Medical Science Liaison Manager

AstraZeneca; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biopharmaceutical company seeks a Medical Science Liaison Manager for its Oncology Business Unit based in Cambridge. This role involves engaging with healthcare professionals and clinical investigators, sharing knowledge, and supporting research in the Breast Cancer therapy area. The ideal candidate will have a life sciences degree, a relevant background in Oncology, and strong communication skills. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits, along with a chance to make a significant impact in cancer care.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Comprehensive Benefits

Career Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Clinical, scientific or life sciences background within Oncology.
• Experience identifying opportunities for service redesign and care transformation.
• Understanding of ABPI Code of Practice and its practical application.

Responsibilities

• Engage in scientific exchange with Key External Experts and Health Care Professionals.
• Support research discussions with clinical leaders.
• Maintain understanding of local health economy relevant to Breast Cancer.

Skills

Life sciences degree or other appropriate qualification

Clinical, scientific or life sciences background – within Oncology

Communication and presentation skills

Understanding of evidence-based medicine

Business insight/entrepreneurship

Education

Life sciences degree

Job description

Medical Science Liaison Manager – Breast

Territory: South West and West

Competitive Salary & Benefits

Closing Date: 9th February 2026

Introduction to Role:

Join us as a Medical Science Liaison in our Oncology Business Unit, where you'll be an ambassador for AstraZeneca’s Oncology portfolio. You'll engage in scientific exchange with Key External Experts, Health Care Professionals, and Clinical Investigators, identifying medical unmet needs and evidence gaps in our product portfolio. This role offers the opportunity to leverage skills from across the business to go further and join a cross-functional team, working together and sharing knowledge across teams, roles and levels.

Accountabilities:

As a regional field medical affairs expert, you'll share knowledge and insight with cross-functional colleagues, support research discussions with clinical leaders in your dedicated region and engage in account level cross-functional working with sales and market access colleagues. You'll maintain an understanding of local health economy and how that interacts with the patient pathways relevant to the Breast Cancer therapy area. You'll also own relationships and partnerships with priority KEEs and support KEE professional development.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Life sciences degree or other appropriate qualification (e.g. nursing, pharmacy)
• Clinical, scientific or life sciences background – within Oncology
• Experience identifying opportunities for service redesign and care transformation: ability to assess clinical pathways and operational workflows, service improvement opportunities, and contribute to co-creation with stakeholders to inform actionable change proposals that improve access, efficiency, or patient outcomes in oncology settings.
• Communication and presentation skills
• Business insight/entrepreneurship; seek out opportunities and new ways of working
• Understanding of evidence-based medicine and its application into clinical practice
• Understanding of ABPI Code of Practice and its practical application

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Previous experience working within a Medical Science Liaison role within Pharma (Ideally within Oncology or NHS Cancer experience)
• Higher degree in science or business subject
• Experience in the development of clinical trial programmes in the support of the therapy area portfolio an advantage
• Experience of account management
• Knowledge +/- experience of real-world data projects

Why AstraZeneca?

As Leaders within Oncology, our ability to effectively and creatively market our products and lead our business has a meaningful impact. It powers our business to lead the way for the industry and to impact more lives, making a difference to those living with cancer. Working across our broad and innovative pipeline, we fuse our business mindset and scientific knowledge to bring transformative medicines and novel treatments to those who need it the most.

At AstraZeneca UK, we are committed to delivering against three missions:

• Accelerating the position of the UK as a global centre of excellence in life sciences
• Redefining healthcare through fast and equitable access to the most effective medicines, high quality care
• Delivering sustainable leadership that prioritises healthy people, society and planet

Our head office in Pancras Square offers us the strongest possible platform to transform the lives of patients, as the country’s leading biopharmaceutical company. It brings AstraZeneca UK closer to our customers, partners and collaborators in the UK’s healthcare environment, as well as develop greater collaboration with the wider AstraZeneca footprint.

Ready to make your mark? Apply now!

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Date Posted 26-Jan-2026

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