Career Opportunities: Medical Science Liaison (South) (4354)

Bial; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A global healthcare company is seeking a Medical Science Liaison in the South of England to act as a critical link between Medical Affairs and Healthcare Professionals. This role involves providing scientific expertise, building strong relationships with key opinion leaders, and implementing educational programs. Candidates should have an advanced degree in Life Sciences and experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Excellent communication and project management skills are essential for success in this dynamic position.

Qualifications

• PhD, PharmD, or MD degree in a relevant scientific discipline.
• Previous experience in a similar role within the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as a scientific link between Medical Affairs and Healthcare Professionals.
• Provide technical and scientific expertise under the product scope.
• Implement and disseminate high-quality educational programs.

Skills

Relationship building with KOLs

Scientific expertise

Project management

Excellent communication skills

Education

PhD, PharmD, or MD in Life Sciences

Job description

Career Opportunities: Medical Science Liaison (South) (4354)

Requisition ID4354-Posted -UK-London

Join Our Mission to Improve Lives Worldwide
Act as a link between the Medical Affairs area and the Health Care Professionals (HCPs), taking a predominant scientific approach and guaranteeing that different stakeholders have access to medical and scientific information, in compliance with current and internal legislation, regulations and policies.

The Impact You’ll Make

• Provide technical and scientific expertise (both internally and externally) under the scope of the product and therapeutic areas;
• Create, develop and maintain a strong, close and bi-directional scientific relationship with leading and current key opinion leaders (KOLs), opinion leaders (OL), scientific groups, academic groups and other relevant external stakeholders;
• Implement and disseminate high quality medical and scientific educational programs at regional and national level, working with KOLs or acting directly as a speaker on scientific presentations at meetings, organized by the company or external scientific groups;
• Support the Marketing and Commercial functions in scientific development, providing scientific training to the team when necessary;
• Identify and follow-up on clinical investigation projects, including keeping track of the progression of Investigator-Initiated Studies and supporting internal clinical development recruitment efforts in the assigned territory;
• Collect relevant and actionable insights regarding patient care, treatment management, educational needs and scientific data gaps;
• Collaborate effectively with other departments, teams and colleagues as required, to support the overall company objectives;
• Appropriately respond to unsolicited medical questions about B’s marketed or investigational drugs;
• Collect and notify Pharmacovigilance on adverse events;
• Support the preparation of publications;
• Keep up to date and critically evaluate literature, interpret complex data, and adapt delivery (including preparing presentations) of information to a variety of audiences;
• Contribute, upon request, in the definition of the strategic plan, as well in the approval of promotional materials;
• Represent Bial at national and international scientific conferences, as required.

Region to be covered: South of England

What You’ll Bring

• Academic degree in Life Sciences or relevant scientific discipline (PhD, PharmD, MD preferred);
• Previous experience in a similar role within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare industry;
• Ability to build and maintain relationships and project-based partnerships with KOLs, healthcare professionals, and internal stakeholders in a complex matrix environment;
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities;
• Excellent communication skills in both 1-to-1 and 1-to-many settings, including presenting complex topics to audiences with varying degrees of expertise;
• Ability to quickly and independently interpret and summarize large amounts of scientific data, applying it proactively in the right context.

Create Your Path@Bial
“I work together with people from various backgrounds, with different expertise and beautifully complex personalities – and I love that!”
Carmen Denecke Muhr (Global Medical Affairs Manager)