Medical Science Liaison

APL group; Selangor; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Inclusive environment and growth

Total Rewards program

Diversity and inclusion

Job summary

Zuellig Pharma Malaysia invites a Medical Science Liaison to act as a scientific partner for Health Care Providers, delivering critical medical information within compliant guidelines. Based in Klang Valley, frequent field engagement enhances local medical plans across therapeutic areas.

You will build relationships with HCPs and KOLs, support medical education activities, and translate clinical data into actionable insights for internal teams and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Pharmacy degree or medical degree or life sciences PhD required.
• Excellent communication and English proficiency mandatory.
• Strong presentation and relationship-building capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as scientific expert in key therapeutic areas for external stakeholders.
• Share on-label data with healthcare professionals in a balanced, compliant manner.
• Build and maintain trustful partnerships with HCPs and KOLs.
• Profile Key Opinion Leaders and gather insights on clinical practice and portfolio data.
• Support clinical data generation and medical education activities internally and externally.
• Promote internal training on current clinical data and emerging trends in medical practice.

Skills

Sales skills

Communication

Presentation skills

Relationship building

Education

Pharmacy degree or medical degree or life sciences PhD

Job description

Join our dynamic team where innovation and care converge in a culture that values continuous learning, diversity and transformative career development. Underpinned by THRIVE with Zuellig Pharma, our commitment to transforming the way we grow, care and succeed together as one organization, we are dedicated to helping our people make a meaningful impact in healthcare.

Location: Malaysia

Zuellig Pharma is a leading healthcare solutions company in Asia, and our purpose is to make healthcare more accessible to the communities we serve. We provide world-class distribution, digital, and commercial services to support the growing healthcare needs in this region.

The company was started a hundred years ago and has grown to become a multibillion-dollar business covering 17 markets with over 12,000 employees. Our people serve more than 200,000 medical facilities and work with over 450 clients, including the top 20 pharmaceutical companies in the world.

Medical Science Liaison is a critical member of the Medical Affairs Team who acts as a strategic partner to provide field-based resource for Health Care Providers (HCPs) delivering the scientific information that they require in the context of their work, in accordance and compliance to local laws, regulations and codes of practice or SOPs on the focused therapeutic categories in a timely, accurate and ethical manner.

The MSL works to execute the medical strategies of the Brand Plan in collaboration with cross-functional colleagues and to provide medical and scientific support for building of internal stakeholder capabilities.

What You’ll Do:

• Perform as scientific expert in the key therapeutic categories for external stakeholders. Share on label data with HCPs, discussing all aspects of the data in a scientific, objective and balanced way.
• Build and maintain trustful partnerships with healthcare professionals, decision makers and KOLs, in order to improve patient care.
• Develop Key Opinion Leader profiling and analyzing HCP practices, needs, preferences and views of therapeutic portfolio data and acquire HCP perspectives on competitive compounds/ clinical studies.
• Contribute and support the clinical data generation, patient access to innovative medication, the scientific communication with key stakeholders and execution of the local medical plans within the allocated therapeutic areas.
• Support cross functional stakeholders especially in medical education activities, sales conference meeting and brand strategic plan, by presenting medical insights and suggestion on the current medical situation from patient, clinicians and scientific perspectives.
• Initiate and conduct impactful internal training & development on information regarding current clinical data and emerging trends in medical practice within therapeutic categories.
• To promote and adhere to Zuellig Pharma’s core values when carrying out day-to-day responsibilities and interactions.

What will make you successful:

• Have strong sales, communication, and presentation skills.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with healthcare professionals and key stakeholders.
• Are results-driven, proactive, and customer-focused.
• Possess strong problem-solving skills and can work independently.
• Demonstrate good product, market, and therapeutic area knowledge.

Must-Have:

• Educational Credentials: Pharmacy Degree (BPharm/MPharm/PharmD), Medical Degree (MBBS/MD/MBBChBAO), or PhD in Life Sciences.
• Territory Mobility: Based in Klang Valley; willing and able to travel (80% in the field, including 20% outside of KL).
• Communication: Exceptional clinical presentation, scientific storytelling, and English proficiency.

Advantage to Have:

• 1+ years of experience in Medical Affairs / Ethical Pharma.
• Direct therapeutic experience in Diabetes, Endocrinology, or Cardiology.

What we offer:

• We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where our employees can learn, grow, and achieve shared success.
• We champion diversity, equity, and inclusion, ensuring every individual feels valued, respected, and treated fairly.
• As a leading multi-market healthcare solutions provider, we empower our employees to gain comprehensive knowledge and expertise in the dynamic healthcare industry across the region.
• Enjoy the flexibility to effectively balance your work and personal life while taking charge of your career journey through our empowering growth opportunities.
• Our Total Rewards program is designed to support your overall well-being in every aspect.

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