Medical Science Liaison at Novartis

Job Description

• Engage with Medical Experts (MEs) to educate on medical/scientific information.
• Ensure appropriate identification/mapping of MEs/ Key Accounts including identification of opportunities to involve MEs when a specific medical need is identified to provide support.
• Develop and execute ME engagement plans to effectively prioritize and strategically engage MEs aligned with country strategy.
• Respond to unsolicited requests for information from MEs - Inform and shape medical strategy by collecting impactful insights from MEs.
• Support Novartis clinical research programs, optimize trial execution and provide scientific educational support to potential and actual study sites in collaboration with clinical operations.
• Facilitate Investigator Initiated Trial (IIT) process upon investigator request.
• Serve as a medical resource to field matrix colleagues.

What will you bring to the role?

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent and demonstrated interpersonal skills: ability to understand and respond to multiple external and internal customers’ demands is required.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a significant volume of projects developed in a field-based environment, while exhibiting the ability to prioritize, provide oversight, demonstrate excellent judgmental skills and work in a continuous improvement environment.
• Ability to work within a matrixed, multi-disciplinary team to foster strong customer professional relationships and which are aligned with Novartis business objectives.
• Maintain self-awareness and continually choose behaviors and responses based on how it impacts one’s own and others’ performance and engagement.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Minimum Requirements

• 2-3 years of experience in health sciences or a field medical position within the pharmaceutical industry is preferred.
• Strong clinical knowledge including pharmacotherapy, medical knowledge of relevant strategic products, treatment guidelines, clinical research processes, medical expert engagement strategies and ethical guidelines applied to the pharmaceutical industry is preferred.
• Operations Management and Execution.
• Collaborating across boundaries.
• Medical Education and Scientific Engagement.