Medical Science Liaison
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Medical Science Liaison advancing Santen’s ophthalmology products across Nordic healthcare systems. Delivering non-promotional scientific exchange, medical insights and evidence-generation support.
Responsibilities:
- Act as a field-based scientific expert and trusted, non-promotional partner to healthcare professionals, scientific experts and healthcare stakeholders across the Nordic countries, with occasional coverage of the Baltic countries
- Facilitate peer-to-peer scientific exchange and develop scientific relationships
- Generate actionable medical insights for Medical Affairs strategy, evidence generation and improved patient care
- Support Medical Affairs priorities throughout the product lifecycle, from pipeline and pre-launch through launch and lifecycle management
- Establish and maintain evidence-based, non-promotional scientific exchange and respond to unsolicited medical and scientific enquiries
- Identify, map and prioritise scientific experts and external stakeholders
- Develop tailored engagement objectives and sustainable scientific partnerships
- Capture, analyse and communicate medical and scientific insights from engagements, congresses and the healthcare environment
- Translate Medical Affairs priorities into field medical activities and contribute field perspectives to strategy development
- Identify evidence gaps and research opportunities; support investigators, research sites, sponsored studies, observational research, Real-World Evidence, investigator-initiated research and scientific publications
- Maintain knowledge of scientific literature, treatment guidelines and clinical developments
- Participate in scientific congresses and deliver scientific presentations and educational activities
- Support Medical Affairs materials, internal scientific training and knowledge sharing
- Collaborate with Medical Affairs and cross-functional teams while maintaining boundaries between non-promotional Medical Affairs and Commercial activities
- Identify unmet medical needs and barriers to care using patient, clinician and healthcare-system perspectives
- Ensure compliance with laws, regulations, industry codes and Santen policies
- Identify and report adverse events and product quality complaints
- Complete required documentation and training and manage territory activities, resources and approved digital tools responsibly
Requirements:
- An advanced university degree in Life Sciences, Medicine, Pharmacy or another relevant scientific discipline
- MD, PharmD, PhD or equivalent advanced scientific or clinical qualification would be an advantage
- Relevant postgraduate scientific or clinical training would be desirable
- Relevant experience in Medical Affairs, clinical practice, scientific research, the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry, or another strongly scientific healthcare environment
- Demonstrated ability to interpret, critically evaluate and communicate complex scientific and clinical information
- Experience engaging with healthcare professionals, scientific experts or other relevant healthcare stakeholders
- Previous MSL or field-based Medical Affairs experience would be an advantage
- Ophthalmology experience would be desirable
- Experience in clinical research, evidence generation, medical education or scientific publications would be an advantage
- Professional fluency in Norwegian and/or Danish is essential
- Strong working proficiency in English is required
- Strong scientific and therapeutic-area knowledge
- Excellent scientific communication, storytelling and presentation skills
- Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills
- Analytical and strategic thinking
- Strong planning, prioritisation and organisational skills, including territory management and project management
- Excellent collaboration and influencing skills
- Ability to work independently, take accountability and exercise sound professional judgement
- High level of integrity and scientific independence
- Digital fluency, adaptability and commitment to continuous learning
Benefits:
- Flexible ways of working
- Highly inclusive work environment
- Equal opportunity employer
- Accommodation during the recruitment process
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