Medical Science Liaison - Oncology - Wales, South Central, South West

Daiichi Sankyo
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Medical Science Liaison - Oncology - Wales, South Central, South West

Date:8 Apr 2025

Location:Uxbridge, United Kingdom, UB8 1DH

Passion for Innovation. Compassion for Patients.

With over 120 years of experience and approximately 19,000 employees in more than 30 countries/regions, Daiichi Sankyo is dedicated to discovering, developing, and delivering new standards of care that enrich the quality of life around the world.

In Europe, we focus on two areas: The goal of our Specialty Business is to protect people from cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in Europe, and help patients who suffer from it to enjoy every precious moment of life.

In Oncology, we are driving innovation in solid tumours and blood cancers, founded on breakthrough science from our own labs in Japan. We aspire to create better tomorrows for people living with cancer and their loved ones.

Our European headquarters are in Munich, Germany, and we have affiliates in 15 European countries and Canada.

Job Overview

UK Grade:7

Hours:Full time, field-based role with responsibility for a geographically defined area.

Purpose:The Medical Science Liaison plays a vital role in the exchange of scientific information on a peer-to-peer basis with Key External Experts. The Medical Science Liaison is responsible for becoming a technical and clinical expert on designated product(s) and its related clinical areas and competitors. With this expertise, the Medical Science Liaison provides expert support to internal customers and external healthcare professionals in a defined geographic area of the UK.

Accountabilities / Measures:

  1. Therapy Area Expertise:The MSL will have expertise in and knowledge of medicines, patient treatment trends, clinical trials, scientific activities, and official guidelines within the disease area they work and are expected to continuously update this expertise and knowledge.
  2. External Engagement:The MSL will respond appropriately with accurate scientific data to unsolicited scientific questions from Health Care Professionals (HCPs) for products/brands with a marketing authorisation (on- and off-label) and for products in development, all in compliance with company policies and legal and ethical standards and other applicable regulations.
  3. Contributor to Brand Plans & Strategies:The MSL contributes to the development of brand plans and strategies by communicating KEE insights about the disease area, unmet medical needs, and treatment patterns/guidelines.
  4. Clinical Trial Support:The MSL should receive and process investigators proposals for IISs in line with relevant SOP. The MSL should participate actively in providing input to the Daiichi Sankyo Clinical Operations and Clinical Research Organisations regarding site and investigator potential for Daiichi Sankyo sponsored studies.
  5. Compliance:The MSL should fully understand and be compliant with company SOPs and the latest ABPI Code of Practice and code cases relevant to the role, performing all duties in an ethical and legally compliant manner.

Technical/Professional Knowledge:

  1. A MD or PhD is strongly preferred; however, a degree must be gained in one or more of the following disciplines: medicine, nursing, pharmacy or the pharmaceutical/life sciences.
  2. Understanding of the MSL role, and the ABPI Code of practice.
  3. Competent user of Microsoft Office 365 software products.
  4. Knowledge of clinical trial design and process.
  5. Must have the ability to present complex scientific information, tailoring the content to the audience.
  6. Ability to quickly and accurately learn, retain and present detailed scientific information.
  7. Knowledge of the UK healthcare system, and the UK pharmaceutical industry.
  8. Full driving licence, and the ability to travel within the UK.
  9. Self-motivated, collaborative and goal-oriented.
  10. Ability to work in a matrix and multicultural organisation.
  11. Proven experience of presenting complex scientific information to HCPs at varying levels including Key External Experts.
  12. Experience of working in a similar field-based role, clinical research or other similar role where you have strong evidence of leading healthcare professional interactions.
  13. Experience of working in the disease area applicable to the role in question.

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