Medical Science Liaison

**Job Function**:
Medical Affairs Group
**Job Sub Function**:
Medical Science Liaison
**Job Category**:
Scientific/Technology
**All Job Posting Locations**:
Porto Salvo, Portugal

OVERALL PURPOSE OF JOB:

- To maximize company product value through high scientific quality communication with Leading Specialists on a peer-to-peer basis. Through activities in line with the Medical Affairs Plan, the MSL is jointly responsible for the realization of short-term and long-term company goals.
- To be a therapeutic area scientific expert, responsible for discussing our products, patients’ treatment trends and studies in the therapeutic areas in which we are involved, on a peer-to-peer basis with defined audience of Leading Specialists (Physicians, Pharmacists, Hospital Managers, Board Members of Scientific Societies, and other stakeholders) and to be considered a trusted scientific counterpart.

MAIN ACTIVITIES/TASKS:

- To keep abreast of the 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 therapeutic area.
- Communicates value of company products, incl. formulary discussions.
- Through scientific interactions, champions medical benefits of products and contribute to foster innovative approaches.
- Represents the company within therapeutic area professional associations in cooperation with Medical Affairs Manager / Therapeutic Area Leader / 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 on 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.
- Identify/support/educate speakers.
- Organization and participation in Advisory Boards in cooperation with Medical Affairs Manager / Therapeutic Area Leader / Medical Director.
- Provision of scientific support to company Sales Representatives:

- Provides medical and product training and scientific support to Sales Representatives in coordination with 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.
- Proposes investigators and sites for interventional and non-interventional Medical Affairs studies.
- Participates 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.
- Compliance:

- Ensuring safety reporting requirements (timely AE/PQC reporting) as set out in company policies and SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedures) are met and appropriately managed when planning projects, developing materials, executing projects and contracting vendors.
- Ensuring HCC and legal requirements are fully understood, appropriately managed and complied with when planning projects, developing materials, executing projects and contracting vendors.
- Fluency in the national language and the English language required.
- Deep scientific knowledge in the therapeutic area

ROLE REQUIREMENTS
- Scientific degree: Medical Doctor, Pharmaceutical or Nature Science university degree.
- Deep knowledge of the therapeutic area, strength in research and interpretation of medical data.
- Relevant work experience (at least 2 years), scientific acumen and communication skills in order to be accepted by Leading Specialists in peer-to-peer relationship.
- 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.
- Awareness of, and adherence to, Johnson & Johnson Credo values and International Health Care Business Integrity Guide.