Medical Science Liaison

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Serve as a trusted medical and scientific expert in the field for the product within FCS and sHTG communities.

• Build and sustain long-term relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), healthcare professionals, and academic researchers.

• Engage in non-promotional scientific discussions regarding disease pathways, clinical evidence, patient management, and emerging data utilizing approved medical content.

• Create and uphold stakeholder engagement plans, which include segmentation, objectives, scientific exchange strategies, and documentation.

• Gather actionable insights from interactions with healthcare professionals (HCPs), scientific meetings, and stakeholder activities.

• Disseminate insights to influence medical strategy, evidence-generation priorities, stakeholder engagement plans, educational programs, key account strategies, and cross-functional initiatives.

• Recognize challenges and opportunities related to diagnosis, treatment access, and unmet patient needs.

• Contribute to monthly and quarterly insight reviews.

• Provide scientific education to HCPs, specialist centers, and relevant networks.

• Collaborate with the Medical Advisor to develop educational content, disease-awareness initiatives, and scientific resources.

• Offer scientific training and support to internal colleagues.

• Assist with advisory boards, congresses, and expert meetings.

• Participate in Phase IIIb/IV studies, investigator-initiated research, non-interventional studies, registries, and real-world evidence programs.

• Aid in patient identification and site feasibility discussions.

• Engage with investigators and research sites to promote study awareness, feasibility, and scientific collaboration.

• Ensure that field activities and materials comply with medical governance standards, SOPs, and applicable external codes.

• Adhere to Medical Excellence documentation, tool usage, and KPI reporting requirements.

• Ensure that scientific exchanges are balanced, accurate, compliant, and non-promotional.

• Follow medical, regulatory, and pharmacovigilance processes.

⛳️ Requirements

• An advanced degree in life sciences or a related healthcare field (e.g., PharmD, PhD, MD, MSc, or equivalent).

• Experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare industries.

• Previous experience as a Medical Science Liaison (MSL) or in customer-facing medical roles is preferred, although experienced pharmaceutical sales professionals eager to transition into Medical Affairs will also be considered.

• Background in specialty care, metabolic disorders, or highly scientific therapy areas is advantageous.

• Demonstrated ability to engage confidently with HCPs and develop strong, trusted external relationships.

• Strong scientific mindset with the capability to understand and clearly communicate complex scientific and clinical information.

• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal abilities.

• Capacity to establish credibility and foster trusted relationships with clinical and scientific experts.

• Strong analytical skills to identify meaningful insights and convert them into actionable contributions.

• Ability to work independently in the field, exhibiting strong organizational and prioritization skills.

• Collaborative approach with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional internal teams.

• High ethical standards and dedication to balanced, unbiased, and compliant scientific engagement.

• Willingness and flexibility to travel for external meetings, site visits, congresses, and other medical events.

• Proficient in English.

• Fluency in German is essential for effective engagement with local HCPs and stakeholders.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation for your contributions.

• Focus on maintaining a work/life balance.

• A collaborative and team-oriented work environment.

• Opportunities for professional development and growth.

• Commitment to diversity and inclusion.

• The chance to make a positive impact by helping patients with ultra-rare diseases who require life-saving treatments.

• A competitive benefits package that supports the health and well-being of staff.