About this role
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Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.
United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.
Medical Scientific Liaison – Oncology
National, Melbourne based
FTE 1.0
Therapy Area: Oncology
(Solid tumours including; Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary, Lung and non-melanoma skin cancers)
Purpose
As a Medical Science Liaison (MSL) reporting to the Medical Manager, Medical Affairs, on behalf of the Medical Affairs Department you will be responsible for the execution of scientific exchange in your assigned therapy areas to generate insight and awareness of the safety and efficacy data on relevant products. You will maintain foresight for the scientific and medical landscape direction in your respective therapy area and will establish and maintain professional relationships with select internal and external stakeholders in Australia.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide medical and scientific expertise to ensure accuracy of data is represented throughout the lifecycle of products and to provide balanced and objective scientific information and education to healthcare customers and to internal business partners as required by the needs of the business.
- Build and enrich relationships with key thought leaders (KTLs) through multi-channel engagement and customer alignment, relevant to respective therapy areas
- Drive insight and evidence generation through medical excellence in scientific exchange on scientific trends and clinical landscape evolution within the therapeutic area
- Remain abreast of scientific literature and competitor activity
- Endorse and adhere to the company’s compliance requirements in relation to pharmaceutical code of conduct, regulations and laws.
Scientific Exchange / Insights
- Provide accurate, balanced and timely responses to enquiries for information about our products to to KTLs and decision makers
- Interact with relevant stake holders to discuss scientific information and implementation of the local strategic medical plan.
- Gather and communicate insights collected in field, literature, and through other channels through our company insight capturing system.
Operations
- Contribute to the development and review of Medical and Marketing materials.
- Ensure scientific and clinical accuracy for relevant products.
- Comply to relevant training and SOPs.
- Contribute to Local internal scientific training and ensure continuous medical education of existing teams and new employees working in the Local TA.
- Implement Medical KTL scientific interaction and engagement plans aligned to overall strategy for a cohesive approach to collaborative meetings colleagues, whilst maintaining MA Code compliance.
- Positively impact external perceptions, reputation and knowledge regarding company and company products.
- Maintain and demonstrate comprehensive and in-depth scientific TA knowledge when executing assigned tactics.
- Ensure operational excellence by sharing best practices and adopting company record keeping systems, meeting hygiene and dashboards.
Data Generation and Scientific Communication
- Provide comprehensive scientific education on disease states, therapeutic options and research advances of shared importance to our company and external experts.
- Coordinate with Clinical Development and Clinical Operations in providing field support for research studies and assist in the selection of clinical study sites and support (depending on nature of study and relevance of portfolio) local clinical projects, and communications for ISS between investigators and internal stakeholders.
- Support local publication process, publication dissemination and alignment with Country and Above Country publication plans.
Customer Experience and Channel Management
- Change Management sponsorship through accountable and visible, active sponsorship for success in transitioning to new customer experience and engagement model and implementation of digital and AI programs effectively.
- Measurement to manage through data collection and usage analysis and adapt digital channels to align with customer preference through business objectives to enhance customer engagement effectiveness.
- Manage the data interpretation and actions arising from the customer insights.
- Improve customer journey through implementation of the medical strategy for customer engagement, with digital and personal tailored plans for customers, that is balanced across deep insights, individual preferences and company objectives, whilst being cognisant of levels of customer defined access, the specific service required, type of content, and expected speed of response.
- In line with the customer journey, deliver relevant content that maps to each segment along the journey, utilising an efficient, compliant, agile and timely content process.
- Implement training on new technology applications to interact with HCPs, and collaborate on instruction for corporate usage guidelines, appropriate content usage, compliance considerations, and the best methods for personalizing interaction.
Candidate’s Profile
Education/Professional Experience
- University degree (Bachelor’s) required, preferably in scientific field of relevance to position (BSc, BMedSci, MBBS, PharmB)
- Secondary/advanced scientific qualification (e.g., MSc, PharmD, PhD, DO, MD) required.
- Scientific and/or clinical or research experience/training specific to therapeutic area strongly preferred (minimum of 2 years).
- Previous MSL/RML (Regional Medical Liaison) or related pharmaceutical experience preferred.
- Understanding of regulatory, commercial, market access and clinical issues affecting industry.
- Knowledge and experience of methodology of clinical research and Good Clinical Practice preferred.
- Positive attitude, result oriented, competent and a good team-player with a customer focus mindset.
Leadership behaviours and operational skills
- Excellent executive functioning (group etiquette, communication, presentation, fluent oral and written English, organisation and facilitation, time management, highly developed interpersonal and teamwork).
- Self-starter with highly effective interpersonal and influencing skills required to build and maintain working relationships and interaction at all levels.
- Independent, high integrity, lots of personal initiatives and demonstrated ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to build ongoing and productive relationships both internally and externally to achieve company strategic goals.
At Merck KGaA, Darmstadt Germany, we are committed to advancing reconciliation through meaningful action,collaboration, and cultural respect. Our Innovate Action Plan (RAP) represents the next phase of our journey tostrengthen relationships with First Nations people and communities. We are focusing on tangible actionsincluding increasing employment pathways for First Nations peoples and enhancing capabilities within ourworkforce
What we offer
We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!
Apply now and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!