Medical Science Liaison - Dermatology - London & South East England

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9 months ago
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We are looking for a Medical Science Liaison to join us in our UK & Ireland Dermatology team, to cover London & South East England. This will be a maternity cover position.
 

About the role

As a Medical Science Liaison, you will leverage strong functional expertise to support tactical execution of key UCB medical strategies. Demonstrating scientific leadership by contributing to scientific conferences, medical meetings and advisory boards.
 

Who you’ll work with:

You will report into the Field Medical Lead for Dermatology.
 

What you’ll do:

Preparing and delivering medical and scientific presentations. Utilising scientific expertise to gather medical insights and to support research/data generation initiatives. Engaging with guideline development and revision through scientific exchange and support. Developing and managing KOLs including KOL identification, engagement and support. Maximising site performance and support for clinical trials and non-interventional studies through engagement with investigators as appropriate. Frequently communicating with field level counterparts from sales and market access. Actively participating in team calls and meetings and transform customer insights into actions to deliver superior and sustainable customer value and impact. Understanding and influencing a wide range of stakeholders; proactively collaborate and network with internal partners regionally and share insights and best practices across the team. Providing scientific updates to peers and ensuring completion of administrative and planning duties in line with guidance. Consistently demonstrate understanding and adherence to company policies, procedures and ABPI Code of Practice through appropriate communications and interactions with internal colleagues and external customers.
 

Interested? For this position you’ll need the following education, experience and skills:

A high level of scientific education at MSc/PhD level would be desirable. MSL experience within industry preferred. Disease area knowledge, specifically dermatology/psoriasis preferred. Ability to clearly articulate complex scientific and clinical data in 1:1 and group settings. Demonstrate business acumen and have an in-depth understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and healthcare arena.


Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you! 

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