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Medical Science Liaison (ViiV Healthcare South)
Apply locations Belgium-Wavre time type Full time posted on Posted 3 Days Ago job requisition id 421726
Job Purpose:
Through in-field scientific engagement with healthcare providers (HCPs) and external experts, the Medical Science Liaison (MSL) fosters a more educated healthcare environment by:
* Communicating their deep knowledge of ViiV data in the context of overall patient care to ensure evidence-based understanding of the science behind ViiV medicines.
* Gathering valuable insights on ViiV products and services and on medical and scientific information to better understand patient needs and evidence gaps.
Key Responsibilities:
* Engage in one-to-one scientific dialogue with external experts around ViiV medicines enabling them to confidently discuss our portfolio with patients and the wider medical community and ensuring they are knowledgeable in identifying the right patient for the most appropriate medicines.
* Act as an expert speaker at scientific events to disseminate information to larger groups of HCPs while stimulating clinical dialogue to gain different views and perspectives.
* Implement and optimize medical digital excellence projects.
* Respond to unsolicited requests for medical information from HCPs in a factual, balanced and scientifically rigorous manner via the appropriate channel.
* Act as the interface between the professional healthcare community and the internal ViiV medical team to bring in value-added insights that inform Medical, Commercial and R&D activities.
* Disseminate important safety information to HCPs as and when this emerges.
* Foster a collaborative working relationship with Account Managers and Commercial colleagues.
* Partner with matrix colleagues (sales, marketing, market access, etc.) to ensure strategies and business plans are both patient and business focused and adding value to the external experts
* Provide scientific education training for business partners such as the Account Managers by being the local scientific expert for our HIV medicines
* Coordinate local ViiV-supported Investigator Sponsored Studies (ISS) and provide support to GSK Clinical Operations for global ViiV sponsored studies (from set-up to study close) involving Belgian sites.
* Manage Health Care Organization (HCO) grant applications.
* Maintain a level of expertise in the evolving scientific / therapeutic area and on competitor medicines
* Attend scientific meetings and congresses to keep abreast of the evolving science in the field of HIV and to confidently debate and discuss the science with external experts as presented at the meeting.
* Fully understand and comply with ViiV standards and policies and with local codes of practice, guidelines and laws to ensure the strictest requirements are met.
Why you?
Basic Qualifications:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
* Higher degree in life sciences: PhD, MSc or equivalentAND/ORother professional healthcare provision qualification with experience (e.g., physiotherapist or pharmacist).
* AND/ORa significant (e.g., 3 years) amount of pharmaceutical industry experience in a role successfully engaging in scientific exchange with external experts.
Preferred Qualifications:
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
* Medical Degree
* Expertise in infectious diseases and/or HIV
* Fluent in French and English
* Strong academic background having participated in, or led research projects and authored publications.
* Strong scientific, analytical and creative mind-set.
* Demonstrates a compelling vision, high ethical standards and a patient-focused mind set
* Self-starter who works independently, takes initiative and challenges the existing.
* Strong interpersonal, organizational, written and oral communications skills. -
* Ability to develop relationships based upon trust and mutual respect.
If you have a disability and require assistance during the course of the selection process, you will have the opportunity to let us know what specific assistance you require in order to make suitable arrangements.
Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).
Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.
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About Us
At ViiV Healthcare, we will not rest until we leave no person living with HIV behind. Until the 39 million people living with HIV is down to zero, we will continue searching for new ways to limit the impact of HIV.
We are the only pharmaceutical company solely focused on combating, preventing, and ultimately eradicating HIV and AIDS. At ViiV Healthcare, we do things differently. Born out of a partnership between GSK and Pfizer in 2009, with Shionogi joining in 2012, we are determined to help end the HIV epidemic. We are guided by our mission to leave no person living with HIV behind and it is this mission that unites our employees located across the globe. We combine expertise in research, manufacturing, policy and more to push the boundaries of what people think is possible in HIV treatment and care. As a result of our connection with GSK, we are able to draw on their proud history and resources. This means that you would receive all the employee benefits offered by GSK.
Living our mission of leaving no person living with HIV behind means keeping inclusion and diversity at the heart of everything we do - from our breakthrough innovation, to our diverse portfolio of medicines as well as the work we do to partner with HIV communities. Having a diverse team and a truly inclusive culture where we’re all able to be ourselves and feel like we belong will make us an even stronger team, better able to perform as a business and deliver on our mission to leave no person living with HIV behind.
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