Medical Science Liaison PAH, Gulf

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About Pulmonary Hypertension

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Our Pulmonary Hypertension team is focused on transforming the disease into a long-term manageable condition. Bringing your passion for health to this team will help discover and develop effective treatments that help patients live their best possible life.

Join us in developing treatments finding cures and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at are searching for the best talent for a Medical Science Liaison PAH Gulf role to be located in Dubai UAE.

Purpose: to maximize company product value through high scientific quality communication with Leading Specialists on a peer-to-peer basis. Through activities in line with the Medical Affairs Plan the MSL is jointly responsible for the realization of short-term and long-term company goals. To be a therapeutic area scientific expert in PAH responsible for discussing our products patients treatment trends and studies in the therapeutic areas in which we are involved on a peer-to-peer basis with defined audience of Leading Specialists (Physicians Pharmacists Hospital Managers Board Members of Scientific Societies and other partners) and to be considered a trusted scientific counterpart.

You will be responsible for:

• To keep abreast of medical and scientific knowledge.

  • Continuously update their knowledge of products patients treatment trends and clinical activities and studies conducted within the therapeutic area in their region.

• Development and maintenance of a contact network with Leading Specialists.

  • Understands their needs key value drivers practical treatment patterns and scientific activities within the therapeutic area

  • Communicates value of company products incl. formulary discussions

  • Through scientific interactions champions medical benefits of products and contribute to fostering innovative approaches

  • Represents the company within therapeutic area professional associations in cooperation with Medical Advisor/ Medical Lead/Medical Director

• Proactive and reactive communication of medical scientific data to Leading Specialists and broader external health-care-related audiences:

  • Communicates directly and proactively scientific information of our products within the approved label

  • Communicates non-promotional general information about our company including description of research and development programs

  • Responds to unsolicited scientific queries of customers for approved products and products/indications in development based on Medical Affairs and Medical Information documents

• Organization and participation in Medical Education activities:

  • Identify/support/educate speakers

  • Build Medical Education programs with scientific third parties

• Organization and participation in Advisory Boards in cooperation with Medical Advisor/Medical Lead/Medical Director

• Provision of scientific support to company Sales Representative

  • Provides medical and product training and scientific support to Sales Representatives in coordination with the Training Department as appropriate

  • Acts as a reference point to Sales Representatives for any scientific query in collaboration with Medical Information as appropriate

• Support Medical Affairs study execution

  • Supports the set up and follow up of registries and other non-interventional Medical Affairs studies

  • Propose investigators and sites for interventional and non-interventional Medical Affairs studies

  • Participate in investigator meetings preparation recruitment follow-up and study result presentation

  • Receives investigator proposals for IIS and to ensure they are discussed within the Medical Affairs department for decision

• Through scientific interactions gain valuable insight into treatment patterns and scientific activities in the therapeutic area and provide input to the company Medical Affairs Plan / business decision-making

• Achieve main performance measures (Performance Goals)

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Pharmacists/Physician bachelors degree postgraduate studies is an advantage

• Minimum of 1 year of relevant experience in a multinational pharmaceutical company

• Experience in rare diseases therapy area is mandatory preferably in PAH

• Gulf experience is required

• Clinical Research experience for IISs & RWE is a plus

• Scientific acumen and communication skills in order to be accepted by Leading Specialists in peer- to-peer relationship

• Highly customer focused with an awareness of the importance of business results

• Innovative with the ability to coordinate and drive a complex and changing environment

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