Scientific Engagement Partner - Midlands and South Yorks

Job description

If you are a current Jazz employee please apply via the Internal Career site Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a global biopharma company whose purpose is to innovate to transform the lives of patients and their families. We are dedicated to developing life-changing medicines for people with serious diseases — often with limited or no therapeutic options. We have a diverse portfolio of marketed medicines, including leading therapies for sleep disorders and epilepsy, and a growing portfolio of cancer treatments. Our patient-focused and science-driven approach powers pioneering research and development advancements across our robust pipeline of innovative therapeutics in oncology and neuroscience. Jazz is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with research and development laboratories, manufacturing facilities and employees in multiple countries committed to serving patients worldwide. Please visit www.jazzpharmaceuticals.com for more information. Job Description The Scientific Engagement Partner (Oncology & Neuroscience) is a senior field-based medical generalist responsible for the high-quality execution of globally and regionally defined medical strategies and tactics across Oncology and Neuroscience. The role focuses on scientific excellence, PKAP-aligned field engagement, and the delivery of compliant, non-promotional medical activities that strengthen Jazz’s scientific positioning and support the evidence-based use of medicines. As a senior individual contributor, the Scientific Engagement Partner applies advanced scientific expertise, independent judgment, and accountability to drive high-impact medical execution. The role serves as a trusted scientific authority and escalation point, guiding engagement quality, managing risk, and influencing regional and global medical decision-making. The Scientific Engagement Partner delivers high‑quality scientific exchange with healthcare professionals and external experts; supports medical education initiatives, scientific meetings, and congress activities; and systematically gathers, synthesises, and communicates actionable medical insights to regional and global teams to inform strategy, evidence priorities, and execution refinement. The role works in close partnership with the regional medical organization to ensure alignment, consistency, and impact of execution. This is a non‑promotional, individual contributor role with a clear execution mandate. Evidence generation activities are limited to support of regionally or globally led, multi‑country initiatives (e.g., insight contribution, protocol or publication support); there are no local clinical trial operations, as all trial activities are managed by global R&D teams. External policy engagement and national medical governance representation are out of scope, with such activities led by regional or global medical teams. The Scientific Engagement Partner supports Portfolio Key Account Partner (PKAP) execution by integrating field medical activities with broader account, territory, and ecosystem plans, contributing to joined‑up customer engagement while maintaining clear medical independence and compliance. The role reports into Country Medical Execution Lead for medical strategy, scientific alignment, and subject matter expertise, and operationally into the Country Field Team Lead for day-to-day field execution, account planning, and Key Account Excellence (KAE) alignment. The Field Team Lead is accountable for coaching, development, and capability building to ensure execution excellence. Key Responsibilities Execute Global/Regional Medical Plans (100% Execution Focus) • Execute globally and regionally defined medical strategies, scientific narratives, engagement models, and tactics with high fidelity, quality, and speed, without local strategy design or development of Country originated materials, except where explicitly enabled by regional guidance. • Support Portfolio Key Account Partner (PKAP) execution by integrating field medical activities with broader account, territory, and ecosystem plans, ensuring medical and scientific execution complements portfolio, brand, and customer initiatives. • Develop and implement a joined up, PKAP aligned territory plan with relevant Country functions, aligned to Key Account Excellence (KAE), Customer Experience (CX), therapeutic area priorities, and HCP/patient needs; monitor, track, and report progress against agreed goals and KPIs. • Deliver prioritized, high‑quality, compliant medical activities across Oncology and Neuroscience, ensuring consistency of scientific narratives, execution excellence, and impact. • Ensure effective implementation of brand strategies and multi‑channel engagement approaches through execution of medical tactics that reinforce approved scientific positioning and appropriate, evidence‑based use. • Exercises judgment to assess risk, determine urgency, and escalate appropriately to Country Medical Execution Lead or Regional Medical when needed. • Identifies emerging scientific, reputational, or compliance risks and proactively escalates with a recommended course of action. Field Scientific Engagement, Medical Information & Insight Generation • Conduct proactive and reactive, non‑promotional scientific exchange with HCPs, allied health professionals, scientific societies, and healthcare ecosystem stakeholders, communicating data accurately, objectively, and consistently. • Provide scientific and medical information to external stakeholders and internal teams, including timely and compliant responses to unsolicited medical information requests in accordance with SOPs and governance requirements. • Identify, engage, and maintain relationships with relevant stakeholders (e.g., specialists, MDT members, pharmacists, authorities) to understand care pathways, barriers to optimal patient outcomes, and unmet evidence needs. • Maintain expert‑level knowledge of Jazz products, disease areas, scientific literature, competitive landscape, and healthcare trends within country. • Systematically capture, synthesize, and communicate high‑quality medical insights (clinical needs, trends, barriers, data gaps, real‑world practice insights) to regional and global teams to inform plan optimisation and evidence generation priorities. • Acts as a medical escalation point for complex scientific, clinical, and engagement‑related questions arising in the field. External Stakeholder Partnerships, Scientific Positioning & Advocacy • Build and maintain strong, credible relationships with external experts, KOLs, scientific societies, health authorities, collaborative groups, and relevant elements of the patient pathway. • Strengthen Jazz’s scientific reputation and positioning in Oncology and Neuroscience through high‑quality scientific exchange, expert engagement, and evidence communication. • Support appropriate inclusion and positioning of Jazz therapies within clinical guidelines, treatment protocols, and care pathways through balanced, compliant scientific dialogue and expert collaboration. • Develop and execute expert engagement approaches that enable long‑term scientific collaboration and advocacy, aligned with global and regional medical guidance. Medical Education & Scientific Meetings • Manage and deliver key medical education projects, including scientific education programs, CME-accredited initiatives, and stakeholder communication, in alignment with medical strategy and compliance requirements. • Design, plan, and deliver high-quality scientific and educational meetings (e.g., advisory boards, roundtables, congress symposia) in line with regulatory requirements, industry codes, and Jazz compliance standards. • Contribute to pre- and post-congress planning, scientific debriefs, and follow-up activities using global and regional content and direction. Direct Partnership with Regional Medical • Work closely with regional medical leadership and cross‑functional partners to ensure alignment of plans,