Medical Scientific Liaison – Obesity (South)

Planet+; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration package

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

PharmaPlanet seeks a Medical Scientific Liaison – Obesity (South) to join its Medical Affairs team in Portugal. Based in Lisbon, you will engage with healthcare professionals, KOLs and DOLs across the Southern region, translating scientific insights into medical planning and strategy.

You will build relationships, deliver scientific education, and support lifecycle activities while ensuring compliance and high standards of scientific exchange.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Life Sciences, Medicine, Pharmacy or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in Medical Affairs, clinical research or another scientifically oriented role within the pharmaceutical/biotech industry.
• Fluency in Portuguese and strong professional proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted scientific partner in obesity and related cardiometabolic conditions.
• Develop and implement a strategic medical territory plan for the South region.
• Build and maintain relationships with KOLs, DOLs, healthcare professionals and scientific societies.
• Identify and engage Digital Opinion Leaders and online scientific communities.
• Translate external stakeholder insights into actionable Medical Affairs recommendations.
• Support launch readiness and lifecycle activities through scientific engagement and cross-functional collaboration.
• Design and deliver scientific presentations and medical education initiatives.
• Respond to unsolicited medical inquiries with balanced scientific information.

Skills

KOL management

Digital engagement

Stakeholder engagement

English proficiency

Education

Advanced degree in Life Sciences / Medicine / Pharmacy

Job description

Client

PharmaPlanet is recruiting a Medical Scientific Liaison – Obesity (South) (m/f) for a leading multinational pharmaceutical company.

This is an exciting opportunity for a scientifically driven professional to join a Medical Affairs team and contribute to the advancement of obesity care in Portugal.

Based in Lisbon, the successful candidate will be responsible for scientific engagement across the Southern region of Portugal, working in close collaboration with the South Regional Medical Advisor and engaging with a broad network of healthcare professionals, Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), Digital Opinion Leaders (DOLs) and other relevant scientific stakeholders.

The role combines scientific expertise, strategic stakeholder management and digital engagement, helping to translate emerging scientific evidence and external insights into meaningful contributions to Medical Affairs strategy.

Key Responsabilities

• Act as a trusted scientific partner in obesity and related cardiometabolic conditions, ensuring high-quality, balanced and non-promotional scientific exchange.

• Develop and implement a strategic medical territory plan in collaboration with the South Regional Medical Advisor, identifying key stakeholders, scientific opportunities and priorities.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with KOLs, DOLs, emerging experts, healthcare professionals, scientific societies and academic institutions.

• Identify, map and engage relevant Digital Opinion Leaders and online scientific communities through appropriate digital channels.

• Gather, analyse and translate external stakeholder insights into actionable recommendations to support Medical Affairs strategy and medical planning.

• Support launch readiness and product lifecycle activities through scientific engagement, stakeholder mapping and cross-functional collaboration.

• Design and deliver scientific presentations, peer-to-peer education and medical education initiatives.

• Provide balanced scientific and clinical information in response to unsolicited medical enquiries, in accordance with applicable procedures.

• Identify scientific evidence gaps and potential opportunities for research collaboration, local data generation and clinical research.

• Support the dissemination of clinical trial results, real-world evidence and scientific publications.

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders across Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Regulatory, Market Access, Commercial and Digital teams, while maintaining Medical Affairs independence.

• Ensure all activities comply with applicable legislation, the APIFARMA Code, pharmacovigilance requirements and company policies.

Profile

• Advanced degree in Life Sciences, Medicine, Pharmacy or another relevant scientific or healthcare discipline. MD, PharmD, MSc or PhD will be considered an advantage.

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in Medical Affairs, clinical research or another scientifically oriented role within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.

• Strong scientific knowledge of obesity and/or related cardiometabolic conditions.

• Previous experience in field-based Medical Affairs or scientific engagement with healthcare professionals will be highly valued.

• Proven ability to establish and develop credible relationships with external scientific stakeholders.

• Experience with KOL management, Digital Opinion Leaders (DOLs), digital scientific engagement or omnichannel strategies will be an advantage.

• Good understanding of the Portuguese healthcare environment and Medical Affairs responsibilities.

• Knowledge of Portuguese pharmaceutical industry regulations, the APIFARMA Code and pharmacovigilance requirements.

• Fluency in Portuguese and strong professional proficiency in English.

• Excellent communication, presentation, analytical and interpersonal skills.

• Strong strategic thinking, organisational skills and ability to translate scientific insights into actionable recommendations.

• Digital mindset, adaptability, autonomy and a collaborative approach.

Offer

• Opportunity to join a leading multinational pharmaceutical company.

• A challenging scientific role within a dynamic Medical Affairs environment.

• The opportunity to contribute to the evolution of obesity care in Portugal.

• Exposure to national and international scientific initiatives, congresses and medical projects.

• Professional development and continuous learning opportunities.

• Competitive remuneration package and company benefits.

Location

The position is based in Lisbon, with responsibility for the Southern region of Portugal.

Frequent travel throughout the South of Portugal will be required, together with occasional national and international travel for scientific congresses, medical meetings and internal events.

The role combines face-to-face, virtual and hybrid scientific engagement, according to stakeholder needs and medical priorities.

Given the expected high number of applications, we regret that it may not be operationally possible to provide individual feedback to all candidates. Only selected candidates will be contacted within 15 days.

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