MSD MSL Vaccines - General & Specialty Medicine 

United States, Ohio, Lima 

958223550

Job Description

Position Overview - Basic Functions & Responsibility

Primary Activities

Engagements with External Experts

Develop an understanding of regional and national thought-leaders and the healthcare environments in which they work through effective professional engagement with Clinical and Scientific leaders that are centered on science and credible exchange of unbiased scientific information.

• Interact with managed care organizations, healthcare professionals, clinical investigators, speakers, key opinion leaders, and other healthcare organizations providing fair, balanced, and scientifically rigorous medical and clinical information.

• Meet with healthcare professionals who might be interested in engaging in a scientific discussion regarding a product’s medical and clinical profile in the context of approved prescribing information as well as in response to unsolicited questions or requests for information which may involve off-label information. (Unsolicited means that the information request was neither suggested nor encouraged by the MSL or our company sales representatives)

• Participate in the development and implement tactics identified in the Medical Affairs Plans (MAP).

• Work with our research and development division personnel to identify potential investigators for Phases 1, 2 and 3 Clinical Research projects, based on our company needs and on the investigator's expertise and access to appropriate patients, secure participation of investigators they choose.

• Alert investigators to our company's program for Investigator Initiated Study Proposals (MISP) and to the process for submitting investigator designed proposals for review and approval; encourage and facilitate research publication of MISP studies supported by our company, in strict compliance with HQ and local guidance.

• When requested, may represent the Medical Department at Local or Regional Medical events (e.g. Medical Congresses and Symposia.) They may collaborate in the coordination of pre-event information and communication of post-event summaries.

Non-Promotional Scientific Information: The Medical Science Liaison is to engage exclusively in activities conductive to scientific exchange. As such, MSLs must be mindful of permissible subject matter, manner of discussion, context and audience and as such should be fully trained to fulfill all professional and regulatory requirements. Given the role of the MSL and the nature of MSL activities, it is critically important that MSLs avoid even the appearance of engaging in promotional activities.

• Engage in discussions regarding scientific and clinical evidence surrounding new and existing our company products and claims.

• Provide scientific information for a new therapeutic area related to a future product launch. Identified Scientific leaders .

• Provide relevant scientific background information for formulary decisions, treatment guidelines and Public Health programs.

• Provide fair balanced, objective, scientific information and education to health care providers, formulary committees, basic scientists and to internal business partners as required by identified business needs

Guiding Principles and Practices

MSLs' engagements are based on in-depth scientific exchange in a therapeutic area and often lead to knowledge transfer initiatives and research. The MSL, in interacting with healthcare professionals and researchers, is governed by the following guiding principles intended to deliver unbiased and evidence based information

• Report into Global Medical Affairs.

• Have no sales objectives or accountability for prescribing or sales of any our company product and do not participate in Sales Incentive Plans (SIP).

• Discussions between MSLs and Health Care Professionals should focus on bi-directional exchange of ideas on disease related topics, scientific presentations of data in the public domain, and reporting scientific results (e.g. discussion of clinical study results.)

• Product claims must be discussed in the context of clinical and scientific exchange, and shall be consistent with prescribing information and substantiated with reference-able data.

• Communicate evidence with fair balance, in accordance with company and local regulatory standards.

• If unsolicited, responses to requests that necessitate providing information or data that is not within the current product indication, must clearly disclose that the information being provided is not contained within the regulatory-approved labeling and that our company recommends the use of its products in accordance with its approved labeling.

• In response to an unsolicited request for information, the MSL can provide references, abstracts and bibliographies for the specified topics using the standards procedure stablished. The literature and data that MSL use to support their discussions, as a general rule, are peer-reviewed, of the highest quality, and from databases and sites of information approved by the Medical Affairs Management Team.

• Slides must go through proper medical review per local procedures prior to use. Refrain from use of corporate product trademark and branding in slide kits, unless expressly approved by Medical Affairs in the specific context used.

• Information provided will not be highlighted or annotated by the MSL.

• MSLs must not provide materials to Sales Representatives as these should only use materials approved in compliance with the Local Review Guidelines

Education Required/Preferred:Required: Physician, Pharm D, or PhD in a life science
Preferred: specialization and/or clinical experience in the relevant therapeutic area: Oncology or inmunology
Other degree(s)preferred
•3 years success and accomplishment in the pharmaceutical industry, managed care organization or related experience.
•knowledge in clinical trials methods implementation and interpretation, and experience within a clinical drug development environment
strong scientific baseline knowledge in therapeutic area , sound scientific and clinical judgment and eagerness to learn more in depth in therapeutic area

Current Contingent Workers apply

Not Applicable

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