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Job Description

ABOUT THE ROLE

At Takeda, we put patients first. As a Medical Science Liaison (MSL) in Croatia, you will serve as a Therapeutic Area (TA) scientific expert and play a key role in executing the local Medical Affairs strategy and medical/clinical plan for your TA(s). You will collaborate closely with cross-functional partners and engage external stakeholders—primarily Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and healthcare organizations—to support evidence-based decision making and patient access to Takeda medicines.

This is a field-based role, with approximately 60 % of time spent in the field engaging with external stakeholders (including virtual engagement as appropriate).

HOW WILL YOU CONTRIBUTE

Medical strategy, planning & execution

• Co-develop and execute local Medical Affairs activities and the TA Medical Plan, aligned with the local Brand Plan and Area/Regional/Global Medical Plans (where relevant).

• Utilize in-field insights to shape medical/scientific strategy and support business development.

• Create and/or support the development of medical/scientific materials (e.g., MSL slide decks, advisory board materials).

• Ensure all activities are conducted in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, codes, and internal SOPs.

• Support planning and implementation of patient access programs/initiatives in line with local requirements.

• Provide medical expertise for local adverse event review and contribute to pharmacovigilance activities.

KOL engagement (approximately 60 %)

• Build and maintain strong, credible relationships with KOLs and other external stakeholders.

• Represent Takeda with a strong medical voice in the therapeutic area.

• Lead and/or support scientific exchange and key medical activities (e.g., advisory boards, focus groups, medical education and peer-to-peer trainings).

• Support identification and development of local TA experts and potential international engagements.

Cross-functional collaboration

• Provide medical/scientific input into the Brand Plan as part of the cross-functional Brand Team.

• Deliver medical reviews of promotional materials and ensure scientific content is fair, balanced, evidence-based, and compliant with local requirements and Takeda policies.

• Provide scientific support and training to internal stakeholders (Medical, Marketing, Market Access, Regulatory, etc.).

• Participate in Area/Regional/Global Medical Affairs initiatives.

Data generation & dissemination

• Execute local data generation/dissemination plans aligned with the Medical Plan.

• Support local data generation programs addressing unmet needs and value demonstration gaps.

• Collaborate with clinical operations (based on written requests) to help enable inclusion of local patients in global trials.

Omni-Channel Engagement & insights

• Apply omni-channel engagement (OCE) principles to deliver the right content via the right channel at the right time.

• Use engagement technologies and platforms (e.g., CRM/Veeva and Takeda ecosystem tools) to capture insights and improve stakeholder experience.

• Routinely collect and enter qualitative and quantitative insights from face-to-face and virtual interactions to support data-driven planning.

WHAT YOU BRING TO TAKEDA

Education

• Required: Degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, or similar discipline, or medical graduates.

• Preferred: Advanced degree (e.g., MD, PharmD, MPharm, PhD, etc.).

Experience

• Required: at least 1- 3 years of experience in Medical Affairs in pharma/healthcare/academia, experience in the Gastroenterology TA

• Preferred: Product launch experience; experience in the Rare disease TA; international and/or matrix experience.

Skills

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with diverse stakeholders.

• Excellent communication skills, including professional English (written and spoken); local language fluency required.

• Strong presentation, planning, organization, and prioritization skills.

• Analytical mindset, high integrity, and strong compliance orientation (“Takeda-ism”).

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and comfort working with CRM/insight tools.

Travel

• Ability to travel to meetings/client sites, including overnight travel and occasional weekend commitments.

Locations

Zagreb, Croatia

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time