Medical Scientific Liaison

Job description

We are a specialist pharmaceutical company 100% dedicated to developing medicines to treat and prevent HIV. Born out of a partnership between GSK and Pfizer in 2009, with Shionogi joining in 2012, our ambition is to end the HIV epidemic. As the pioneers in HIV innovation, we constantly look to push the boundaries of science to develop medicines that can change lives and give people more choice. Beyond our medicines, we are proud of our deep connection with the HIV community and work with partners to advance research and development, address HIV-related stigma, increase access to our medicines and provide funding and support to local community organisations to support their efforts in the HIV response. We are ViiV Healthcare. Here until HIV and AIDS are not. Role Overview We are currently recruiting one ViiV Medical Advisor professional to be part of the field-based scientific expert team for HIV. As a member of the field medical team, you will build strong scientific partnerships with external experts and provide non-promotional, medical and scientific support to: Communicate effectively your deep knowledge around ViiV HIV medicines (treatment and prevention) and strategies. Educate HCPs to ensure understanding of the latest data to support the safe and effective use of our medicines, whilst gathering valuable insights for internal stakeholders to support the better understanding of patient needs and current evidence gaps. Provide cross functional matrix support for clinical development and HO medical affairs colleagues to deliver with excellence on the extensive trial portfolio. This will include trial feasibility, site identification and selection along with ongoing support to investigators conducting ViiV clinical trials. Identify and support potential research opportunities consistent with medical and business strategies including investigator sponsored studies and real-world evidence (RWE) projects. In this role you will Engage in scientific dialogue with external experts around ViiV’s HIV medicines, to build strong scientific partnerships and deliver peer to peer level medical education enabling them to confidently discuss our medicines with patients and the wider medical community in the treatment and prevention space. Provide scientific education training to nurses and other allied HCPs to support the safe and effective use of our medicines both in the treatment and prevention space. Act as an expert speaker at scientific events, regional and local meetings to disseminate information to larger groups of healthcare providers while facilitating clinical dialogue to gain different views and perspectives. Support and create medical educational materials at the reginal and local level to address the needs of the UK HCPs for both treatment and prevention. Provide scientific education training when required for business partners such as the Medical Representatives by being the local scientific expert in a therapy area. Respond to unsolicited requests for Medical Information from healthcare providers in a fair, factual, balanced, and scientifically rigorous manner via the appropriate and preferred channel. Act as the interface between the professional healthcare community and the internal ViiV medical team and its affiliates to bring in value-added insights that inform ViiV Medical, Commercial, and Research & Development activities. Foster a collaborative working relationship with Medical Representatives and Commercial colleagues. Partner with matrix colleagues (e.g. sales, marketing, market access, etc.) to ensure strategies and business plans are both patient and business focused, and adding value to the external expert Disseminate important safety information to healthcare professionals as and when this emerges. Support clinical development activities by participating in trial feasibility, site identification and assessment, addressing subject retention and other scientific issues in partnership with the study management team and UK clinical trial manager. Identify and support potential research opportunities consistent with medical and business strategies including investigator sponsored studies (ISSs) and RWE projects. Maintain a level of expertise in the evolving scientific / therapeutic area and in competitor medicines and strategies. Attend scientific meetings and congresses to keep abreast of the evolving science in a therapy area and to be able to disseminate key data for both ViiV and other HIV medicines to our HCP partners. Fully understand and comply with ViiV standards and policies and with local codes of practice, guidelines and laws to ensure the strictest requirements are met. Pass the exam for ABPI Medical Representatives Exam within the first two years of employment Why You? Qualifications & Skills: We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals: Higher degree in life sciences: PhD, MSc or equivalent AND/OR A significant amount of pharmaceutical industry experience in a role successfully engaging in scientific exchange with external experts. Some MSL experience working within the HIV field Effective engagement and communication skills and ability to tailor information to different audiences appropriately. Experience of training peers and clinical facilitation is desirable. Experience of speaking to HCPs within different settings, both small hospital dept meetings and larger regional or national meetings, on clinical data and how it may influence clinical practice. Clinical facilitation experience would also be desirable. Ability to translates complex science into simple messages. Ability to communicate through multiple channels e.g. webinars. Solid grounding in clinical, medical and pharmaceutical science with the ability to rapidly assimilate specific and detailed knowledge in these areas. An understanding of clinical development, and statistical design and analysis. Effective networking and collaboration skills to achieve business results. Strong business mindset and ability to balance cross-functional objectives. Preferred Qualifications & Skills: If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus: Medical Degree (MD, MBBS, MPharm, PharmD) Expertise in HIV Understanding of the ABPI Code of Practice Strong academic background having participated in, or led research projects and authored publications A sense of curiosity and a passion for continuous learning and development often using one’s own initiative to ensure completely up to date with evolving science in HIV Why ViiV? ViiV Healthcare is a global specialty HIV company, the only company that is 100% focused on researching and delivering new medicines for people living with, and at risk of, HIV. ViiV is highly mission-driven in our unrelenting commitment to leave no person living with HIV behind. We do this by being a trusted partner for all people living with and affected by HIV. Our aim is to think, act, and connect differently through a focus on education on and treatment. We go to extraordinary lengths to deliver the sorts of breakthroughs, both in treatments, care solutions and communities, that really count. We go beyond the boundaries of medicine by taking a holistic approach to HIV through developing and supporting sustainable community programs and improving access to care. We will push through every challenge until HIV/AIDS is eradicated. ViiV has played a significant part in delivering breakthroughs that have turned HIV into a manageable health condition. We offer the largest portfolio of HIV medicines available anywhere, and we continue our work to cater for the widest possible range of needs in response to the HIV pandemic. We are aware of how much is at stake for those affected by HIV and we show up every day 100% committed to the patients. Our work culture is fast-paced, diverse, inclusive, competitive, and caring. But ViiV isn’t just somewhere to work – it’s a place to