Senior MSL

Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Senior Medical Science Liaison to join their Neuroscience team. This role focuses on spinal muscular atrophy and requires significant UK MSL experience. Candidates should have a relevant scientific degree and strong communication skills to effectively engage with healthcare professionals and other stakeholders. The position offers a competitive salary, benefits, and the opportunity to contribute to innovative partnerships and enhance patient outcomes.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Short term incentive bonus

Pension scheme

Share purchase scheme

Health insurance

Flexible working arrangements

25 days annual leave

Employee recognition scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Significant UK MSL experience is essential.
• Experience in Rare diseases, Gene Therapy, or Neuroscience is advantageous.
• Proven ability to communicate and present scientific information.
• Strong networking capabilities with demonstrated customer focus.
• Experience in managing multiple projects and adapting priorities.

Responsibilities

• Engage and maintain relationships with external stakeholders.
• Support medical strategy by interpreting insights and competitive intelligence.
• Identify opportunities for partnerships and research aligned with strategy.
• Respond to requests for information from stakeholders.
• Act as a reference point for non-promotional scientific expertise.

Skills

UK MSL experience

Rare diseases

Gene Therapy

Neuroscience

Communicating scientific information

Networking with KOLs

Influencing skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant Scientific field

Job description

Job Description Summary

We have a new opportunity for a senior Medical Science Liaison to join our Neuroscience team to focus on spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). The Senior MSL is responsible for scientifically engaging, collaborating and aligning with a broad range of external stakeholders to address identified patient needs and ultimately change the practice of medicine for better patient access and outcomes. All scientific exchanges must be scientifically up to date, balanced and of a non-promotional nature. The Senior MSL will also contribute to innovative partnerships and implement relevant disease area strategies. They act as a strategic scientific partner, and collaborate with other Field matrix colleagues (e.g. Commercial, Market Access, HEOR, clinical research colleagues) to ensure Novartis can support healthcare systems to strengthen and improve patient access and outcomes.

Job Description

Location

This territory for this role is the north of England, Scotland and West Midlands (including Birmingham).

Candidates must have the right to work permanently in the UK. Unfortunately, neither visa or relocation support are available for this role.

Key responsibilities

• Through scientific engagement and exchange establish, develop, maintain and personalise long term professional partnerships with a broad range of external stakeholders including, but not limited to, healthcare professionals, medical experts, investigators, researchers, pharmacists, payers, opinion leaders in key hospitals, institutions and organisations.
• Collaborating with Novartis colleagues to actively support the medical strategy by collecting and interpreting insights and competitive intelligence. Maintaining close cross-functional working.
• Be a strategic internal partner identifying and sharing external medical intelligence, data gaps, data generation opportunities (including RWE and implementation science, precision medicine), and key unmet needs and opportunities to contribute to Patient Journey mapping, launch.
• Respond to unsolicited requests for information from stakeholders by sharing appropriate data regarding marketed and pipeline compounds in a timely, compliant, and stakeholder-focused manner.
• Providing medical support to the cross-functional providing strategic insights to shape the cross functional strategy.
• Acting as a field-based reference point for non-promotional scientific and clinical expertise.
• Identifying and tracking potential partnerships and research opportunities aligned with Novartis strategy.
• Ensuring that prevailing legislation, GCP, the Ethical Committee, SOP and local WP requirements along with ABPI Code of Practice requirements are fulfilled.

Requirements

• It is essential for candidates to have significant UK MSL experience.
• Rare diseases, Gene Therapy and/or Neuroscience experience is advantageous.
• Bachelors’ or Masters’ degree or equivalent in a relevant Scientific field (Medical, Pharmacy, Medical Science, Scientific Affairs).
• The ability to understand, process, communicate and present scientific information to a high standard.
• Demonstrative external customer focus with strong networking capabilities and integration with KOLs.
• Excellent influencing, networking, presentation and communication skills as well as a proven track record of cross-functional team working.
• Experience of managing multiple projects and adapting priorities according to business along with strategic needs.
• Understanding of clinical development and the ABPI code of practice.
• Full UK Drivers Licence.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Why Novartis?

Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

You’ll receive

Competitive salary, Short term incentive bonus, Pension scheme, Share purchase scheme, Health insurance, 25 days annual leave, Flexible working arrangements, Employee recognition scheme, learning and development opportunities.

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Skills Desired

Biostatistics, Clinical Practices, Clinical Research, Clinical Study Reports, Curious Mindset, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Disease Management, Drug Development, Education, Epidemiology, IT Tools, Medical Information, Medical Research, Medical Writing, Phase Iv Clinical Trial, Product Placement, Scientific Support