Medical Science Liaison

Job Description Summary

Location: Toronto, #LI-Remote
Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role: please only apply if this location is accessible for you.

About the role:
Do you share our purpose to reimagine medicine through gene therapies? We are looking for an innovative, experienced, and creative individual to join our team as a Medical Science Liaison. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for shaping our #OneTeam strategy by engaging with medical experts to make a difference for the spinal muscular atrophy community.

This role will work directly with the Gene Therapies team and reports to the Medical Advisor/Medical Science Liaison Manager.

 

Job Description

Key responsibilities:

• Develop peer-to-peer scientific relationships with medical experts

• Liaise with and provide up-to-date medical information and data to health care professionals and to internal cross-functional colleagues

• Identify and integrate insights and data from healthcare systems with the goal of improving health outcomes for patients

• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to collaboratively improve the patient and caregiver experience

• Deliver on everyday executional excellence and commit to ongoing professional growth and development to meet our patient-driven purpose

What you’ll bring to the role:

Essential:

• MD, PharmD, PhD or other life sciences degree with solid medical/technical background

• Proven ability to develop and foster peer-to-peer relationships with medical experts

• Working knowledge of the healthcare system and of research procedures and other ethical guidelines related to the pharmaceutical industry

• Strong collaborative attitude and ability to manage complex projects in cross functional teams.

• Ability to synthesize complex scientific information and analyze it within strategic and regulatory settings

• Initiative, self-motivation and superior organizational and time management skills

Desirable:

• Experience in the Pharmaceutical industry

• Experience in Spinal Muscular Atrophy and/or Rare Diseases

 

Skills Desired

Biostatistics, Clinical Practices, Clinical Research, Clinical Study Reports, Curiosity, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Disease Management, Drug Development, Education, Epidemiology, IT Tools, Medical Information, Medical Research, Medical Writing, Phase Iv Clinical Trial, Product Placement, Scientific Support