Vaccine Medical Science Liaison

Posted:
11/6/2024, 4:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Taipei, Taiwan

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) in Medical Affairs is responsible for delivering scientific expertise and co-leading the execution of Medical Affairs activities related to assigned products and therapy areas. As a medical expert, the MSL engages in insight seeking and scientific communication through peer-to-peer exchanges and group interactions with Key External Experts (KEEs). The role also involves developing scientific content, materials, and slide decks for internal and external use.

This role in field based with adjustable development plan to be more involved in strategic planning of asset/medical plan.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to start/progress YOUR career.  These responsibilities include some of the following:

  • Individual to represent the med affairs function as part of the vaccine cross functional team, engaging key external and internal stakeholders
  • They will be accountable for leading external scientific/clinical exchange with the scientific and medical community and to bring the medical voice of the customer back into the organization (includes 1:1 interaction, advisory boards, medical education, congress presentations, publication and congress sponsorships).
  • The individual will be responsible scientific exchange, insight collection, execution together with therapeutic area lead on the asset responsible. The expectation of MSL is to be at peer to peer level of scientific dialogue with healthcare professional in the asset responsible.
  • Develop and implement EE (external experts) engagement plan, and maintain strong scientific relationship with EEs of strategic importance.
  • Recognize and capture medical insights or intelligence, feedback to medical and cross-functional organizations to be actioned in support of the strategy development.
  • Deliver GSK product/pipeline asset specific training, and provide key scientific updates to external and internal stakeholders (Commercial, Market access, HEOR, PV, Regulatory, etc.)
  • As necessary, initiate and support local data generation activities including scientific publication, company-sponsored research and local trials programs (e.g., Phase IV studies, IIS (investigator-initiated studies), NIS (non-investigate study), PMS (post marketing surveillance), EAP (expanded access program) etc under the leadership of TA lead.
  • Provide responses to unsolicited request for medical information as appropriate per GSK policy and ways of working
  • Leverage medical and scientific knowledge to ensure that all materials produced are medically and scientifically accurate and in compliance with local and GSK requirements.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

  • Advanced postgraduate scientific degree (MD, PhD, PharmD, or MSc). Clinical pharmacy experience or expertise in vaccines or hematology/oncology is a plus.
  • Strong ability to apply scientific knowledge and interpret both prospective and retrospective data.
  • Proactive relationship management with internal and external partners, including KEEs and global stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated capability to work strategically with commercial functions.
  • Solid understanding of the Taiwanese healthcare environment.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills; fluency in English and Mandarin is a plus.
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills and problem-solving abilities.
  • Willingness to travel over 70% of the time.
  • Flexibility and agility to adapt to a fast-changing environment.

Why GSK?

Our values and expectations are at the heart of everything we do and form an important part of our culture.

These include Patient focus, Transparency, Respect, Integrity along with Courage, Accountability, Development, and Teamwork. As GSK focuses on our values and expectations and a culture of innovation, performance, and trust, the successful candidate will demonstrate the following capabilities:

  • Agile and distributed decision-making – using evidence and applying judgement to balance pace, rigor and risk
  • Managing individual and team performance.
  • Committed to delivering high quality results, overcoming challenges, focusing on what matters, execution.
  • Implementing change initiatives and leading change.
  • Sustaining energy and well-being, building resilience in teams.
  • Continuously looking for opportunities to learn, build skills and share learning both internally and externally.
  • Developing people and building a talent pipeline.
  • Translating strategy into action - a compelling narrative, motivating others, setting objectives and delegation.
  • Building strong relationships and collaboration, managing trusted stakeholder relationships internally and externally.
  • Budgeting and forecasting, commercial and financial acumen.

Our goal is to be one of the world’s most innovative, best performing and trusted healthcare companies. We believe that we all bring something unique to GSK and when we combine our knowledge, experiences and styles together, the impact is incredible. Come join our adventure at GSK where you will be inspired to do your best work for our patients and consumers. A place where you can be you, feel good and keep growing.

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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