Medical Science Liaison - Innovative Medicine - Portugal (Lisboa/Oporto)

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Area: Base Portugal: Lisboa/Oporto

Description

• Be the expert of products for her/his geographic area, patient treatment trends, clinical trials and scientific activities within the Disease Area and must continuously update this expertise and knowledge
• Act as the first point of contact for the sales representatives regarding medical questions.
• Develop and maintain contacts with External Experts in accordance with the Company strategy to further understand and gain both insight and/or input into treatment patterns, including scientific activities taking place within the Disease Area and the needs & behaviours of healthcare providers
• Provide accurate scientific data to unsolicited scientific questions or requests posed by Physicians for approved Products/Brands, and for products in development in accordance with Company Policies ,legal & ethical standards
• Encourage the participation of Physicians in local studies and other scientific activities
• Develop scientific presentations (e.g., abstracts or articles based on secondary data) under the guidance of the Disease Area Head or Local Medical Director
• - Identify and prepare speakers for BMS symposia, under the guidance of Medical leads  
• Prepare and/or contribute to the initial and ongoing medical/scientific disease area and product-specific  training  of internal BMS customers enabling the sales representatives to understand and convey the scientific benefits of a Brand appropriately
• Contribute to the development of Brand Plans and Strategies by communicating medical insight and knowledge derived from Expert Physicians, other health-care providers or scientific publications about the product or disease area, in particular with reference to patients needs and treatment trends
• Ensure that BMS Pharmacovigilance Standard Operating Procedures are understood and applied by Investigators, and alert appropriate BMS personnel to any Adverse Events that are identified
• Collect investigators proposals for local and regional clinical activities, ensure that these proposals are discussed within the local Brand Team, and provide timely feedback to investigators.
• Support on medical activities relating to the conduct of a trial or survey, maintain scientific contacts with local investigators
• Adhere to any country specific “Code of Conduct” and have a strong compliance focus

 

Must Have

• Health Science Degree (Medical Doctor will be an advantage)
• Experience within the pharmaceutical industry in Medical Affairs and understanding of the field medical roles. Preferably Cardiology and Neurology experience.
• Translating scientific or clinical data into compelling messages to help physicians best serve their patients
• Knowledge of clinical trial design and process
• Good communication skills (oral/written)
• Good Portuguese, English and Spanish language skills, spoken and written
• Willingness to travel
• Enthusiasm, flexibility and ability to work on cross functional teams
• Quickly and comprehensively learning about new subject areas and environments

Nice  to have

• Disease Area knowledge, including key scientific publications will be desirable
• Experience in a Medical Department, TA or professional background in scientific research.
• Knowledge of the National Healthcare System
• Working knowledge of geographical zone assigned
• Developing peer-to-peer relationships with top-ranking medics, scientists or other healthcare professionals

Bristol-Myers Squibb is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender identity, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin or disability.

If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.

Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science™ ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in a supportive culture, promoting global participation in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

On-site Protocol

BMS has an occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:

Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

Supporting People with Disabilities

BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to adastaffingsupport@bms.com. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

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BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.

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