Our customer - headquartered in Switzerland – a biotech-hub of Europe – is a high-potential biopharmaceutical company, specialized in the discovery, development and commercialization of innovative small molecules, with the aim of transforming the horizon of therapeutic options. The company has an experienced team of over 1,000 highly qualified professionals, a full R&D pipeline, state-of-the-art facilities, and a strong balance sheet – the ideal constellation to bringing R&D efforts to business success.
The purpose is to discover, develop and bring more, innovative medicines to patients.
In order to achieve this, the company will develop into one of Europe’s leading biopharmaceutical company, with a strong scientific core. After having established commercial operations in the US and Japan, the company is now expanding their commercial affiliates in major strategic locations in Europe.
Following the recent opening of the German affiliate, we are now recruiting an experienced - Medical Science Liaison team - in the following regions in Germany for a high unmet medical need indication:
- Area North-West: Niedersachsen, Hamburg, Bremen, Schleswig-Holstein
- Area North-East: Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- Area Mid-West: Nordrhein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland
- Area Mid-East: Westfalen-Lippe, Nord-Hessen, Thüringen
- Area South-West: Baden-Württemberg, Süd-Hessen
- Area South-East: Bayern
Your main responsibilities
- Developing relationships with HCPs and providing them with credible, fair and balanced scientific information about the therapeutic areas of interest, its products, research activities, and product development whilst understanding their perspectives, including challenges when treating patients
- A clear understanding of the healthcare ecosystem in which the MSL operates, including HCPs, payers, patients and policy-making; identifying and mapping of partnership opportunities
- Liaising with key internal stakeholders to build and execute comprehensive, dynamic territory planning regarding the molecule, molecule life cycle, therapeutic area, and territory
- Acting as a therapeutic area and product expert as evidenced by regular review of relevant literature, participation in scientific congresses and conferences, and internal therapeutic area training, and develop competitive intelligence on other products in the therapeutic area.
- Gathering and collating insights from the field
- Assisting in conducting internal training and communicating with the medical, brand team, and territory managers
- Educating both internally and externally will be a key area of responsibility
- Assisting the medical affairs team in the identification of potential investigators and research projects. This may include assistance with investigator-sponsored trial process, sponsored study site identification, recruitment strategies, and collaboration with clinical operations
- Escalating of medical information requests as needed
- Escalating of pharmacovigilance cases (SAEs) and follow-up as needed
- Appropriate dissemination of clinical and scientific information regarding marketed and pipeline compounds in a timely, ethical and customer-focused manner
Your Requirements
The successful candidate must be a skilled relationship developer, employ an entrepreneurial spirit, and passionately embody the companies mission:
- Medical or Scientific degree (e.g. MD, PhD, PharmD)
- Deep knowledge of the key MSL activities and processes with minimum 3 years of experience in a similar role in Germany
- Diversified product launch experience, ideally in the area of Neuroscience
- Professional experience within the pharmaceutical industry and ability to participate in scientific dialogue with KOLs and researchers
- Ability to present and discuss scientific material clearly and concisely
- Ability to problem-solve and map interdependencies in complex environments
- Ability to lead their territory with a clear vision in relation to unmet needs and collaboration opportunities
- Skilled in clinical research and an understanding of the process of pharmaceutical product development and approval
- Highly compliant and able to function in a highly regulated environment and to adhere to all guidelines and standard operating procedures (SOPs) while responding to a variety of questions and requests from HCPs
