Medical Science Liaison

**Medical Science Liaison - Queensland Based Acute Care Role**

Are you motivated to positively impact the health of Australians? Our Medical Science Liaisons shape clinical practice through our collaboration and partnership with medical and scientific experts and internal stakeholders, to optimise immune/rheumatic outcomes from prevention to treatment.

**About AstraZeneca**

Our BioPharmaceuticals pipeline is growing. And it takes something special to get that out to patients, responding to their evolving needs, as well as those of healthcare professionals and partners. A challenger who is rethinking the way things can be done and acting on it.

At AstraZeneca we aim to save the lives of people who suffer from cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease and Diabetes. We are excited by an opportunity to address a significant unmet need for Australian patients that crosses multiple specialties.

**What you’ll do**

We are currently looking for a Medical Science Liaison, to join our Medical Affairs team. You'll play a crucial role in channelling AstraZeneca’s scientific leadership in Acute Care to build and create a positive impact on enhancing patients' lives.

Reporting to the Acute Care Medical Manager, the Medical Science Liaison, will provide actionable information that enhances the value and appropriate use of AstraZeneca's products to internal stakeholders; respond to customer inquiries to ensure focused and balanced clinical and scientific information that supports the appropriate use of AstraZeneca's products and services and develop appropriate clinical and scientific information that clinically differentiates AstraZeneca's products.

This is **12-month full time contract position** based in Queensland.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Develop peer-level relationships with medical and scientific experts across multiple therapeutic areas, including Healthcare professionals and other key external stakeholders
- Scientific leadership and discussion with key medical and scientific experts delivering scientific information
- Effectively identify, gather, analyse, synthesise, and communicate relevant new knowledge about the external environment to internal stakeholders
- Contribute to the development and provide project leadership/ management of the therapeutic area Medical Plan
- Participate in brand strategy, clinical development, strategic planning, and internal projects based on external stakeholder perspectives
- Identify pre-clinical, clinical, and post-marketing study investigators in alignment with Medical Plan
- Adhere to internal standard processes and comply with regulatory and compliance requirements, including Medicines Australia Code of Conduct.

**To be successful you will ideally have**:

- Experience in a field medical role
- Demonstrated successes in building strong external and internal relationships through strong communication, influencing and collaborative networking skills, along with self-driven motivation to strive and achieve
- Strong scientific background, including an advanced degree in Science, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Medicine, Nursing or equivalent
- Demonstrated expertise in discussing scientific content and context to multiple audiences including external experts
- Strong teamwork and collaboration skills and demonstrated project/team/cross-functional leadership
- Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills and ability to self-manage
- Thorough knowledge of regulatory environment
- Previous industry experience in CVRM, hematology or acute care as an MSL is highly valued

**Why AstraZeneca?**

At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients, and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration, and always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development. We’re on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.

This opportunity presents an outstanding long-term career for the right individual, working with like-minded people with a passion for science that will make a critical difference to patients.

**So, what’s next?**
- Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you.
- Are you ready to bring new ideas and fresh thinking to the table? Brilliant We have one seat available, and we hope it’s yours.

**Where can I find out more?**

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