Medical Science Liaison

**Description**

Company Description

At LEO Pharma, we are pioneering together.

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**Job Description**:
The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is a field-based position responsible for providing a variety of external and internal customers with medical and scientific information on the appropriate utilization of specific LEO products and with more general information about their therapeutic area and disease state. The MSL will develop Medical Sciences Plan including KOL Engagement Plan and proactively build KOL support, by using a scientific approach that is aligned with the Commercial strategy and therapeutic area objectives. The MSL will need to be a credible and valued scientific resource of LEO Pharma in a variety of scientific interactions with key stakeholders across their assigned regions.

Role and Responsibilities
- The MSL will be responsible for mapping, identification, and segmentation, of KOLs in the assigned region, and engaging KOLs with credible, fair balanced, scientific information about LEO products, LEO research activities, and LEO product development initiatives.
- The MSL will develop Engagement Plan for each KOL with engagement tactics such as potential speaking or clinical research opportunities, etc., and build strong and sustainable business relationships to develop them into advocates and Scientific Champions for the LEO products, depending on their specific interests, enthusiasm for, or experience with LEO products. The MSL will also collaborate with the Commercial Team and other cross-functional business partners to build a coordinated approach in KOL Engagement Across Functions.
- The MSL will be a major source of balanced medical information for HCPs and will be capable of issues management and addressing scientific questions, including queries on safety and off label use of LEO products based on available scientific data.
- The MSL may also be involved in providing scientific support to cross-functional business partners, including support to formulary submissions for new products.
- The MSL will contribute regional scientific insights to the Integrated Scientific Affairs Plan ( iSAP ) and define engagement strategy for each KOL spread across entire lifecycle of the product.
- The MSL position is field based and requires strong territory planning. This will be done in collaboration with the MSL Manager and/or Medical Advisor and will involve developing a plan of action for managing KOLs, including, segmenting, and prioritizing KOLs, determining engagement model and the metrics for engagement frequency, collecting scientific competitive intelligence, etc.
- The MSL will be expected to maintain up-to-date scientific knowledge and be an expert on their products and therapeutic area with regular and extensive review of scientific literature, attending key scientific meetings, LEO training sessions and preceptorships.
- The MSL will help in developing scientific presentations (Slide Decks) and assist with publications, posters and other scientific communication programs.
- The MSL will play a critical role in training and scientific education both internally and externally. The MSL will communication with the Medical, Patient Solutions team as well as Commercial Business managers sharing knowledge and field insights in a compliant manner, including opinion leader insights, site profiling, and competitive intelligence.
- The MSL will be responsible for assisting the Medical Advisor in LEO clinical research initiatives including global clinical development programs and investigator-initiated studies (IIS). This may include identification of potential investigators and research projects, assisting in protocol development, site selection, recruitment strategies, and Clinical Operations collaboration. For Investigator Initiated Studies, this may include education and facilitation of the Investigator Initiated Study process

**Requirements**:
Professional competencies:

- Medical Doctorate (MD), PhD or Pharm D preferred.
- Minimum Master's degree in life sciences with a focus on immunology and/or Health care professional background.
- Thorough knowledge of the healthcare system, disease management and clinical research.
- Dermatology therapeutic area and market knowledge. Biologics experience considered an asset.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and pre