Medical Science Liaison (MSL) / Medical Affairs Manager – Rare Diseases Endocrinology - Swiss S[...]

The MSL/Medical Affairs Manager will serve as a critical link between the company and the medical community, providing expert medical input and ensuring the accurate dissemination of scientific information. This pivotal role will be responsible for ensuring the alignment of medical strategy with business objectives and will drive all internal and external medical affairs activities including medical scientific liaison with key stakeholders (partially field based, > 50%).

Your main tasks

• Act as Medical Liaison in the field to clients (Specialists and KOLs, practice and clinic) in all areas of Switzerland
• Development of the Swiss medical affairs strategy in alignment with local and corporate goals and implement relevant medical tactics
• Build strong relationships and collaborate cross functionally with internal colleagues (e.g. Market Access, Marketing, Sales, PV, Regulatory) by providing medical expertise and to ensure alignment on strategic decision
• Collaborate with regional Medical Affairs colleagues to support regional deliverables (e.g., scientific support, internal/external presentations)
• Monitor competitive activities and emerging trends within relevant therapeutic areas
• Provide medical training for commercial
• Support clinical trial operations to ensure success with planned and ongoing clinical trials to include identifying, supporting, and regularly engaging clinical trial investigators, and sites
• External engagement & insights (50% field based, covering all of Switzerland)
• Develop and maintain a KOL engagement plan that fosters collaborative relationships in Switzerland
• Provide medical/scientific presentations to both internal and external audiences
• Drive patient support programs
• Provide scientific support at medical congresses such as participation in clinical data presentations, scientific exchange at the medical affairs booth, and internal or external meetings
• Engage with external researchers as a primary contact for investigator-initiated trials (IITs)
• Ensure successful patient access initiatives by managing medical access programs and collaborating on regulatory and market access dossier

Your profile

• Advanced degree (MD, PharmD, PhD) in a relevant scientific field
• Experience as Medical Science Liaison (MSL) and Medical Manager in a Swiss subsidiary of a smaller pharmaceutical company
• Endocrinology, pediatricendocrinology and/or rare disease experience preferred
• Ability to make decisions which have a significant impact on the department’s credibility, operations, and services
• Strong oral and written communication skills with strong scientific acumen with the ability to communicate complex information effectively
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills and collaborates with a wide range of people to achieve results
• Entrepreneurial mindset with ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment and prioritize one’s own work schedule
• Must be outgoing and appreciate the opportunity to interact with healthcare providers and researchers
• Ability to create materials such as reports and presentations and to present/speak to both internal and external groups
• Fluent German, both written and verbal; excellent English; French and/or Italian a plus

Susanne Rietiker is looking forward to receiving your application documents via our job portal (CV, diploma, reference letters; no motivational letter necessary).

Full discretion is guaranteed and we will gladly answer any additional questions.