General Medicines
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Position Description

Medical Science Liaison

• Location: Sydney

• Over 60% travel expected

• Job type: Permanent, Full time

About the job:

Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) engage with healthcare professionals, institutions and payers, in a non- promotional manner, to identify and address their needs. MSLs use their scientific expertise to communicate and form partnerships to deliver the medical strategy, capture actionable insights and ultimately improve patient pathways and outcomes.

• To build and develop enduring value-based trusted partnerships, through scientific engagement and exchange, with healthcare professionals and institutions in a rapidly evolving healthcare environment

• To engage proactively and reactively with healthcare professionals, payers and institutions.

• To execute the Country Medical Plan.

• To generate actionable and valuable insights and propose solutions.

• To create cross functional partnerships and collaborate with internal stakeholders.

• All MSLs comply with the local and corporate compliance frameworks for external and internal interactions and complete all global/local mandatory trainings.

We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. Ready to get started?

Main responsibilities

Scientific Engagement and Exchange (60%)

Through scientific engagement and exchange, MSLs build and develop enduring needs-based peer- to-peer relationships with healthcare professionals, institutions and payers.

• MSLs understand their perspectives and needs in order to adapt and be relevant and valued.

• Acting as partners, MSLs identify areas of mutual collaboration, developing and implementing strategic medical action plans aligned to the Country Medical Plan.

• MSLs communicate in an accurate, fair and balanced manner, the benefits, risks, appropriate use and clinical value of our products and solutions.

• MSLs operate independently (with minimal supervision) and develops healthcare networks to navigate the complex local health care environments at national, regional and local level.

Insight Generation (20%)

• MSLs generate and share actionable and valuable insights and propose solutions/actions in a timely manner, utilizing appropriate tools available.

• MSLs gather data, facts and observations on the external healthcare environment towards generating internal insights.

Internal Collaboration (10%)

• MSLs work closely with their office based medical counterpart to shape, develop and co- execute the Country Medical Plan.

• MSLs develop and maintain an internal stakeholder network.

• MSLs provide scientific and technical support towards material development (aligned with relevant policies) for internal and external stakeholders, where applicable.

• MSLs provide scientific support for internal functions such as commercial, market access, regulatory/PV and R&D regarding scientific trainings and updates.

Supporting Evidence Generation (5%)

• MSLs support development and execution of clinical trials.

• MSLs identify potential data sources and develop partnerships for RWE.

Training / Compliance (5%)

• Complete all MSL SOP trainings and all other corporate assigned compliance trainings.

• Complete the MSL onboarding (and certification) program.

• Commits to applying and continued practice of the Scientific Engagement Model and Insights process.

• Continue to develop and maintain technical therapy area and soft skills.

• Create individual development plan aligned with career aspirations.

Candidate Profile

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Advanced degree (MD, PharmD, PhD, or Master's) in medical or life sciences.

• Minimum MSL experience for 2 years (preferred).

• Strong knowledge of the Neurology/ MS space.

• Strategic mindset and stakeholder engagement experience.

• An in-depth knowledge of the disease state, therapeutic area, the relevant products in the portfolio and in the pipeline.

• Strong communication and presentation skills to simplify complex topics, good negotiation and networking skills.

• Familiarity with omnichannel tools and being able to communicate via digital channels from remote (non- office based) environment.

• A good understanding of (or prior experience in) clinical development and clinical research.

• Ability to critically evaluate clinical study protocols, reports and publications.

• Good knowledge of pharmacovigilance and local regulatory process and its impact on the product portfolio.

• Strong business acumen, understanding importance of and being able to build strategic plans and implement medical initiatives.

• Role modelling, upholding integrity and ethics values and adhering to high standards.

Health, Safety and Environment

Cooperate with Management to:

• Provide and maintain systems of work and working environments that are safe and without risks to health.
• Provide the information, instruction, training and supervision necessary to ensure the health and safety of employees.
• Consult with employees about OHS matters so that they can contribute to decisions affecting their health, safety and welfare.
• Ensure the health and safety of people visiting or working who are not employees by not exposing them to risk.
• Comply with corporate and legal health and safety requirements.
• Identify and correct unsafe conditions or behaviours and immediately notify the Manager of any serious incidents; complete and Incident / Injury Report and forward to Human Resources within 48 hours where necessary.
• Undertake duties in accordance with the current Sanofi Policies and Procedures.
• Report non-conformance in accordance with the requirements of the Sanofi quality system.

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