Job Description

Medical Science Liaison (MSL)/ Rare Diseases - 6799
Territory: Austria
Our client is currently looking for a Medical Science Liaison - Rare Diseases to join the team to develop the medical strategy for their existing and new products in Austria.
Reporting to the Country Head and dotted line to the Medical Director DACH the MSL is responsible for the implementation of the medical & scientific activities in Austria. He/she will lead and coordinate activities to inform and educate physicians, patient organizations, support staff, payers and any other relevant industry groups on Rare Diseases' Haemato-Oncology portfolio. The MSL must also support and comply with all relevant internal and external regulations, access, guidelines and policies at both local and international level.
You will report to the Country Manager and be responsible for the Swiss Market.
This is a permanent position based in Switzerland with fully remote/field-based work.
Territory: Austria
Main Responsibilities:
Establish themselves as an internal and external product and disease expert including treatment guidelines, protocols, trends, ongoing and planned studies or own and competitor products.
Respond in a timely manner to requests for scientific information as requested from customers.
Communicate and disseminate scientific information across the internal and external stakeholder groups.
Ensure impactful customer interactions when appropriate i.e. one-to-one meetings, group meetings, speaker meetings and symposia
Deliver internal and external product and disease state training
Monitor and maintain up to date knowledge on all products and companies' activities relevant to the disease area.
Provide deep and advanced disease state and product information to all stakeholder groups as required
Coordinate and engage in medical interactions with KOLs.
Organise specific events as required by the company including KOL led workshops and symposia, advisory board and congresses.
Identify and develop potential areas of medical collaboration with KOLs.
Work with the local, regional, national and international collaborative groups, guidelines committees as needed to ensure accurate and timely dissemination of product and disease state information.
Identify suitable publication projects through ongoing relationships with KOLs.
Identify, work up and propose relevant IIS projects.
Serve as the primary scientific contact with Health Care Professionals at a country level on the specific disease area.
Serve as the primary point of contact for medical inquiries from healthcare professionals, patients, and other external stakeholders.
Provide timely and accurate responses to medical inquiries by researching, analysing, and synthesizing scientific and clinical information.
Document and track medical inquiries in accordance with regulatory requirements and company procedures.
Review promotional and educational materials to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with regulatory guidelines and company policies.
Provide medical input and guidance to cross-functional teams including Marketing, and Regulatory Affairs during approval process of promotional materials.
Collaborate with Regulatory Affairs to address any potential compliance issues and develop appropriate corrective actions
Thorough knowledge of hospitals, KOLs, competitor activities, studies, trends, influencers, formularies, buyers, reimbursement providers across area.
Develop, gain approval for and implement a territory plan and track on a monthly quarterly basis.
Take ownership of medically led projects as agreed with the Medical team and country- business manager
Represent the medical department at national and international meetings, congresses and symposia, draft and collate reports from relevant sessions.
Work in close collaboration with Key Account Managers in Austria
Follow and provide always input the policies and internal procedures and external regulations in alignment with regional/global medical and regulatory teams
Being fully integrated within the DACH and global medical matrix
Produce and implement an annual Medical and Scientific plan
Track and manage expenses in line with the approved budget.
Qualifications and Experience:
Relevant Swiss working/residency permit and/or Swiss/EU-Citizenship required
Life science degree or higher qualification is a must (i.e. MD, DVM, PharmD, PhD)
Min 3-5 years within the pharmaceutical industry of relevant experience in medical affairs, or related medical field
Knowledge and relevant experience in the rare diseases and/or hospital specialty care
Experience and network in the Hematology, Oncology, Immunology space is a major plus
Strong communicator in a one to one and group and remote setting, verbal and non-verbal using appropriate industry and medical language.
Monitor and ensure compliance with company and countries policies
Familiarity with code of conduct for pharmaceutical product compliance
Excellent project planning, organisation, implementation and tracking skills.
Experience in interpretation and writing of scientific information.
Be able to tailor communication across multiple Health Care Professional groups
Good interpersonal skills in multi-cultural congresses quick to establish contact
Positive thinking and enthusiasm
Written and spoken German and English fluency
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, medical information systems and database management
Travel Requirements: 60% travel required domestically (AT) and internationally (Europe)

Skills Required