Medical Science Liaison - Dermatology

<div><h3>Job Function</h3><p>Medical Affairs Group</p><h3>Job Sub Function</h3><p>Medical Science Liaison</p><h3>Job Category</h3><p>Scientific/Technology</p><h3>All Job Posting Locations</h3><p>Riyadh, Saudi Arabia</p><h3>Job Description</h3><p><b>Purpose:</b>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.</p><p>To be a therapeutic area scientific expert, 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.</p><h3>You will be responsible for:</h3><ul><li>To keep abreast of the<b>medical and scientific knowledge</b>.</li><li>Continuously update your knowledge of products, patient’s treatment trends and clinical activities and studies conducted within the therapeutic area in their region.</li><li>Development and maintenance of a<b>contact network with Leading Specialists</b>.</li><li>Understands their needs, key value drivers, practical treatment patterns and scientific activities within therapeutic area.</li><li>Communicates value of company products, including formulary discussions.</li><li>Through scientific interactions, champions medical benefits of products and contributes to foster innovative approaches.</li><li>Represents the company within therapeutic area professional associations in cooperation with Medical Advisor/ Medical Lead/Medical Director.</li><li><b>Proactive and reactive communication</b>of medical scientific data to Leading Specialists and broader external health‑care related audiences.</li><li>Communicates directly and proactively scientific information of our products within the approved label.</li><li>Communicates non‑promotional general information about our company, including description of research and development programs.</li><li>Responds to unsolicited scientific queries of customers for approved products and products/indications in development, based on Medical Affairs and Medical Information documents.</li><li>Organization and participation in<b>Medical Education activities</b>.</li><li>Identify/support/educate speakers.</li><li>Build Medical Education programs with scientific third parties.</li><li>Organization and participation in<b>Advisory Boards</b>in cooperation with Medical Advisor/Medical Lead/Medical Director.</li><li>Provision of<b>scientific support to company Sales Representatives</b>.</li><li>Provides medical and product training and scientific support to Sales Representatives in coordination with Training Department as appropriate.</li><li>Acts as a reference point to Sales Representatives for any scientific query, in collaboration with Medical Information as appropriate.</li><li>Support Medical Affairs<b>study execution</b>.</li><li>Supports the set up and follow up of registries and other non-interventional Medical Affairs studies.</li><li>Proposes investigators and sites for interventional and non-interventional Medical Affairs studies.</li><li>Participates in investigator meetings preparation, recruitment follow-up and study result presentation.</li><li>Receives investigator proposals for IIS and to ensure they are discussed within the Medical Affairs department for decision.</li></ul><h3>Qualifications / Requirements:</h3><ul><li>Pharmacists/Physician (with B. Pharm, Pharm D., MD, or MBBS).</li><li>At least 1 year experience in multinational pharmaceutical company (working as a dermatology medical science liaison is an advantage).</li><li>Scientific acumen and communication skills in order to be accepted by Leading Specialists in peer-to-peer relationship. Preferably with pharmaceutical industry experience.</li><li>Highly customer focused with an awareness of the importance of business results.</li><li>Innovative with the ability to coordinate and drive a complex and changing environment.</li></ul><h3>Technical/Functional Skills Required:</h3><ul><li>Excellent presentation&communication skills.</li><li>Flexible to travel within Saudi Arabia and to be 80% of their time in the field.</li><li>Deep knowledge of the Immunology therapeutic area (Dermatology in specific), strength in research and interpretation of medical data.</li><li>Relevant work experience&scientific acumen in order to be accepted by Leading Specialists in peer-to-peer relationship.</li><li>Awareness of business strategy and high customer focus with an understanding of the importance of business results.</li><li>Innovative, able to work in a matrix and coordinate and drive a complex and changing environment.</li></ul><h3>Required Skills:</h3><ul><li>Analytical Reas