Medical Science Liaison

**Job Function**:
Medical Affairs Group
**Job Sub Function**:
Medical Science Liaison
**Job Category**:
Scientific/Technology
**All Job Posting Locations**:
AU009 North Ryde Waterloo Rd
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- ** Competitive salary package, flexible work practices**, award winning benefits**:

- **Continuous training and development**:

- ** Market-leading Portfolio and Exciting Pipeline in**Gastroenterology**

**ABOUT THE COMPANY**

**THE OPPORTUNITY**

The MSL is a field-based, customer-facing role whose purpose is to develop, deliver and engage in scientific communications with Health Care Professionals (HCP) and translate scientific and clinical evidence into clinical practice in line with the company’s medical communication plan. You will represent the scientific face of the company. It is through the exchange of unbiased, scientific and clinical information that you will aim to establish credibility as a peer and build strong trusting relationships with Key Opinion Leaders, Clinical Investigators and Healthcare Decision Makers. At times, this may involve the need to evolve HCP mindset, particularly if clinical practice is based on misperceptions of the evidence or based on habitual prescribing behaviour.

As the MSL, you also serves as a bridge with the clinical community to bring relevant, timely and actionable insights to the company. Actionable insights from the field may include identification of gaps in the patient journey, clinical evidence, or medical knowledge of the clinical community. Insights gathered from the field may also support medical affairs, clinical development, marketing or market access in developing company strategy. Through such interactions, scientific communication and collaboration, the ultimate objective is to drive medical adoption of the appropriate medical treatments in the right patients in line with the clinical evidence.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**

You will collaborate externally and internally to identify actionable insights and help shape current and future treatment landscape in Haematology, ultimately improving patient outcomes.
- Establish and maintain trusted, scientific partnerships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and other HCPs, serving as a resource, responding to research, educational and clinical practice needs that support therapeutic and business priorities.
- Communication of clinical and scientific data at peer level, translating the evidence to address clinical needs and drive patients’ outcomes.
- Identify and address medical education needs by providing educational presentations, responding to unsolicited medical information requests and assisting in the development of medical educational activities.
- Develop, maintain and implement KOL Engagement plans
- Partner with investigators on submission and initial assessment of investigator-initiated study concepts; provide scientific and clinical expertise to support clinical trial initiatives in line with Company Policies and Standard Operating Procedures
- Collect and communicate clinical insights and intelligence on the market environment, clinical strategies, competition, and other developments relevant to Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine success.
- Prioritise customer-based initiatives and field responsibilities, while balancing administrative duties and project responsibilities.
- Maintain focus and composure in uncertain circumstances with mínimal directions.
- Demonstrate high organisational and interpersonal skills and sound judgment in all functions.
- Demonstrate the ability to partner with others to lead or participate in large scale projects.
- Maintain in-depth scientific and therapeutic knowledge, including Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine and competitive products as well as disease states within the franchise.
- Work as part of a broader cross-functional team to align scientific and medical strategies and deliver value to our customers and patients.

**ITS ALL ABOUT YOU**

You will have a genuine passion and drive to work within this exciting and dynamic therapeutic area. Your ability to build trusted partnerships, grasp multiple complex disease areas quickly and critically analyse clinical data combined with your exceptional engagement and communication skills will ensure your success in this role.
- You will have a good understanding of clinical research, data analysis, clinical landscape, publications, and well-developed commercial acumen from cross functional collaboration.
- You will need to be comfortable and experienced in establishing relationships and communicating with external stakeholders including global and national experts.
- This is a field-based role and travel of around 50% will be required.

Qualifications:

- Tertiary qualifications in science of health care related profession with strong scientific or clinical background in relevant therapeutic area.
- Postgraduate qualifications in science, medicine, public health, or drug