Medical Science Liaison

Are you motivated to positively impact the health of Australians? Our Medical Science Liaisons engage in scientific exchange with health care professionals in an effort to facilitate scientific discovery and informed treatment decisions.

**ABOUT ASTRAZENECA**

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies.

Taking a forward-looking approach we look at the world through a different lens. We go above and beyond to find solutions that impact patients - harnessing science with technology and connecting the entire healthcare ecosystem. It’s our patients that come first, every decision we make and action we take is centred around how we can better serve them. It’s why we are shaping patient care for the future, working along the whole experience to give hope to billions of lives across the world.

**What you’ll do**
As Medical Science Liaison in CVRM - you 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.

Covering SA and WA, this is a full time, permanent opportunity. Reporting to the MSL Manager, you will engage in scientific exchange with medical and scientific experts, including Healthcare Professionals and other external stakeholders (payers, regulators etc) consistent with Medical Affairs objectives.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Develop peer-level relationships with medical and scientific experts, 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 as a pharmaceutical MSL or relevant industry 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

**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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