Medical Science Liaison - V&I
Job Fit Check
Base Career helps you apply smarter for this job.
Key skills for this role
About the Role
AstraZeneca seeks a Medical Science Liaison for Vaccine & Immune Therapy in Saudi Arabia. The role involves engaging with key external experts, providing scientific data, and supporting medical strategy.
Key Skills for This Role
Responsibilities
- Identify, prioritize, and expand Key External Experts (KEEs) and engage in robust scientific discussions
- Provide AZ with understanding of local medical community, clinical practice trends, and HCP insights
- Foster scientific partnerships with KEEs to advance disease understanding and evidence based changes
- Present scientific data to HCPs in group and one on one settings
- Collect and share actionable insights to enhance value and appropriate use of AZ products
- Organize and facilitate scientific events on healthcare institutions related to the therapeutic area
- Respond to unsolicited requests for information about unapproved AZ products or unapproved uses
Requirements
- Minimum 2 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry
- Experience with the healthcare environment and related dynamics in Saudi Arabia
- Bachelor’s degree in medicine, Pharmacy, Pharmacology, or biomedical sciences
- Demonstrated expertise in efficiently communicating scientific data at a peer level with HCPs
- Ability to work in matrix multicultural organizations and collaborate effectively with cross functional teams
- Advanced communication skills in English, both oral and written
- Excellent planning and organizational skills to work in a self directed manner
Full Job Posting
Role Summary
- Medical Science Liaison (MSL) possesses extensive scientific expertise in respective therapeutic area and engages in scientific discussions and presentations with KEEs about the disease area, and clinical data in a non promotional context.
- This role is accountable for generating actionable insights from KEEs and communicating these to the brand team to shape the Medical and Brand strategy.
- This is a field based Medical Affairs role requiring travel across assigned territories in Saudi Arabia to engage with healthcare professionals, external experts, institutions, and vaccination related stakeholders.
What You’ll Do
- Build, enhance, maintain advocacy of Key External Experts (KEEs): Identify, prioritize, and expand KEEs to include non traditional stakeholders; engage in robust scientific discussions; provide AZ with understanding of local medical community; foster scientific partnerships; identify potential speak
- Build and implement scientific programs to address unmet medical needs: Collect and share actionable insights; engage in strategic planning meetings; organize and facilitate scientific events; embed comprehensive healthcare system understanding.
- Act as scientific expert in priority disease area for internal stakeholders: Demonstrate expertise and knowledge of AZ products; provide internal stakeholders with understanding of local medical community; provide scientific support at AZ sponsored educational events; plan and execute regional medic
- Medical Information: Respond to unsolicited requests for information about unapproved AZ products or unapproved uses; demonstrate appropriate response and document provision of accurate scientific data.
Essential For The Role
- Minimum 2 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Experience with the healthcare environment and related dynamics in Saudi Arabia is necessary.
- Experience with the healthcare environment, including opinion leaders, the medical community, and related dynamics in Saudi Arabia, is must.
- An established track record of driving clinical practice shaping and impactful stakeholder mobilization.
- Bachelor’s degree in medicine, Pharmacy, Pharmacology, or degree in biomedical sciences.
- A postgraduate degree would be an advantage.
- Demonstrated agility to learn, acquire scientific narratives, and manage ambiguity.
- Demonstrated expertise in efficiently communicating scientific data at a peer level with HCPs.
- Ability to work in matrix multicultural organizations and collaborate effectively with the Cross functional team.
- Advanced communication skills, both oral and written, necessary to deliver comprehensive presentations and facilitate discussions with small/large groups of healthcare providers and internal stakeholders (in English).
- Excellent problem solving ability in addition to solid negotiation skills.
- Ability to demonstrate good business judgment.
Desirable for the role
- Experience in immunology therapy area, including stakeholder engagement and disease area strategy.
- Demonstrated business acumen and track record of end to end project management.
- Full understanding of the medical role in driving innovative value strategies and supporting patient access to evidence based treatment is an advance.
- Established track record of basic or clinical research.
About AstraZeneca
- AstraZeneca is a global, science led, patient focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases.
- AstraZeneca is experiencing a significant transformation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, driven by a commitment to advancing healthcare, innovation, and sustainable growth.
- At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work, empowering you to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit.
Apply for this job in 1 click
Skip the repetitive application forms
Install the Base Career Chrome Extension and autofill job applications across major job boards with your profile.
Trusted by over 500,000 job seekers on Base Career
More from this employer
More jobs at AstraZeneca
Director, AI/Digital Product Governance
Mississauga, CAN
AstraZeneca seeks a visionary Director, AI/Digital Product Governance to lead digital strategy refresh, governance, and portfolio management for regulatory technology. You will drive product roadmaps, collaborate cross-f
Medical Advisor – Rare Diseases Hematology
Riyadh, KSA
AstraZeneca seeks a Medical Advisor for Rare Diseases Hematology in KSA. The role involves field medical activities, scientific exchange with HCPs, evidence generation, and cross-functional collaboration to advance rare
Senior Medical Science Liaison - Rare Disease
Riyadh, KSA
AstraZeneca seeks a Senior Medical Science Liaison for Rare Diseases to provide medical and scientific support to healthcare professionals in the Western Region, KSA. Requires a Bachelor's degree in Medicine, Pharmacy, o
Medical Science Liaison - V&I
Riyadh, KSA
AstraZeneca seeks a Medical Science Liaison for Vaccine & Immune Therapy in Saudi Arabia. This field-based role engages Key External Experts in scientific discussions, generates insights to shape medical strategy, and fo
Senior Medical Science Liaison - Rare Disease
Jeddah, KSA
AstraZeneca seeks a Senior Medical Science Liaison for Rare Diseases in the Western Region, KSA. The role involves providing medical and scientific support to healthcare professionals, building relationships with key exp
Medical Advisor – Rare Diseases Hematology
Riyadh, KSA
AstraZeneca is hiring a Rare Disease Medical Advisor for Hematology in Riyadh, KSA. The role involves executing medical activities, scientific engagement with HCPs, evidence generation, and cross-functional collaboration
Medical Advisor – Rare Diseases Hematology
الرياض, KSA
AstraZeneca seeks a Medical Advisor for Rare Diseases Hematology in Riyadh. You will drive field medical activities, scientific engagement, and evidence generation to improve outcomes for rare disease patients. Requires
Medical Science Liaison - V&I
جدة, KSA
AstraZeneca seeks a Medical Science Liaison for Vaccine & Immune Therapy in Saudi Arabia. This field-based role involves engaging with Key External Experts, generating insights, and supporting medical strategy. Requires
Director, AI/Digital Product Governance
Mississauga, CAN
Medical Advisor – Rare Diseases Hematology
Riyadh, KSA
Senior Medical Science Liaison - Rare Disease
Riyadh, KSA
Medical Science Liaison - V&I
Riyadh, KSA
Senior Medical Science Liaison - Rare Disease
Jeddah, KSA
Medical Advisor – Rare Diseases Hematology
Riyadh, KSA
Medical Advisor – Rare Diseases Hematology
الرياض, KSA
Medical Science Liaison - V&I
جدة, KSA