Sr. MSL/Medical Advisor

Merck Gruppe - MSD Sharp & Dohme; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company seeks a Senior Medical Scientific Liaison/Medical Advisor to lead Medical Affairs initiatives. This role involves engaging with scientific leaders, executing strategic medical plans, and improving patient outcomes through scientific communication and education. Candidates should possess a relevant degree and experience in the pharmaceutical industry.

Benefits

Supportive and flexible team culture

Opportunities for personal and professional development

Qualifications

• 2-3 years in-field customer-facing role and experience in pharmaceuticals desired.
• Knowledge of local pharmaceutical industry guidelines and clinical research.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute Medical Affairs Plans for assigned assets.
• Engage with Scientific Leaders and Key Decision Makers.

Skills

Adaptability

Data Analysis

Project Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Medical Affairs

Medical Knowledge

Education

MD, PhD, PharmD, or pharmacist degree

Job description

Job Description

Senior Medical Scientific Liaison (Senior MSL)/Medical Advisor

• Join a Global Innovative Pharmaceutical Company

• Supportive and flexible team culture

• Great opportunity for Personal and Professional development
  

Our Medical Affairs team advances patient care by engaging in scientific exchange with external medical experts and industry leaders ensuring the scientific value of our products is understood. We connect, communicate and train internal employees to ensure a thorough understanding of the science behind the medicine and review further unmet medical needs to support collaboration to further differentiate our portfolio.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

The Sr. MSL/Medical Advisor holds primary responsibility within the country for the development and execution of the Medical Affairs Plans for his/her assigned assets. The Sr. MSL/Medical Advisor is a valued co-strategist within cross-functional country teams, serving as a key liaison between internal and external stakeholders. In addition to facilitating peer-to-peer medical exchanges and engaging with scientific leaders (SLs) and key decision makers (KDMs) to advance therapeutic and patient care knowledge, the Sr. MSL/Medical Advisor synthesizes actionable insights to inform portfolio strategies and lifecycle management. They translate global medical priorities and consolidated insights into localized strategies, driving initiatives such as real-world data generation, scientific communication, and educational programs aimed at enhancing patient outcomes and access to healthcare. The Sr. MSL/Medical Advisor may have opportunities to manage multiple countries based on company strategies.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

Primary Activities – Accountabilities
Asset Management & Business Leadership

• Being product and disease state experts to contribute to the development and execution of medical strategy through the Medical Affairs Plans.

• Defining and maintaining a roster of Scientific Leaders (SLs) and Key Decision Makers (KDMs) in their therapeutic area and interacting with identified SLs and healthcare administrators (KDMs) by exchanging balanced medical / scientific information.

• Consolidate actionable medical insights from the country on scientific gaps, ideas and other topics gathered from scientific exchange to inform areas of interest, clinical trial programs, development programs and company therapeutic area (TA) strategies.

• Adapt the Global Medical Goals and Strategies into the country’s context, to support and lead initiatives in local real-world data generation, facilitate scientific communication, educational programs, and other tactics and solutions to improve patient outcomes and enhance access in the country.

• Alert investigators to company's program for Investigator Initiated Study Proposals and to the process for submitting investigator designed proposals for review and approval; encourage and facilitate research publication.

• Work with Global Clinical Trials Operation (GCTO) team to identify potential investigators and sites for Phase 1, 2 and 3 clinical trials.

• Support execution of and quickly adapt tactical plan to business realities in country.

• Act with ethics & integrity; provide non-promotional, balanced, reliable, and scientific information, follow strictly company standards and local regulations.

• Performing all company business in accordance with company policies and procedures and country regulations

Scientific & Technical Leadership

• The Sr. MSL/Medical Advisor is responsible for ensuring that they are fully versed in the therapeutic area and up-to-date on: all major studies, both ongoing and completed; product information on company and other companies’ relevant therapies; clinical data and relevant pipeline data to provide the most accurate data to SLs, KDMs and the healthcare community, in a balanced way, to improve patient care.

• Build trust with external scientific community via peer-to-peer scientific exchange, research and educational collaborations, interactions with scientific societies and health organizations, publications, or others.

• Providing on-label medical insights and training to internal colleagues, including information on competitor products, as well as disease states relevant to their therapeutic area.

• Develop and execute country medical educational programs and symposia.

• Lead country advisory boards and expert input forums to inform company strategy.

• Communicate both scientific and business needs credibly, appropriately, and effectively across a variety of internal and external stakeholders at all levels.

• Infuse country’s scientific and healthcare environment perspective into Regional Medical Affairs Team.

Asset Regulatory Management

• Support, collaborate and lead resolution of Regulatory, Reputational (i.e. Public Relations), Compliance and other Asset issues management

• Support and collaborate in the successful management of asset safety or quality issues, i.e. contribute content and strategy in regulatory responses and interactions, risk management planning and implementation

Medical Information

• Respond to unsolicited requests for medical, scientific, pipeline, organization product information from SLs or KDMs utilizing appropriate channels as well as approved scientific, and review/approval of local response documents.

What should you have:

• MD, PhD, PharmD, or pharmacist degree.

• 2-3 years in-field customer facing role and experience in the pharmaceutical industry is desired.

• Knowledge and experience with local pharmaceutical industry guidelines, regulatory/reimbursement framework, and clinical research guidelines.

• Strategic thinking, ability to develop and articulate asset value proposition, along with clinical and value evidence.

• Ability to establish a network of scientific leaders (SLs) and engage effectively with other key stakeholders (public groups, government officials, medical professional organizations) within relevant therapy areas.

• Excellent interpersonal, analytical, communication (both written and oral), with a results-oriented approach to project management.

• Strong prioritization skills and business acumen, with the ability to understand how decisions align with broader enterprise strategies.

• Ability to effectively collaborate across functions in a matrix environment.
  

Who we are:

We are known asMerck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canadaand MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's mostchallenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront ofresearch to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration witha diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless peoplewho are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our teamis constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

VISA Sponsorship:

Travel Requirements:

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Valid Driving License:

Hazardous Material(s):

Required Skills:

Adaptability, Adaptability, Asset Management, Business Management, Clinical Research, Clinical Testing, Data Analysis, Healthcare Education, Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, Medical Knowledge, Medical Review, Medical Writing, Pharmaceutical Guidelines, Pharmaceutical Management, Pharmaceutical Medical Affairs, Prioritization, Professional Integrity, Project Management, Promotional Review, Regulatory Frameworks, Risk Management, Safety Management, Scientific Literature, Stakeholder Engagement {+ 2 more}

Preferred Skills:

Job Posting End Date:

07/6/2025

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Requisition ID:R352810