Medical Science Liaison (MSL) - Midlands/South Yorkshire (12140)
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Full Job Description
With over 120 years of experience and more than 17,000 employees in over 20 countries, Daiichi Sankyo is dedicated to discovering, developing, and delivering new standards of care that enrich the quality of life around the world.
In Europe, we focus on two areas: The goal of our Specialty Business is to protect people from cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in Europe, and help patients who suffer from it to enjoy every precious moment of life. In Oncology, we strive to become a global pharma innovator with competitive advantage, creating novel therapies for people with cancer.
Our European headquarters are in Munich, Germany, and we have affiliates in 13 European countries and Canada.
Purpose: The Medical Science Liaisons play a vital role in the exchange of scientific information on a peer to peer basis with Key External Experts. The Medical Science Liaison is responsible for becoming a technical and clinical expert on his or her designated product(s) and its related clinical areas and competitors. With this expertise the Medical Scientist Liaison provides this expert support to internal customers and external healthcare professionals in a defined geographic area of the UK.
Hours: Full time, field-based role with responsibility for a geographically defined area.
Accountabilities / Measures:
1. Therapy area experts
•
The MSL will have expertise in and knowledge of medicines, patient
treatment trends, clinical trials, scientific activities and official
guidelines within the disease area they work and are expected to
continuously update this expertise and knowledge.
• The MSL
will, where appropriate, support the training department in the
training of the sales teams by providing in-depth medical and
scientific disease area knowledge and product information.
2.
External Engagement
• The MSL will respond
appropriately with accurate scientific data to unsolicited scientific
questions from Health Care Professionals (HCPs) for products/brands
with a marketing authorisation (on- and off label) and for products in
development, all in compliance with company policies and legal and
ethical standards and other applicable regulations.
• The MSL
will develop and maintain contacts with Key External Experts (KEEs),
in accordance with the strategy developed by the Company to gain
insight into treatment patterns, scientific activities and the needs
of health care providers within the MSL’s specific disease area.
3. Contributor to Brand Plans & Strategies
•
The MSL contributes to the development of brand plans and strategies
by communicating KEE insights about the disease area, unmet medical
needs, and treatment patterns/guidelines.
4. Clinical
Trial Support
• The MSL should receive and process
investigators' proposals for IISs in line with relevant SOP.
•
The MSL should participate actively in providing input to the Daiichi
Sankyo Clinical Operations and Clinical Research Organisations
regarding site and investigator potential for Daiichi Sankyo sponsored
studies.
• The MSL will work with the Medical Advisors,
Medical Managers and the Clinical Operations teams in contributing to
site selection for Daiichi Sankyo sponsored studies.
• The
MSL should be the Daiichi Sankyo UK medical contact for investigators
participating in Daiichi Sankyo sponsored clinical trials, for any
non-operational matters related to the trial. This does not override
the governance for communication that is part of a registered clinical
trial. The MSL should work collaboratively with the Clinical
Operations and Development teams to ensure that trials recruit to
predefined timelines.
5. Compliance
The MSL
should:
• fully understand and be compliant with company SOPs
and the latest ABPI Code of Practice and code cases relevant to the
role.
• perform all the above in an ethical and legally
compliant manner.
• convey a clear message on legal and
ethical standards to KEEs and Investigators, and internal Daiichi
Sankyo staff.
• develop an understanding and competence of
Good Clinical Practise (GCP) and International Conference on
Harmonisation, as well as legal and ethical standards.
•
alert management to possible compliance issues.
Technical/Professional Knowledge:
Essential
• A MD or PhD is strongly
preferred; however, a degree must be gained in one or more of the
following disciplines: medicine, nursing, pharmacy or the
pharmaceutical/life sciences.
• Understanding of the MSL role,
and the ABPI Code of practice.
• Competent user of Microsoft
Office 365 software products.
• Knowledge of clinical trial
design and process.
• Must have ability to present complex
scientific information, tailoring the content to the audience.
• Ability to quickly and accurately learn, retain and present
detailed scientific information.
• Knowledge of the UK
healthcare system, and the UK pharmaceutical industry.
• Full
driving licence, and the ability to travel with the UK.
•
Self-motivated, collaborative and goal orientated.
• Ability
to work in a matrix and multicultural organisation.
• "Hands
on" mentality.
Desirable
• Knowledge and
understanding of the Regional Healthcare System.
• Proven
experience of presenting complex scientific information to HCPs at
varying levels including Key External Experts.
• Experience of
working in a similar field-based role, clinical research or other
similar role where you have strong evidence of leading healthcare
professional interactions.
• Experience of working in the
disease area applicable to the role in question.
• Working
experience of the ABPI Code of practice relevant to the role.
•
Advanced presentation skills.
Working at Daiichi Sankyo is more than just a job – it is your chance to make a difference and change patients’ lives for the better. We can only achieve this ambitious goal together. That is why we foster a culture of mutual respect and continuous learning, with a strong commitment to inclusion and diversity. Here, you will have the opportunity to grow, think boldly, and contribute your ideas. If you have a proactive mindset and passion for addressing the needs of patients, we eagerly await your application.
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