Medical Science Liaison - Mississauga, Canada - Jazz Pharmaceuticals

Jazz Pharmaceuticals

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Mississauga, Canada

10 hours ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Overview:

Position Profile:

_ The purpose of this description is to provide a statement of the essential functions and requirements for the position and to organize and present the information in a standardized way. It is not intended to describe all functions, knowledge, skills, abilities, or working conditions that may be required for this position, nor should it serve as the sole criteria for personnel decisions and actions._

Brief Description:

Reporting to the Medical Director (MD) for Neurosciences, the Neurosciences Medical Science Liaison is responsible for the implementation of the Canadian Medical Affairs Plan and tactics that support the successful commercialization of in-market and future Jazz Pharma Neuroscience products.

This is a field-based, non-promotional role. The incumbent will be the medical and scientific expert for the therapy area.

The main areas of responsibility include building collaborative relationships with opinion leaders, facilitating the exchange of fair balanced, objective scientific information on Jazz products and related therapeutic areas between the medical community and the company, and gathering medical intelligence through peer-to-peer interactions with healthcare professionals.

The incumbent is responsible for ensuring all activities are executed in accordance with regulatory and legal frameworks including but not limited to GCP and local regulations as well as Jazz Pharmaceuticals Policies and healthcare compliance procedures.

Essential Functions

Provision of Medical Information

Provides high quality scientific and medical Information to both internal and external stakeholders on request and in a timely manner
Delivers best in class, scientific, educational meetings executed in accordance with Jazz and local regulatory and legal frameworks
Provides scientific information in an objective and ethical manner to ensure appropriate positioning of Jazz Pharmaceuticals medicines within relevant national and local protocols, guidelines and formularies in order to ensure safe and efficacious use of Jazz products

Positions Self as Scientific Expert

Maintains an up to date and high level knowledge of the therapy area, including Jazz products, new and emerging research areas, therapeutic issues and trends, and competitive landscape
Establishes reputation as a trustworthy and knowledgeable source of scientific and medical information for the healthcare community
Supports development of Jazz Pharmaceuticals as a scientific authority in epilepsy, sleep medicine and other relevant Neuroscience therapeutic areas
Attends appropriate scientific congresses to stay abreast of medical and scientific developments and to support Regional and National KOL activities
Acquires a broad understanding of local and national protocols of clinical practice

Supports Company-Sponsored and Investigator Initiated Research

Supports the local implementation of Jazz Pharmaceuticals sponsored studies and projects
Identifies clinical investigators with research interests aligned with the Jazz Medical strategy
Responds to requests for Investigator Sponsored Trial (IST) grants, and facilitates the submission and review of ISTs in accordance with Jazz standard operating procedures
Ensures support of the life cycle management of all Neuroscience products

Develop External Relationships

Develops effective working relationships with National and Regional Key Opinion Leaders, leading to a productive twoway exchange of medical and scientific information and opinion
Supports national KOL advocates, speakers, consultants and advisors through provision of scientific and clinical information
Develops and maintains a national and regional database of key strategic contacts for each relevant product and disease area
Identifies educational and research gaps and opportunities aligned with Jazz Medical strategy

Medical Affairs Planning

Contributes to the development of country Medical Plan and provides input into regional strategies and tactics
Derives bottomup regional medical affairs plan
Manages relevant budget to enable regional execution of Medical Plan
Works in a collaborative manner with crossfunctional colleagues to ensure a Key Account Management approach

Responsible for maintaining Company standards

Adheres to the relevant national and local industry Codes of Practice
Behaves ethically and with integrity at all times
Acts as an ambassador for Jazz Pharmaceuticals following the company mission and values
Develops, maintains and implements own written development plan
Prepares timely reporting of activities and insights gained according to the company needs

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

At least 3 years of experience as an MSL in specialty pharma or other relevant physicianfacing role
Ability to research, critically analyse and communicate complex scientific and medical information and data
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