Medical Science Liaison Immunology (Gastro), Gulf

Overview

About Immunology

Purpose

You Will Be Responsible For

• To keep abreast of medical and scientific knowledge.
• + Continuously update their knowledge of products, patient’s treatment trends and clinical activities and studies conducted within the therapeutic area in their region.
• Development and maintenance of a contact network with Leading Specialists.
• + Understands their needs, key value drivers, practical treatment patterns and scientific activities within the therapeutic area
• + Communicates value of company products, incl. formulary discussions
• + Through scientific interactions, champions medical benefits of products and contribute to fostering innovative approaches
• + Represents the company within therapeutic area professional associations in cooperation with Medical Advisor/ Medical Lead/Medical Director
• Proactive and reactive communication of medical scientific data to Leading Specialists and broader external health-care-related audiences:
• + Communicates directly and proactively scientific information of our products within the approved label
• + Communicates non-promotional general information about our company, including description of research and development programs
• + Responds to unsolicited scientific queries of customers for approved products and products/indications in development, based on Medical Affairs and Medical Information documents
• Organization and participation in Medical Education activities:
• + Identify/support/educate speakers
• + Build Medical Education programs with scientific third parties
• Organization and participation in Advisory Boards in cooperation with Medical Advisor/Medical Lead/Medical Director
• Provision of scientific support to company Sales Representative
• + Provides medical and product training and scientific support to Sales Representatives in coordination with the Training Department as appropriate
• + Acts as a reference point to Sales Representatives for any scientific query, in collaboration with Medical Information as appropriate
• Support Medical Affairs study execution
• + Supports the set up and follow up of registries and other non-interventional Medical Affairs studies
• + Propose investigators and sites for interventional and non-interventional Medical Affairs studies
• + Participate in investigator meetings preparation, recruitment follow-up and study result presentation
• + Receives investigator proposals for IIS and to ensure they are discussed within the Medical Affairs department for decision
• Through scientific interactions, gain valuable insight into treatment patterns, and scientific activities in the therapeutic area and provide input to the company Medical Affairs Plan / business decision-making
• Achieve main performance measures (Performance Goals)

Qualifications / Requirements

• Pharmacists/Physician bachelor's degree, postgraduate studies is an advantage.
• A minimum of 1 year experience as a medical science liaison in a mid-to-large pharmaceutical organization is an advantage.
• Experience in the Immunology therapy area is an advantage.
• Scientific acumen and communication skills in order to be accepted by Leading Specialists in peer- to-peer relationship. Preferably with pharmaceutical industry experience
• Highly customer focused with an awareness of the importance of business results
• Innovative with the ability to coordinate and drive a complex and changing environment

Preferred Skills