Medical Science Liaison PAH, Gulf Johnson and Johnson

Purpose: to maximize company product value through high scientific quality communication with Leading Specialists on a peer-to-peer basis. Through activities in line with the Medical Affairs Plan, the MSL is jointly responsible for the realization of short-term and long-term company goals. To be a therapeutic area scientific expert in PAH, responsible for discussing our products, patients treatment trends and studies in the therapeutic areas in which we are involved, on a peer-to-peer basis with defined audience of Leading Specialists (Physicians, Pharmacists, Hospital Managers, Board Members of Scientific Societies, and other partners) and to be considered a trusted scientific counterpart.

You will be responsible for:

• To keep abreast of medical and scientific knowledge.

  • Continuously update their knowledge of products, patient s treatment trends and clinical activities and studies conducted within the therapeutic area in their region.

• Development and maintenance of a contact network with Leading Specialists.

  • Understands their needs, key value drivers, practical treatment patterns and scientific activities within the therapeutic area

  • Communicates value of company products, incl. formulary discussions

  • Through scientific interactions, champions medical benefits of products and contribute to fostering innovative approaches

  • Represents the company within therapeutic area professional associations in cooperation with Medical Advisor/ Medical Lead/Medical Director

• Proactive and reactive communication of medical scientific data to Leading Specialists and broader external health-care-related audiences:

  • Communicates directly and proactively scientific information of our products within the approved label

  • Communicates non-promotional general information about our company, including description of research and development programs

  • Responds to unsolicited scientific queries of customers for approved products and products/indications in development, based on Medical Affairs and Medical Information documents

• Organization and participation in Medical Education activities:

  • Identify/support/educate speakers

  • Build Medical Education programs with scientific third parties

• Organization and participation in Advisory Boards in cooperation with Medical Advisor/Medical Lead/Medical Director

• Provision of scientific support to company Sales Representative

  • Provides medical and product training and scientific support to Sales Representatives in coordination with the Training Department as appropriate

  • Acts as a reference point to Sales Representatives for any scientific query, in collaboration with Medical Information as appropriate

• Support Medical Affairs study execution

  • Supports the set up and follow up of registries and other non-interventional Medical Affairs studies

  • Propose investigators and sites for interventional and non-interventional Medical Affairs studies

  • Participate in investigator meetings preparation, recruitment follow-up and study result presentation

  • Receives investigator proposals for IIS and to ensure they are discussed within the Medical Affairs department for decision

• Through scientific interactions, gain valuable insight into treatment patterns, and scientific activities in the therapeutic area and provide input to the company Medical Affairs Plan / business decision-making

• Achieve main performance measures (Performance Goals)

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Pharmacists/Physician bachelor's degree, postgraduate studies is an advantage

• Minimum of 1 year of relevant experience in a multinational pharmaceutical company

• Experience in rare diseases therapy area is mandatory, preferably in PAH

• Gulf experience is required

• Clinical Research experience for IISs & RWE is a plus

• Scientific acumen and communication skills in order to be accepted by Leading Specialists in peer- to-peer relationship

• Highly customer focused with an awareness of the importance of business results

• Innovative with the ability to coordinate and drive a complex and changing environment

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Analytics Dashboards, Clinical Experience, Coaching, Communication, Competitive Landscape Analysis, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Data Gathering and Analysis, Detail-Oriented, Digital Culture, Digital Literacy, Interpersonal Influence, Market Research, Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, Medical Compliance, Problem Solving, Scientific Research, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Thinking, Technical Credibility, Technologically Savvy