Medical Science Liaison, Vifor Korea
Main Accountabilities
- Represent Medical Affairs externally to establish and maintain medical relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), HCPs and key accounts on behalf of CSL Vifor Pharma Group
- Execute country medical plans locally by representing the medical expertise in TAs and products and through scientific engagement with the medical community
- Provide disease state education, medical information and research support
- Share scientific insights from medical community interactions with local & global medical teams, ensuring capturing of field medical expertise
- Train colleagues internally, all in accordance with global and local compliance and regulations
- Engage Patient Support Program and Post Marketing Surveillance
Key Measures of Success
- Demonstrated knowledge and expertise in TAs and products through KOL engagement, presentations, education and training
- Strong relationships with KOLs, enhancing scientific engagement & insights and strong medical collaboration
- Quantitative and Qualitative metrics demonstrated and measured, defined by Global Field Medical Excellence in alignment with RDU Medical Lead
- Demonstrated support for clinical trial and Investigator Initiated Study (IIS) process support
- Demonstrated and aligned collaboration with cross-functional stakeholder to meet corporate goals
- Demonstrated support for PSP and PMS
Tasks
- Develop and maintain scientific and medical expertise (TAs and products)
- Identify, develop and maintain relationships with KOLs, HCPs and professional organisations
- KOL engagement, key account medical support, training and other appropriate activities
- Facilitate scientific engagement, scientific exchange and medical information
- Provide Disease State Education, clinical presentations and respond to medical requests
- Update medical team and other internal stakeholders on medical community interactions
- Provide medical support for patient and formulary access products following global and local policies and procedures
- Support the development, implementation and completion of medical activities (advisory boards, congress symposia, hospital meetings and speaker programs)
- Serves as a medical resource for internal medical and sales training
- Support company sponsored clinical research and IIS process
- Attend relevant scientific meetings and conferences and support development of summaries of key data, presentations or symposium
- Ensure compliance with applicable local and global laws, regulations, guidelines and company policies and procedures
- Develop personal and professional capabilities to improve skills and professional capabilities
- Manage Patient Support Program and Post marketing surveillance
Qualifications
The knowledge and skills necessary to perform the duties of this position are typically acquired through the following combination of education, experience and knowledge, or the equivalent.
Minimum Requirements
- University degree in Medical or Life Science Field (e.g. Medicine, Pharmacy, Biology/ Biochemistry)
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in clinical practice, research or pharmaceutical industry
- Demonstrated experience in KOL, HCP or medical community engagement
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in Korean; experience with digital communication; good oral and written communication skills in English
- Experience in public scientific presentations
- Ability for overnight travel, up to 60%
Preferred Requirements
- Medical Education (MD) with relevant clinical experience
- Clinical and/or research experience in Internal Medicine, Nephrology or Cardiology
- 5 years’ experience with pharma industry locally, regionally or globally
- 3 years’ experience as MSL/Field Medical within pharmaceutical experience
- Strong track record in KOL engagement
- Experience in clinical research
- Experience in literature review and analysis
- Experience in planning and delivering Medical Trainings
Competencies & Functional Skills
The Leadership Expectations define the behavioral competencies relevant for all CSL Vifor roles. The expectations are defined for the areas Align, Connect, Be Accountable, Decide and Be Entrepreneurial.
This role is classified as Individual Contributor.
Please refer to the full version of the Leadership Expectations for a detailed description of the leadership skills expected for this role.
The Medical Affairs Functional Skills Framework outlines the functional knowledge and skills relevant for all Medical Affairs roles. The focus areas for this role are outlined below. Please refer to the corresponding spreadsheet for a detailed description of each area, and the expected skill levels.
CSL Vifor aims to become the global leader in iron deficiency and nephrology.
The company is a partner of choice for pharmaceuticals and innovative patient-focused solutions across iron, dialysis, nephrology and rare conditions. CSL Vifor strives to help patients around the world with severe, chronic and rare diseases lead better, healthier lives. It specializes in strategic global partnering, in-licensing and developing, manufacturing and marketing pharmaceutical products for precision patient care.
For more information, please visit viforpharma.com
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