Medical Science Liaison- Vaccines

**Medical Science Liaison
- Vaccines & Immune Therapies (V&I)**

**100% Field**

**Location: WEST/CENTRAL (main focus on Romandie/Ticino), Switzerland**

**Competitive salary & excellent company benefits**

**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

**Business Area**

Taking a forward-looking approach, we look at the world through a different lens. We go above and beyond to find solutions that impact patients - harnessing science with technology and connecting the entire healthcare ecosystem.

We live in a hybrid space - one foot in the scientific world, the other partnering with the business. This is a place for strong communicators, resilient and fast-paced, who bring new ideas to the table then make them a reality.

We are currently looking for a **Medical Science Liaison** in **the Vaccines & Immune Therapies **area to play a leading role in our Medical Affairs V&I Dept.

**MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**

You will be a scientific expert in the field with a specific focus on engaging in high-level scientific 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 Vaccines & Infectious Diseases.

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.

The role engages with external experts to identify medical unmet needs, evidence gaps and gain insight, and delivers presentations in a non-promotional scientific context as determined by the global / local Medical Affairs plans. You will help with the implementation within the framework of the local brand plans, mainly based upon the customer insights you gather in the field. You will help to provide medical-scientific input on our launch plans (including for our COVID-19 portfolio in particular Evusheld as well as FluenzTetra).

Working closely with Regulatory, Market Access, and Marketing and other functions on field-related medical issues thus helping support the V&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.

**MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES**
- Develop and maintain contacts with Scientific Societies/Experts/Communities
- Works closely with the cross-functional team and drive the implementation of initiatives and projects such as medical education and communication, scientific exchange, mapping and insight gathering and evidence generation within a specific therapy area, ensuring they are medically and scientifically accurate and compliant
- 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 scientific events such as symposia, other 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 handling of external medical and scientific requests
- Ensure compliance with all local regulatory requirements and AstraZeneca Local and Global Policies and Guidelines

**Other responsibilities will include**:

- Support the market access team by providing scientific input into the scoping & horizon scanning meetings, rapid reviews & health technology assessment (clinical section)
- Support of the Medical Information / Patient Safety team in handling of external medical and scientific requests
- Collect and discuss with Investigators the proposal for independent studies (ESR Externally Sponsored Research) and follow the relevant process for the company’s evaluation and discussion
- Review promotional and scientific