Job Description

The Medical Scientific Liaison (MSL) is responsible for ensuring that he/she is fully versed in the therapeutic area assigned and up-to-date on all major studies, both ongoing and completed, product information and other companies’ relevant therapies, clinical data and relevant pipeline data to provide the most balanced data to Scientific Leaders, Key Decision Makers and the healthcare community to improve patient care.

The Medical Scientific Liaison is a field-based medical professional whose primary responsibility is to engage in non-promotional peer-to-peer communication & provide medical/scientific information to Scientific Leaders and Key Decision Makers based on cutting-edge scientific exchange and services oriented towards the stakeholder’s professional interests & needs.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Engaging in non-promotional peer-to-peer exchange of medical and scientific information with Scientific Leaders or Key Decision Makers to the extent permitted by law and local regulation, local industry codes, and other provisions of the Guiding Principles for Ex-US Global Medical Affairs / Vaccines, Infections Diseases and General Medicine Global Medical Affairs External Stakeholder-Facing Activities;
• Gaining deep insights on disease, therapeutic area and healthcare needs, data gaps and opportunities in their local geography;
• Representing Medical Affairs at local or regional non-promotional Medical events (e.g. Medical Congresses and Symposia). They may collaborate in the coordination of pre-event scientific information and post-event scientific summaries;
• Responding to unsolicited requests for medical, scientific, pipeline or marketed product information or indications from Scientific Leaders or Key Decision Makers utilizing appropriate approved scientific materials;
• Responding (one-to-one) to unsolicited requests for information on company research and/or grant activities by directing Scientific Leaders or Key Decision Makers to appropriate company resources for grants, sponsored clinical trial involvement, Investigator Study Program (MISP), and outcomes research;
• On a reactive basis, can share the publically available Areas of Interests with Scientific Leaders and direct them to the website for further information;
• Participating in Scientific Advisory Board Meetings or Expert Input Forums when there is a defined role;
• Providing medical/scientific support, including written documentation and/or verbal interactions for Health Technology Assessments and formulary decisions. Such support is provided following the principles of scientific exchange as outlined in the Guiding Principles for Ex-US Global Medical Affairs / Vaccines, Infections Diseases and General Medicine Global Medical Affairs External Stakeholder-Facing Activities.

Requirements:

• Medical Doctor, Master of Pharmacy or Master’s degree in other Life Sciences areas;
• Minimum of 1 (one) year of experience working as Medical Scientific Liaison or in the Clinical Research, Medical Affairs and Pharmacovigilance areas in a Pharmaceutical Industry or Clinical Research Organization (CRO);
• Experience in the Vaccines therapeutic area or General Medicine is highly preferred;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Spanish;
• Clinical knowledge/experience is preferred;
• Strong scientific baseline knowledge, clinical trial methods, implementation and data interpretation, sound scientific and clinical judgment, and eagerness to continue to learn more;
• Ability to present scientific and other technical information with self-assurance, in a way that engenders trust and credibility;
• Excellent communication skills across a variety of internal and external audiences including listening skills and probing skills;
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to function within a team environment;
• Ability to handle multiple tasks at the same time and to work autonomously with minimum supervision;
• Skills we are looking for: Effective communication, active listening, adaptability and flexibility, strong analytical and problem solving skills and interpersonal intelligence;
• Availability to work based in Puerto Rico.

Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders). Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.

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U.S. Hybrid Work Model

Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, generally Tuesday, Wednesday and either Monday or Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence. This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”.

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

75%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

1st - Day

Valid Driving License:

Yes

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Job Posting End Date:

06/8/2024

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