Medical Science Liaison

Rare diseases

• Client: Biotech, Rare Diseases
• Reports to: Field Manager at Amplity Health
• Location: Home base in Eastern Europe with 50-70% travel
• Territory: Eastern Europe

Responsibilities:

Our client provides a unique and strong collaborative network in support of our innovative pipeline across therapeutic areas including rare diseases and genetic rare disease, with a focus on Hereditary Angioedema (HAE). You will have the opportunity to make a difference in people’s lives every day. The function of the Medical Science Liaison is fundamental to both execution of our Clinical Development programs and building appropriate connections to the external medical community, communicating scientific/clinical information and collecting impactful insights to enhance our strategic objectives.

In this role, you will support activities across both Medical Affairs and Clinical Development objectives for our client’s portfolio of pipeline products. You will serve as a key interface with clinical trial sites across all development programs, working closely with Clinical Development and Clinical Operations. Additionally, you will collaborate with Medical Affairs to identify and engage opinion leaders within the medical community to communicate non-promotional scientific and medical information regarding disease state and/or pipeline products across a range of therapeutic areas.

• You will serve as the primary interface between our client and clinical trial sites across all development programs, working closely with Clinical Development and Clinical Operations to ensure the successful execution of high quality clinical studies.  You will advise and participate in the planning and set-up of clinical studies for your assigned region.  You will collaborate and ensure alignment with local CD/Clinical Operations/CRO colleagues to ensure flawless execution of the clinical trials at the sites in your region.

• Scientific Expertise: You will develop deep scientific expertise in neurology, genetics and rare diseases. You will be the subject matter expert in this therapeutic area in your region. You will consistently demonstrate that you are a scientifically credible leader and collaborative partner that is highly perceptive, socially intelligent and intuitive.

• Opinion Leader Engagement: You will cultivate and maintain strong relationships with opinion leaders, clinical investigators and their respective study staff within your assigned region.
• Cross-Functional Support:  You will provide scientific support to Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, Commercial and other cross-functional colleagues to ensure the successful execution of key corporate strategies. You will support activities, including but not limited to scientific congresses, advisory boards, speaker programs. You will share important clinical and scientific insights that you have gathered from your fieldwork to cross-functional teams.

• Compliance:  You will operate in a highly ethical manner and comply with all laws, regulations and policies.   

Requirements:

• PhD / MD ideally - Master’s or Diploma Life science degree minimum education required
• Must have at least 2 years of experience as Medical Science Liaison
• Relevant therapeutic area knowledge, ideally rare disease
• Experience with clinical trial design, conduct and evaluation
• Biotech experience is a plus
• Fluent in English and fluency in the language of a local country is required
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, ability to present medical/scientific information in a clear and concise manner
• Adept at developing relationships and building networks
• Excellent organizational skills and results oriented mindset
• Ability to influence without authority and negotiate with confidence 
• Ability to function well, both independently and within a team setting, in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Permanent residence within region assigned
• Able to travel up to ~50-70% of time

COMPLIANCE:

• Operate in a highly ethical manner and comply with all laws, regulations and policies. 
• Complete mandatory training in assigned timelines upon hire as well as when new policies, SOP’s, guidance are issued

About Amplity

Amplity Health is the true partner of global healthcare companies who builds transformational solutions by challenging the boundaries of commercialization strategies to improve the lives of patients.

We do this through:

• Commercialization – Amplity Health has the expertise, people and infrastructure to meet a wide range of commercialization challenges
• Clinical & Medical Outsourced Solutions – Building end to end external engagement solutions and capabilities across clinical and medical affairs globally
• Consulting – Building end to end external engagement solutions and capabilities across clinical and medical affairs globally
• Remote Engagement – Alternative channels across the medical and commercial continuum to engage with HCPs and patients
• Field Outsourced Solutions – Tailored field team programs to meet a wide range of objectives and client needs

Values

These are our company values that we expect all candidates and potential employees to embody as these values strongly underpin our culture:

• Excellence
• Passion
• Integrity
• Innovation
• Collaboration

Amplity Health is an equal opportunities employer - if you require any questions about your application please contact Recruiter;  melanie.artivich@amplity.com