Medical Science Liaison

**Medical Science Liaison - Immunology**

**Location: field work, Switzerland**

**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. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies

**What you’ll do**

You will be a scientific expert in the field with a focus on engaging in high-level exchange, on building and maintaining peer-to-peer relationship with external experts and on understanding and uncovering unmet medical needs and on generating relevant insights. You will report directly into the Lead Medical Affairs Respiratory & Immunology (R&I).

You will help develop the medical product strategy and its implementation within the framework of the brand plan, mainly based upon the customer insights you gather in the field. Building and maintaining peer level relationship with key external experts to support understanding of the Swiss market & clinical dynamics and to engage with the medical / scientific community in a highly credible, balanced, and objective manner, representing AstraZeneca’s dedication to and excellence in science.

Working closely with Regulatory, Market Access, and Marketing and other functions on field-related medical issues thus helping support the R&I compounds during the entire lifecycle, as well as supporting local, regional and global AstraZeneca clinical research program and externally sponsored research projects. You will help to create meaningful real-world evidence data generation projects in collaboration with the brand team across the lifecycle of the brands in your therapeutic areas, and provide medical-scientific input on our sales promotion and other activities, including their implementation and potentially the material used.

**Responsibilities will include**:

- Help set up and provide medical-scientific training and further education in your therapeutic area for the sales force and other AZ personnel
- Organization and execution of educational initiatives for healthcare professionals
- Organization of and participation in (regional) advisory board meetings
- Build and maintain expertise in your therapeutic area by continuous education and by participation in national and international congresses and AstraZeneca events
- Support of the Medical Governance-Team (Medical Information / Patient Safety) in requests handling
- Ensure compliance with all local regulatory requirements and AstraZeneca Local and Global Policies and Guidelines

**Crucial for the role**
- Professional experience of working in the pharmaceutical industry, preferentially as MSL or within Medical Affairs in one of the therapeutic areas mentioned above; experience within Clinical research will also be considered
- ** Proficiency in German and English**:

- University degree in a health-related scientific field, such as MD or PhD
- Good understanding of immunology development and execution of medical affairs plans
- Detailed knowledge of the local regulatory and market access requirements related to medical affairs activities.
- Strong communication and presentation skills to various audiences
- Active driving licence

**We offer**
- A lively, exciting, and international environment
- Field based work
- Growth and development in a hard-working and encouraging team setting
- An exciting challenge in a pharmaceutical company with highly innovative product portfolio
- An attractive package rounds-off this exciting offer
- A place where you can learn and expand your skills

**Why AstraZeneca?**

At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients, and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration, and always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development. We’re on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare. Be among our employees who continue to make us an innovation-driven company that stands firmly among the leaders in biopharmaceuticals.

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