Medical Science Liaison
Janssen – Medical Science Liaison – IBD
Field Based Role – Region – Central England
Working at Janssen
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Medical Science Liaison. IBD
Medical Science Liaison (MSL) will be responsible for providing scientific / medical support to internal and external customers in response to clinical interest from partners. Deliver the sharing of knowledge to internal collaborators e.g., through provision of training to help to ensure the highest standards of brand/therapy expertise in customer facing teams. Provide insights to the UK Medical Affairs (MAF) team and respective Country Value Team (CVT) to help optimize brand/therapy medical strategy. This is a field-based position, working in a team of MSL's.
The MSL will report to the Immunology Medical Lead and will play a critical field-based role within the Immunology franchises, with a chance to define a real difference to the growing therapy area. Janssen has a strong heritage in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) providing innovative treatments for people. In this field-based role you will cover the assigned territory (subject to change based on business need).
Job Description
Key responsibilities:
- Serves as clinical and scientific expert internally and externally through in-depth knowledge.
- Maintain up-to-date scientific expertise with regular attendance at key scientific / clinical conferences and training sessions to translate data into applicable knowledge and communication platform
- Respond appropriately to unsolicited requests for information and/or data
- Disseminate, review and present clinical and scientific data in a balanced, candid manner, to Leading Specialist and other Health Care Professionals (HCPs), in group and one-on-one settings (virtual and/or in-person meetings)
- The role involves extensive travel including appointments and meetings across their territory, as well as national and international conferences and meetings in the affiliate office
- Build positive relationships with HCPs based on scientific credibility
- Develop scientific communication materials (e.g. slide presentations) for dissemination to HCPs through contacts and meetings and provide congress support.
- Ensure a regional scientific leadership strategy via trustworthy and informed scientific dialogue with Leading Specialists (LS)
- Accountable for relationships with all LS within their region (development and sustainability through clear LS engagement plans)
- Lead/participate in medical and scientific forums (i.e., ad boards and CMEs) where LS are involved. Work closely with other medical team members to develop ideas and content for medical events and review such content
- Support Phase IIIB/IV local; global clinical development program and data collection initiatives. Critical contributor to regional site identification, patient enrolment, and follow-up visits. Assist in research collaboration with investigators
- Support investigator-initiated studies by assessing research requests, aligning with Janssen’s research needs.
- Develop and implement data/insights analysis and report to Medical Lead on a regular basis.
- Provide summarized field medical insights to CVT, to influence the Medical Affairs plan which complements the coordinated asset lifecycle plan.
- Monitors medical research and publications and develops insights. Generates reports on medical trends and assist Medical Lead with the communication of information and insights.