Medical Scientific Liaison (MSL) - North Italy

Who we are

At Ferrer we are a group of people who believe in the power of purpose. And our purpose is to make a positive impact in society and bring about change in an unjust world. We are the 24/7 activists fighting for a sustainable planet, equal opportunities for all and a healthy workplace. We reject greenwashing and empty promises - we are about action. That is why in 2022 we became a B Corp company.

Founded in Barcelona in 1959, our products are present in more than a hundred countries, and we have a team of over 1,800 people. Professionals that we empower to became leaders of change and to build meaningful careers.

Your mission 

The Medical Scientific Liaison (MSL) serves as the primary field-based point of contact for external stakeholders, and is responsible for providing non-promotional scientific, educational, and research support for company’s products. Primary focus of this role are the ability to identify and engage with thought leaders in Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) and Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) or Neurology therapeutic areas and gathering actionable medical insights.

The MSL identifies, develops, and maintains long-term collaborative partnerships with external stakeholders and institutions to provide scientific support for current and future company’s portfolio activities. They will ensure effective communication and collaboration across a multifunctional team to meet company’s and HCPs needs and ultimately contributes towards the best patient care in an efficient and compliant manner.

As an MSL this person will be, aligned with the Therapeutic Areas, responsible for delivering and facilitating medical education and communications, research, and scientific insight gathering activities as permissible by local laws and regulations. Other notable responsibilities are to support and implement the Expanded Access Programs.

To be successful, the MSL must be able to work in a matrix setting internally mainly with the Therapeutic Area, but also with Corporate Marketing, Market Access and Pricing, while establishing stable liaison relations with key HCPs in the external environment.

Responsibilities

• Identifies, develops and manages excellent long-term partnerships with key opinion leaders (KOLs) and other prominent HCPs and stakeholders as they relate to the therapeutic area.
• Identifies, collects, and communicates medical insights related to treatment trends, clinical practice trends, research and market landscape including key insights from medical conferences and provides cross functional feedback internally
• Engages in scientific exchange with HCPs regarding the efficacy, safety and value of the products and related clinical practice trends in unbiased, non-promotional scientific manner.
• Communicates scientific, clinical and disease state information and education to a variety of audiences (KOLs, HCPs, hospital/decision making teams, etc.) upon requests and/or according to medical plan and objectives as permissible by local laws and regulations.
• Under the guidance of the therapeutic areas, conduct and implement a comprehensive disease awareness tactical plan within the respective geography.
• Provide optimal support to our client’s unsolicited requests for Early Access Programs (EAPs), training and ongoing support to participating centres.
• Responds to unsolicited requests for information, including scientific literature, protocols/guidelines, and peer to peer connections according to company compliance policies
• Attendance to medical scientific congresses and conventions
• Under the guidance of the therapeutic areas, contributes to the implementation in the field of the medical Plans defined in the Brand Plans
• Identifies potential researchers and/or clinical sites
• Establishes and maintains strong working relationships with Principal Investigators (PIs) and clinical trial sites to support the enrolment and conduct of Ferrer clinical studies
• Maintains personal expertise in MSL best practices, maintain high standards of compliance and integrity with external and internal stakeholders.

Why Ferrer?

• Make a positive impact in society
• Participate in volunteering activities
• Grow in a culture of trust, responsibility, and constructive feedback
• Enjoy a flexible working model & collaborative office experience to enable innovation and teamworking
• Make a real difference to the team and to yourself
• Take advantage of opportunities for development & learning
• Discover a range of benefits to support your physical, emotional and financial wellbeing
• Customize your remuneration and benefit