Medical Science Liaison

Are you a licensed physician with a passion for scientific communication and patient-centred care? Do you want to make a meaningful impact in the lives of patients while working with a globally successful pharmaceutical company? Novo Nordisk has opened a role for a Medical Science Liaison (MSL). The role will be based in NCR, but is expected to be highly mobile to travel around Philippines up to 70% of the time. If this sounds like you, read on and apply today for a life-changing career!

About the department

As part of a globally successful pharmaceutical business, Novo Nordisk Philippines is a high-growth affiliate with an exciting growth trajectory and pipeline in new products and therapy areas in the coming years. We proudly live our purpose of improving the lives of patients within the therapy areas our products treat and put both patients and people firmly in the centre of everything we do. This role will be reporting to the Senior Medical Manager, Frontline Medical Excellence.

The position

The Medical Science Liaison will drive KOL (Key Opinion Leader) scientific communication and provide medical support to both internal and external stakeholders regarding Novo Nordisk medicines in alignment with current global strategic objectives as well as local business needs, ensuring that the profile of Novo Nordisk remains high amongst KOLs, HCPs and patients.

Other role expectations are:

• The role supports communication of clinical value propositions and scientific narratives, manages Individual Engagement Plans for Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), and ensures alignment with affiliate strategy and ethical standards. It also implements the Medical Affairs strategy by fostering relationships with KOLs to facilitate unbiased scientific information exchange and enhance advocacy for relevant therapy areas at the local level.
• The role acts as a scientific expert, advising relevant scientific information, supporting medical education and HCP engagements while ensuring compliance with ethical standards, and responding to medical inquiries. It also provides medical guidance and training for internal associates and supports pre-launch and launch activities within the affiliate.
• The role focuses on building and maintaining strong relationships with external stakeholders to enhance the profile of Novo Nordisk, while acting as the primary liaison between healthcare professionals (HCPs) or patients and Novo Nordisk Philippines to effectively communicate the scientific foundations of the company's targeted disease and therapy areas.
• The role involves supporting data generation activities by conducting study site visits and liaising with study investigators, as well as facilitating the internal processes related to investigator-sponsored trials.
• The role focuses on driving medical insight generation to comprehend the unmet needs of patients, physicians, and healthcare systems, while identifying and engaging Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and other stakeholders. Additionally, it involves partnering with healthcare systems and medical associations to develop solutions along clinical care pathways that enhance care delivery and improve patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Must be a locally licensed physician in the Philippines. Post graduate medical qualification is desirable.
• Minimum 1 year of post licensure experience preferably in pharma industry
• Knowing the local dialect and possess effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge and experience of the disease area (Diabetes, Cardiovascular, other Endocrine-related disorders, Hemophilia) as well as experience with the local healthcare landscape and customers would be an advantage.

Contact      

Please send your CV online (click on Apply and follow the instructions).

Deadline

Applications will be screened on an ongoing basis, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. 

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.

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