Medical Science Liaison (MSL) Reproductive Medicine

Ferring Pharmaceuticals

Multiple Locations, Italy

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The MSL RM (reproductive medicine) is a full field-based scientific expert to external and internal stakeholders reporting to the Italy Medical Affairs Director. This role is in charge of delivering non-promotional information exchange, establishing scientific collaborations and supporting data and insight generation.

Your day at Ferring

The MSL represents a medical-scientific reference point for the products of the therapeutic area of competence at national level.

Main areas of responsibility are as below

Customer facing scientific expert supporting and developing partnerships with external customers

Carries out identification, mapping and updating of external opinion leaders. Maintains the KOL database
Identifies opportunities for collaboration and builds collaboration with main KOLs and external medical experts
Provides Medical information services and support to customers. Reactively respond to unsolicited and documented queries from HCP
Conducts fair and balanced scientific exchanges with KOL to explore mutual clinical and scientific interests, insights generation, scientific/educational meetings, potential research collaborations
Provide scientific/educational presentations to HCP:
- Reactively: on products (on‐label and off‐label indications), on compounds in development
- Proactively: on disease area management
Supports organisation and - if required - carries out Adv Board meetings, regional/national training, courses/workshops/events with KOLs
Assists in the organisation and scientific support of key external National and Regional events e.g. satellite symposia etc.

Gather and report field Insights to support the local/regional/global strategy

Collect, analyse, and report actionable insight from HCP related to disease state, unmet medical needs, local guidelines, therapeutic trends, competitive activities, compounds in development and the broader healthcare environment
Contribute to dissemination of insights and information within the company
Report spontaneous adverse events and product‐related quality complaints in accordance to global and local SOP

Medical/scientific liaison support in oversight & execution of data generation activities (research, clinical studies, RWE, patient programes, data mining etc.)

Identifies opportunities to generate data
Coordinates and facilitates unsolicited Investigator‐Initiated Study (IIS) requests from submission until completion, presentation, and publication, in alignment with Medical Affairs’ objectives
Supports implementation & follow up of the R&D projects and Company Sponsored Studies (CSS) incl. post-marketing projects (investigators site and external expert identification and evaluation, feasibility, recruitment, investigator meetings, study management, investigators query) when appropriate

Develops, maintains & disseminates high level of scientific and technical expertise in therapeutic areas

Keeps up to date with evolving science and evidence base. Ensure this is communicated to the appropriate personnel
Prepares and presents critical reviews of scientific publications and congresses, internally and externally
Provides high quality non promotional, medical and scientific support/communications to internal and external customers
Supports the development, review and approval of scientific and clinical content of relevant promotional and non-promotional materials and activities, publication planning, slide-deck development and internal training initiatives, ensuring informed, balanced, current, and compliant communications
Attends appropriate scientific congresses to interact with HCPs, develop knowledge in relevant therapy areas and to produce congress summaries for dissemination to HCPs
Collect and understand competitor activity in therapeutic areas relevant to Ferring’s interests and strategy – updating internal team

Support cross-functional teams and carry out Medical operations in the cluster/country

Supports cross functional teams (sales, marketing, market access) in response to enquiries and deliver scientific presentations on the disease area and on the product
Completes necessary documentations in order to ensure knowledge preservation (CRM reports). Use necessary tools to develop and follow up on strategic measures (project plans).
In collaboration with cluster/country cross-functional teams, supports creation and implementation of strategic and operational plans in the cluster/country, in line with Ferring’s global and regional strategy, enabling cluster/country achievement of Global Medical Affairs, regional and cluster/country targets
Carries out successful execution of the Medical Affairs strategy and plan in line and consultation with the Manager and cross-functional teams
Compliance with GCP, SOP’s, guidelines and regulatory requirements within the country

Competencies and Skills

BioMedical, Scientific University education
Medical practice or research career (hospital and/or hospital related, university research, pharmaceutical industry research or Medical Affairs)
Ideally previous experience as biologist/embryologist in a Fertility center
Experience in Reproductive Medicine or Gynecology area preferred
Ideally proven experience and successful track record as an MSL or Medical Affairs department in similar therapeutic areas is a plus
Experience in delivery scientific presentations and development of relationships with KOL is strongly preferred
Ideally, knowledge in data analysis and statistics for purpose of understanding clinical study results
Ideally, current working knowledge of regulatory, legal and compliance regulations and guidelines relevant to industry interactions with health-care professionals
Comprehensive understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and clinical operations
Strong communicator
Fluent in English
Business travel up to 80%