Senior Medical Scientific Liaison

Job Description

Senior Medical Scientific Liaison

• Join a Global Innovative Pharmaceutical Company
• Supportive and flexible team culture
• Great opportunity for Personal and Professional development

Our Medical Affairs team advances patient care by engaging in scientific exchange with external medical experts and industry leaders ensuring the scientific value of our products is understood. We connect, communicate and train internal employees to ensure a thorough understanding of the science behind the medicine and review further unmet medical needs to support collaboration to further differentiate our portfolio.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

A Senior Medical Scientific Liaison is a field-based disease state expert responsible for supporting company’s strategic and scientific objectives, by exchanging scientific information with rostered scientific leaders about an assigned product and therapeutic area (TA) through balanced discussion. Providing accurate, fair and balanced scientific exchange is a core function. The MSL’s interactions with scientific leaders are organic, comprehensive peer-to-peer discussions enabling their assessment of evolving standards of care for patients and research opportunities. Scientific exchange allows the Sr. MSL to collect insights regarding gaps in understanding and data needed by the healthcare community that can be shared with the wider organization.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

Primary Activities – Accountabilities, Supervision

Being a subject matter expert who engage in non-promotional scientific exchange with Scientific Leaders or Key Decision Makers (SLs or KDMs)

• Execute Field Medical Engagement Plans (as priorities) within the scope of local and global policies, local rules and regulations and aligned with the Field Medical SOP and Country Medical Affairs Plan
• The Sr. MSL’s primary responsibility is to engage in non-promotional peer-to-peer communication with medical/scientific information to SLs and KDMs on their roster, based on scientific exchange and services oriented towards the stakeholder’s professional interests & needs.
• The Sr. MSL may be responsible for ensuring that internal stakeholders are fully versed in the therapeutic area and up-to-date on: all major studies, both ongoing and completed; product information on company and other companies’ relevant therapies; clinical data and relevant pipeline data to provide the most accurate data to SLs, KDMS and the healthcare community, in a balanced way, to improve patient care.
• May have an opportunity to cover multiple therapy areas or markets based on strategies.

They do this by:

• Defining and maintaining a roster of Scientific Leaders and Key Decision Makers in their therapeutic area.
• Interacting with identified Scientific Leaders and healthcare administrators (KDMs) by exchanging balanced medical / scientific information and by appropriately communicating these exchanges with internal colleagues.
• Utilizing scientific and medical expertise to communicate scientific information in individual and group presentations.
• Respond to unsolicited requests for medical, scientific, pipeline, organization product information from SLs or KDMs utilizing appropriate approved scientific materials and appropriately documenting the use of these resources.
• Providing insights internally on scientific gaps, ideas and other topics gathered from Scientific exchange to inform areas of interest, clinical trial programs, development programs and company TA strategy.
• Alert investigators to company’s program for Investigator Initiated Study Proposals (MISP) and to the process for submitting investigator designed proposals for review and approval; encourage and facilitate research publication of MISP studies supported by company, in strict compliance with global/local guidance regarding MISP's.
• Work with GMSA/GCTO to identify potential investigators for Phase 1, 2 and 3 clinical trials
• Ensuring various engagement metrics (both quantitative and qualitative) are achieved.
• Providing on-label medical insights and training to internal colleagues including the organization and competitor products and disease state with their therapeutic knowledge.
• Attending / participating in scientific congresses/meetings internationally to understand the role of emerging data on patient treatment within the TA covered, when requested, allowing for more balanced Scientific exchange.
• Support the preparation of non-promotional Medical Education Programs by sharing data publication updates
• Performing all company business in accordance with company policies and procedures and country regulations

Cost Centre Management

• Obtain manager approval for all travel and extraneous expenditure
• Manage cost of local/international travel within the company travel policy

ABOUT YOU:

Skills, Knowledge, Experience & Qualifications required:

• Doctor of Medicine preferably
• Clear and concise communication skills (verbal, written, presentations) and interpersonal skills with the ability to work in cross-functional teams
• Good command of the English and Filipino language

• Demonstrated analytical skills and a solid understanding of research methodology
• Ability to learn and convey medical/scientific information to healthcare professionals and decision-makers
• Knowledge of local pharmaceutical industry guidelines/code, regulatory/reimbursement framework and clinical research guidelines (ICH-GCP, Declaration of Helsinki).
• Ability to travel extensively (up to 70% of the working week)
• Can work in a hybrid set-up
• Use of AI skills in work productivity would be an advantage
• Prior experience as MSL and or engagements with local SLs and KDMs (i.e. DOH) would be an advantage
• Collaborative work with cross-functional team is a must

Organization Leadership Standards applicable to the role include:

• Make timely decisions at the right level with the right data and support them once made.
• Speak openly, honestly and with conviction: have the courage to take appropriate risks and make difficult decisions.
• Adhere to the highest standards of trustworthy and ethical behavior in all interactions and hold others to the same standards; comply with all laws, policies and regulations; identify and address ethical issues without hesitation. J
• Actively listen and seek to understand differing perspectives; work together to achieve the common goals the team.
• Focus the entire organization on delivering value for customers, including patients, by understanding and meeting their needs.
• Set clear performance standards; overcome obstacles; hold ourselves and others accountable for achieving results

Required Skills:

Adaptability, Data Analysis, Healthcare Education, Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, Medical Knowledge, Medical Review, Medical Writing, Pharmaceutical Medical Affairs, Professional Integrity, Project Management, Promotional Review, Scientific Literature, Senior Program Management, Strategic Planning, Strategic Thinking

Preferred Skills:

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

VISA Sponsorship:

Travel Requirements:

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

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Job Posting End Date:

05/31/2026

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