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

837 GlaxoSmithKline Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in healthcare is seeking a Medical Science Liaison in Ontario. This role involves applying medical expertise to support the safe use of products, engaging with healthcare professionals, and providing scientific information. The ideal candidate will have an advanced degree and strong interpersonal skills, with a focus on teamwork and strategic execution.

Qualifications

• Fluent in English, both written and verbal.
• Residence within Ontario is mandatory.
• 3-5+ years of experience in a medical affairs role preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain relationships with key external experts.
• Provide scientific training to GSK commercial colleagues.
• Engage with stakeholders in a non-promotional manner.

Skills

Scientific discussion skills

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. This involves impactful scientific interactions and supporting key external and internal stakeholders in line with the therapeutic area Medical Plan. In this role, you will collaborate with field partners in a stakeholder-centric approach to provide credible scientific and clinical information about our vaccines to healthcare professionals, external experts, organizations, and decision-makers, consistent with GSK’s principles for scientific engagement. This is a 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 in accordance with industry standards, GSK values, policies, standards, 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 facilitate excellent scientific dialogue and clinical knowledge translation aligned with business strategy.
3. Engage and provide value to a range of stakeholders (external experts, healthcare professionals, investigators, professional societies, advocacy groups, decision-makers) in a non-promotional manner, responding to unsolicited inquiries.
4. Act as a proactive, solutions-oriented partner, serving as the primary interface between the healthcare community and GSK's internal teams to gather and share insights that inform current and future strategies.
5. Represent GSK at scientific congresses by leading external expert engagement, providing session coverage, staffing booths, and contributing to scientific summaries and share-backs.
6. Provide scientific training to GSK commercial colleagues regarding GSK products and the conditions they treat, using approved sales training materials.
7. Assist the medical, clinical, and HEOR teams with evidence generation projects and support the identification of potential clinical trial sites in Canada as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED:

• Excellent scientific and medical discussion skills in English (fluent written and verbal communication).
• An advanced postgraduate scientific degree (MD, Ph.D., PharmD).
• Residence within Ontario is mandatory.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with a focus on cross-functional teamwork and strategic execution of the medical affairs plan aligned with business strategy within your territory.
• Knowledge of regulations governing medical information exchange with healthcare professionals in Canada.
• Sound negotiation, leadership, and organizational skills.
• Familiarity with Canadian reimbursement processes.
• A valid driver’s license is required for this field-based role.
• Ability to travel throughout the territory up to 70%, including evenings and weekends.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

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

LI-GSK

Why GSK?

GSK unites science, technology, and talent to advance healthcare, focusing on vaccines, specialty, and general medicines, particularly in infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/immunology, and oncology. We aim to be an inclusive organization where people thrive, are valued, and can grow, contributing to our mission to get ahead of disease together.

Important notice to employment agencies:

GSK does not accept referrals from employment agencies without prior written approval. Agencies must contact GSK's HR or procurement department for authorization before referring candidates. Unauthorized actions will be considered performed without GSK’s consent.

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