Medical Science Liaison – Rare Diseases
Pharma-Partners are currently supporting a mid-sized, specialty pharmaceutical company hire a newly created National MSL for the UK market
This will be an integral part of the medical affairs team in preparation for a key, rare disease, product launch in early 2027. You will be responsible to building and maintaining key external relationships with HCPs and adding valuable insights into the medical affairs strategy.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute the local MSL plan, which includes product launch activities, evidence generation, external expert engagement plan, medical education, publication, and communication plan, ensuring the successful implementation of medical affairs strategy at the country level in close collaboration with relevant functions.
- Develop scientifically based, professional relationships with local, regional, and national healthcare professionals to provide current medical and scientific education and information on our products and related diseases.
- 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
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the delivery of scientific services to both internal stakeholders and external healthcare professionals; this includes educating contracted speakers or training of internal team members on products/diseases; medical review of new product opportunities; ideation initiatives for portfolio enhancement, etc.
- Respond to healthcare professional product enquiries to ensure focused and balanced clinical and scientific information that supports the appropriate use of our medicines and services.
The Candidate:
- Medical degree, PhD, PharmD or relevant higher life science degree is preferred
- Minimum of 2 years working as an MSL in the UK
- Prior experience working in a pre-launch setting or in the rare disease field would be an advantage
- Ability to travel on a regular basis, major proportion of time is spent in field
- Excellent written and spoken communication and presentation skills, with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with external experts, physicians, and other healthcare decision makers
Remuneration:
- Basic annual salary depending on experience plus a standard benefits package
To apply for this position please use the “Apply” option or feel free to send your CV directly to the Pharma-Partners team via email info@pharma-partners.co.uk
