Medical Science Liaison, Nordics
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Medical Science Liaison advancing Santen’s ophthalmology portfolio through scientific exchange and evidence generation. Supporting healthcare professionals across the Nordic countries and occasional Baltic coverage.
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 high-quality peer-to-peer scientific exchange
- Develop meaningful scientific relationships and generate actionable medical insights
- Support Medical Affairs priorities throughout the product lifecycle, from pipeline and pre-launch through launch and lifecycle management
- Establish and maintain trusted relationships and deliver balanced, evidence-based, non-promotional scientific exchange
- Respond to unsolicited medical and scientific enquiries
- Identify, map and prioritise scientific experts and external stakeholders
- Develop tailored engagement objectives aligned with Medical Affairs priorities
- Capture, analyse and communicate actionable medical and scientific insights
- Identify treatment practices, evidence gaps, unmet needs and emerging trends
- Translate Medical Affairs priorities into effective field medical activities
- Identify evidence gaps and research opportunities
- Support identification of potential investigators and research sites
- Contribute to sponsored studies, observational research, Real-World Evidence initiatives, 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
- Identify unmet medical needs and barriers to care
- Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, industry codes and company policies
- Identify and report adverse events and product quality complaints
- Complete required documentation and training
- 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
- 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
- Accommodation during the recruitment process if required
- Equal opportunity employer
- Career opportunity contributing to global eye-health innovation














