, and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged, and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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