Medical Science Liaison, Hematology-Oncology (12 month contract)

GSK remains committed to achieving bold commercial ambitions for the future. By 2031, we aim to deliver £40 billion in annual sales, leveraging our existing strong performance momentum to significantly increase our positive impact on people’s health. ​

Our strategy is to prevent and treat disease with specialty medicines, vaccines and general medicines. ​​

We combine the science of the immune system with advanced technologies, enhanced by targeted business development and world-class partnerships, to develop new medicines and vaccines that can help transform people’s lives.

Job Purpose

You will join GSK on a 12 month contract as a Medical Science Liaison based in Canada West. This role is field-based and reports directly to MSL Liaison Manager, Hematology.  The ideal candidate will reside in or near BC.

In this role you will build trusted, peer-to-peer scientific relationships with clinicians across your assigned territory. You will share balanced, evidence-based science, gather clinical insights and support clinical development activities. We value clear communicators, curious learners and collaborative teammates who want to grow, make measurable impact and help unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

*This is a 12-month contract, an excellent way to get your foot in the door!

Key Responsibilities

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

• Build and maintain trusted scientific relationships with healthcare professionals in your territory.
• Communicate clear, balanced and evidence-based scientific information to support clinical decision making.
• Gather and report clinical and practice insights to inform medical strategy and evidence generation.
• Identify and qualify potential investigators and clinical trial sites to support clinical development.
• Represent GSK at scientific meetings and congresses and support expert engagement activities.
• Deliver approved scientific training to internal colleagues and contribute to cross-functional projects.

Why you?

This is a field-based role with hybrid flexibility.  You will work remotely and meet healthcare professionals in person across your assigned Canadian territory (BC).  Expect regular travel, typically up to 60–70% depending on the territory.  You will join a team that supports development and learning.  This role offers opportunities to deepen scientific expertise, influence medical strategy and contribute to improving patient care.

Basic Qualifications: 
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals: 

• Two or more years of experience as a Medical Science Liaison or similar medical affairs role, ideally in oncology or hematology.
• Advanced post-graduate scientific degree such as MD, PhD or PharmD.
• Proven ability to explain and present complex scientific data clearly to clinical audiences.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate across functions.
• Knowledge of the Canadian healthcare environment, including hospital settings and access pathways.
• Valid Canadian driver’s licence and ability to travel within the territory up to 60–70%.
• Ability to work independently, manage priorities and meet objectives in a field-based role.

Preferred Qualifications: 
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Established network and relationships with oncology or hematology clinicians in Canada.
• Experience supporting clinical trials, investigator-initiated studies or real-world evidence projects.
• Familiarity with Canadian reimbursement and patient access processes.
• Bilingual ability in English and French for bilingual territories.
• Strong presentation, facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills.

***This position requires the employee to drive routinely on company business and allows for the provision of a company-leased vehicle. However, to be eligible for this position and a company vehicle, GSK will need to obtain acceptable results from a license verification inquiry and drivers abstract review against its safe driver program requirements***

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In compliance with Ontario's provincial pay transparency legislation, this job posting includes a salary range to support equitable and informed hiring practices. The annual compensation for this role is CAD129,000 to CAD179,000 , determined based on experience, qualifications, and internal equity. GSK is dedicated to promoting transparency and fairness throughout our recruitment process.Salary ranges for other locations are shown because some markets have pay transparency laws that require salary information on job postings, and those locations are potential job sites for this role. If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific location or country, the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process.

Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law. GSK is committed to accommodating persons with disabilities. If you need accommodation at any stage of the application process or want more information on our accommodation policies, please contact us at canada-recruitment@gsk.com.  Please do not send resumes to this e-mail and instead apply through the online application process of this posting.

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