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My client in the Pharma Manufacturing industry is looking for a Medical Science Liaison to join their team with about three years experience. This role will be targeting mainly South of Birmingham with their offices in London.


We're looking for someone with a BSc in Microbiology or with a network of Microbiologists and experience in working with antibiotics, antimicrobials or anti-infectives.


Responsibilities include:

  • Develop and execute the UK MSL plan, which includes generating evidence, external expert engagement, medical education, publication and communication plan; ensuring the successful implementation of medical affairs strategy at the country level in partnership with the KAMs.
  • Develop scientifically-based, professional relationships with local, regional, and national healthcare professionals to provide current medical and scientific education and information.
  • Ensure that medical insights and medical/scientific field intelligence informs strategic planning at the local level, and that key issues or insights are flagged to other parts of the organization (i.e. at the group level) as necessary.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the delivery of scientific services to both internal stakeholders and external healthcare professionals.
  • Respond to healthcare professional product enquiries to ensure focused and balanced clinical and scientific information.
  • Establish and maintain contact with relevant medical, research and educational societies within assigned region as well as with Healthcare Professionals and other external experts.
  • Develop where needed, medical/scientific communication materials (such as medical presentations and summaries of data/studies, etc.) and ensure that these are reviewed from a scientific perspective, appropriately referenced, are of high quality, and comply fully with relevant company, Medical and local procedures.
  • Demonstrate project leadership and management in and across the team and therapeutic area; including appropriate allocation and monitoring of local MSL budget.
  • Participation in medical education for healthcare professionals through on-site/virtual presentations, investigator meetings, national professional societies and conferences, advisory boards, or local and regional healthcare meetings.
  • Serve as a scientific expert within the company and support other teams, such as the external medical information team, with developing robust and high-quality responses to enquiries/standard responses.
  • Where appropriate, and upon request by the global team to assist in the initiation, oversight and follow up of clinical studies initiated within the therapeutic area for which the MSL carries responsibility.
  • Act as the UK point of contact with external experts to facilitate investigator-initiated study (IIS) ideas and requests for support to the global medical team as appropriate.
  • Ensure that all activities and interactions are conducted in accordance with applicable local, global and national laws, regulations, guidelines, codes of conduct, policies and procedures, and accepted standards of best practice.
  • Other activities that may be requested by line management to allow the effective execution of MSL responsibilities.


If you feel this role is inline with your next career move please reach out!

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