Medical Science Liaison – Rare Diseases

Medical Science Liaison – Rare Diseases

Requirements

• Advanced degree (MD, PharmD, PhD) preferred.
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and/or relevant clinical experience, or an equivalent combination.
• Bilingual (English/French) is mandatory for positions located in QC.

Responsibilities

• Providing medical insights, intelligence, and recommendations from the field to support the development and life-cycle management of Takeda compounds.
• Offering medical and scientific expertise to commercial partners as needed, within regulatory guidelines.
• Compliantly connecting customers to Takeda to advance medical strategy and improve patient outcomes.
• Build and maintain professional relationships with KOLs/HCPs per individual territory plans developed by the Field Medical Lead.
• Map and profile KOLs/HCPs and other external stakeholder groups to support pre- and post-launch excellence.
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge regarding Takeda disease areas and products as assigned as well as the therapeutic area competitor landscape.
• Analyze, interpret and communicate complex scientific information and engage with KOLs/HCPs in a compliant, fair-balanced, and non-misleading manner.
• Support strategically aligned Takeda-sponsored research and appropriately assist with the facilitation of medical collaborative studies and investigator-initiated research processes.
• Display advanced knowledge of therapeutic area key intelligence topics/questions and effectively collect, interpret, and internally communicate medical insights from KOLs/HCPs to inform and refine medical strategies and/or tactics.
• Execute field-based medical education/other learning activities.
• Support the execution of advisory boards/consultancy meetings as needed.
• Identify and facilitate, as appropriate, partnership opportunities between KOLs/HCPs and Takeda.
• Participate in executing the medical strategy at medical conferences (e.g., staff medical booth, interact with KOLs/HCPs, cover key scientific sessions, internally communicate medical insights).
• Compliantly address unsolicited requests for medical information from health care professionals, including physicians, patient advocacy groups, medical institutions, pharmacy, etc.
• Ensure Medical Scientific Liaison (MSL) metrics (both quantitative and qualitative) are achieved.
• Complete all required customer activity documentation (e.g., CRM entries, insights capture, etc.), training, expense reporting, and other administrative responsibilities in a timely, accurate, and compliant manner.
• Assist with clinical education, publications, communications, training, and advisory/consulting programs to support KOLs’ and company initiatives as needed.
• Assist in identifying, evaluating, and screening qualified research sites for clinical investigation.
• Support clinical trials sites as required per the Enterprise Engagement Model.
• Provide subject matter expertise and clinical and scientific education as needed for cross-functional partners (i.e., internal training).
• Perform all company business in full compliance with all regulations (e.g., IMC, PAAB, etc.), company policies and procedures, and industry or legal requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in a therapeutic area is preferred.
• Previous experience as an MSL an asset.