Field Medical Advisor UK & Ireland

Santhera Pharmaceuticals; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Santhera Pharmaceuticals in the UK is seeking a Field Medical Advisor to join our team. This national, remote role supports medical education, scientific exchange, and cross-functional collaboration with KOLs, HCPs, and patient groups across the UK & Ireland.

You will lead field medical science liaison activities, manage medical projects from inception to completion, and ensure compliance with ABPI/IPHA guidelines while traveling up to 50% as needed.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in field medical affairs or as a senior medical science liaison
• Experience engaging with external stakeholders
• Strong biotech/pharma industry understanding

Responsibilities

• Lead field medical science liaison activities with KOLs and healthcare professionals
• Manage medical projects from inception to completion, including budget and timelines
• Ensure compliance with ABPI/IPHA guidelines and SOPs

Skills

Field medical

KOL engagement

Project management

Regulatory knowledge

Education

MSc/PhD or MD/PharmD

Job description

Santhera Pharmaceuticals is a Swiss specialty pharmaceutical company committed to the development and commercialization of innovative medicines to meet the needs of patients living with rare diseases.

At Santhera, our people are the driving force behind our success. Our collective loyalty, courage, and resilience set us apart and help us thrive through change as a collaborative team. We create a purposeful workplace where your contribution matters, growth is fostered, and together we make a real impact for those living with rare diseases and for each other.

Come and join our team to contribute to providing treatment options for patients with rare diseases that have a severe impact on the lives of affected children and adults. You can make a difference as:

Field Medical Advisor UK & Ireland

Location: UK (Remote)

Who you are

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Field Medical Advisor to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in bridging the gap between our company and key external stakeholders, including healthcare professionals, KOLs, researchers, and patient groups. This role involves a combination of field medical science liaison activities, project management, and compliance-related responsibilities.

Scope of Work

Reporting to the Associate Medical Director, UK & Ireland, this is a national field-based role, covering all specialist centres across UK and Ireland. The Field Medical Advisor provides scientific leadership to ensure professional and credible relationships with key opinion leaders and external experts. This role ensures a strong medical and scientific presence for the organization through facilitation of educational and research initiatives, supporting medical and scientific requests on products and key areas of therapeutic interest.

The Field Medical Advisor will partner closely with commercial, global medical, and other cross-functional colleagues to support a robust medical and cross functional strategy, and to deliver tactics including medical education, scientific exchange, data generation, insight generation and ensuring compliance, governance and ethical practices.

Key Responsibilities

(1) Field Medical Science Liaison Activities:

• Develop and maintain a high level of knowledge regarding therapy area and Santhera products including the competitive landscape
• Support development and execution of the medical and scientific strategy for current and future pipeline indications
• Engage with key opinion leaders (KOLs), healthcare professionals, and other external stakeholders to provide scientific and medical information
• Deliver scientific presentations and educational sessions to healthcare professionals, and other key stakeholders
• Organise and participate in external education and training events as appropriate
• Facilitate and support clinical research initiatives and investigator-initiated studies
• Deliver educational presentations, and support events with Patient Organisations as appropriate
• Gather and report insights from the field to inform strategic decisions, tactical development and implementation, and to support product development
• Identify and develop new KOLs aligned with strategy
• Organise and develop meetings with appropriate HCPs to gather insights and stimulate scientific exchange as appropriate
• Collaborate with cross functional field team colleagues, with a strong commercial acumen
• Provide guidance regarding appropriate speakers for events, national and international, as well as working cross-functionally to deliver high-quality education
• Attend appropriate scientific congresses to interact with KOLs and key stakeholders

(2) Project Management:

• Lead and manage medical projects from inception to completion, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to budget
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including global R&D, regulatory affairs, and marketing, to support product launches and other initiatives
• Interact with agencies, create agency briefs etc
• Monitor project progress, identify potential risks, and implement mitigation strategies

(3) Compliance:

• Ensure all activities and materials comply with relevant regulations, guidelines, and company policies, and maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry standards and regulatory requirements
• Train and comply with the SOPs indicated in the SOP training matrix for the respective job
• Review (and approval, if signatory) of materials in accordance with appropriate regulations in Veeva systems e.g. ABPI, IPHA

Required Qualifications & Experience

• A biosciences higher degree (MSc, PhD) or medical related degree (e.g., PharmD, MD) is required
• Previous experience (5+ years) in field medical affairs or as a senior medical science liaison, with a proven track record of engaging with external stakeholders
• Strong understanding of the biotech or pharmaceutical industry
• Previous experience in the Therapeutic Area or Rare Disease
• Ability to travel up to 50%. This is a field-based role with emphasis on in-person interactions.

Desirable Qualifications & Experience

• Experience in data collection and analysis, RWE, publications, project management and compliance-related activities is desirable.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and networking skills
• Ability to translate complex scientific information into clear, actionable insights
• Strong organisational and project management skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, as required, in a fast-paced, matrixed, team environment
• Self-motivation, personal resilience, perseverance, energy and drive
• Open minded, solution oriented, creative thinker
• Well-developed ethical business standards, ability to take and give feedback.

Note for Agencies:

Recruitment agencies are kindly invited to refrain from sending unsolicited CVs to Santhera.