Medical Science Liaison, Vaccines Specialty Care
- Canada
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Identify, establish, and maintain scientific peer-to-peer relationships with specialist experts by presenting balanced scientific data, supporting advanced medical educational opportunities, and providing scientific support with the highest of industry standards following GSK values, policies, standards, applicable laws, and regulations.
- Be recognized as the scientific field-based partner in the territory and maintain a deep understanding and knowledge of diseases, vaccines, treatments, and the competitive landscape to ensure excellent scientific dialogue and clinical knowledge translation aligned to business strategy.
- Be agile and adaptable to engage and provide value across a continuum of both internal and external stakeholders (i.e., external experts and other healthcare professionals, investigators, professional societies, organizations, advocacy groups, and decision-makers) in a non-promotional manner and be responsive to unsolicited inquires.
- Be a proactive and solutions-oriented partner as the primary interface between the healthcare community and the internal cross-functional GSK teams to gather and share back insights that inform current and future business strategies.
- Represents GSK at scientific congresses by leading external expert engagement plans, providing session/abstract coverage, booth staffing coverage, and contributing to scientific end of congress summaries/share-backs as required.
- Provide scientific training for GSK commercial colleagues regarding GSK products and the conditions they treat utilizing approved sales training materials.
- Assist the medical, clinical and HEOR teams with evidence generation projects as needed, and support identification of potential clinical trial sites for clinical development activities in Canada as required.
- REQUIRED:
- An advanced post-graduate scientific degree (MD, Ph.D., PharmD)
- Successful candidates must reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be accessible to Toronto Pearson Airport.
- Exceptional aptitude to apply and leverage scientific and medical data with scientific credibility while enabling peer-to-peer discussion and debate is essential.
- Excellent public speaker, with outstanding scientific presentation skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills with a focus on cross-functional teamwork and strategic execution of medical affairs plan in your territory.
- Sound negotiation, leadership, and organization skills.
- Familiarity with Canadian healthcare landscape, healthcare/hospital-based systems, and access.
- A valid driver's license is required for this field-based position.
- Ability to work independently and travel throughout the territory up to 70% with evenings and weekends involved
- 2-3+ years previous experience in a medical affairs position (preferably field-based).
- Relationships/experience in cardio-renal-metabolic therapeutic areas and/or hospital/specialty therapeutic areas is strongly preferred.
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