Medical Science Liaison (Japan)

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is a therapeutic specialist who serves as a key field-based scientific resource and technical expert contributing to establishing Clinigen as a leading medicines access company. This role supports launched medicine and developing medicine throughout Japan, for a range of therapeutic areas (Podiatric, rare diseases). The position operates within a team structure and will require regular interaction with commercial, marketing, regulatory team and other departments. This position requires a willingness to contribute to both strategy and tactics with a proactive and can-do attitude.

Key Accountabilities:

• KOL / Investigator / Academia / Scientific community relationships
• Customer Insights
• Knowledge and Compliance
• Medical Information
• Administration

Major Tasks & Activities:

KOL / Investigator / Academia / Scientific community relationships

• Identify, develop and maintain peer-to-peer collaborations and relationships with key medical experts in relevant therapeutic areas.
• Collaborate with physicians and drive medical affairs initiatives including publications, investigator sponsored research (ISR), advisory boards, medical education opportunities, training development programs.
• Provide medical and scientific input into the planning and execution of advisory boards and work with physician experts to review speaker presentations and provide medical references where requested.
• Conduct landscape mapping activities to develop a deep understanding of current patient care in target therapeutics areas.
• Study Group management on the launched product’s post-marketing-surveillance.

Customer Insights

• Collect and communicate key customers insights to internal teams.
• Serve as scientific peer-to-peer resource to disease experts in applicable therapeutic areas. Support the medical community with up-to-date medical information, robust disease expertise and product information when an unsolicited request is received.
• Serve as internal expert in specific therapeutic area demonstrating up-to-date and high-level therapeutic expertise. Train Clinigen staff on key scientific and medical topics in relevant therapeutic area.
• Solicit and share best practices to enhance team productivity.
• Attend and support at International and local congresses / symposia (if needed or required by the needs of the business).
• Deliver, quality medical education presentations in a variety of settings and obtain feedback that can be disseminated throughout the organization e.g. staff meetings, round tables, hospital meeting activities in collaboration with the commercial staff.
• Create and update disease awareness sites to improve patient understanding.

Medical Information

• Deliver medical information responses to all internal and external customer enquiries (escalated from call centre).
• Contribute to and ensure maintenance of the Medical Information Database FAQ, Standard Responses, resources.
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of Clinigen products and available resources.

Knowledge and Compliance

• Maintain compliance with all internal and external legal and regulatory guidelines.
• Maintain a current and comprehensive knowledge of Clinigen and competitor's products.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry trends, cutting-edge practices and techniques, current publications and regulations.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Clinigen’s standard operating procedures and policies and ensure compliance at all times.
• Ensure your Company related activities comply with relevant Acts, legal demands and ethical standards.

Administration

• Ensure documentation is up-to-date and compliant with standard processes and formats.
• Complete required reports within designated timeframes.
• Participate in meetings as required.
• Liaise with management and staff to ensure projects are conducted efficiently.
• Communicate with staff & management using proper channels.
• Master computer skills and required software programs.

Requirements

• Medical / PhD / Pharmacology / Science Degree
• Previous Medical Affairs, or MSL experience desirable
• Advanced understanding of a relevant therapeutic area(s) e.g. Oncology, Rare Diseases (preferred)
• Understanding of the Medicines JPMA Code of Practice
• Experienced in establishing relationships with senior healthcare professionals
• Demonstrated analytical skills and a solid understanding of research methodology
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate across all customer levels, in range of contexts
• Fluent in Japanese / Good oral, writing and reading skills in English
• Will be required to travel nationally

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Annual performance bonus
• Ongoing professional development
• Flexible working arrangements
• Supportive team environment