Job Description

Medical Scientific Liaison

The Medical Scientific Liaison (MSL) act\'s as the scientific expert between Bayer and the medical community through the dissemination and education of scientific data and material. The MSL establishes long-term scientific/strategic relationships with key, influential physicians/scientists/stakeholders and with related major medical associations and academic centers of excellence. These relationships will ensure that Thought Leaders (TLs) and organizations have access to relevant scientific information and that pertinent information is shared with the medical community. The MSL uses his/her experience and knowledge interacting with key external medical and pharmacy professionals through the process of education via one-on-one interaction; small group discussion and symposia lecture presentations including interactions associated with sponsored medical education programs and research protocols. The MSL facilitates TL involvement in national, regional and local educational forums including advisory boards, symposia and Continuing Medical Education (CMEs).The MSL also serves as an important partner to internal stakeholders within Bayer by communicating relevant information from TLs to key cross-functional partners.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for driving medical strategy by translating the local medical plan into implementable TL engagement strategies with cross-functional teams and identify synergies with the interests of Bayer and the general medical community
• Responsible for reviewing and interpreting interaction analytics related to TL engagement and take appropriate actions
• Responsible and accountable for keeping abreast with latest scientific research on therapeutic area and competitors
• Responsible and accountable for developing strategic perspective and strong understanding of Bayer\'s commercial, go to market strategies and healthcare landscape (includes healthcare systems, competition, healthcare technology, regulations etc) so as to anticipate business and customer/stakeholder needs and shape plans accordingly
• Responsible for fostering strong partnerships across MSL territories and play the role of \'trusted advisor\' and \'conductor\' to shape and synergize to reach win-win outcomes
• Responsible and Accountable for identifying the right TLs to engage and maintain a current list with up-to-date segmentations as per global definitions
• Responsible and Accountable for generating TL insights on unmet medical needs, document and communicate them to cross-functional teams to inform tactics and strategy
• Responsible and Accountable for implementing TL engagement strategies by building an understanding of Thought Leaders, fostering TL relationships and disseminating customer / patient-centric insights and data, whilst leveraging on various digital and physical channels to engage TLs with focused content
• Responsible for providing scientific contributions to development and implementation of Bayer-organised national, regional and local medical educational programs and gather competitive intelligence, build networks and build new material to engage TLs
• Responsible for facilitating evidence generation aligned with medical and brand strategy; including facilitating investigator-initiated research
• Responsible for supporting clinical trial team on subjects related to interventional clinical trials. Support with data collection, feasibility & initiation visits
• Responsible for documenting and process medical Information queries in alignment with MI handling procedures

WHO YOU ARE:

• Bachelor\'s or Advanced degree in Medicine, Natural sciences, Pharmacology or equaivalent.
• Has worked in a medical /pharmaceutical field, dealing with drug information, clinical research and development, or other clinical related activities.
• Preferable to have business acumen / knowledge, gained through academic study or work experience in a pharma or equivalent organization
• Track record of successfully dealing with internal and/or external stakeholders to develop coherent strategy/ approach or to gain support on key issues
• Successfully led workstreams / projects and organized scientific engagement platforms and events
• Has experience learning and using digital technology on-the-fly to develop communications, brand / TA campaigns and/or conduct analysis of medical data and generate insights
• Balances Stakeholders & Interpersonally Savvy - Proactively building relationships with different stakeholders
• Influencing, building trust, curability and seeking buy-in from peers / internal and external stakeholders
• Business Insights & Customer Focus - Build strong customer (TLs) relationships, deliver customer centric solutions (communicating scientific data in a way that relates to various customer groups), while aligning with Bayer\'s business needs
• Nimble Learning & Self-Development & Tech Savvy - picking and applying new trends, practices, report engagements in MedCRM
• Agile and Adaptable - open to change and new ways of working (particularly in relation to digital savviness)
• Plans & Aligns & Drives Results & Decision Quality - Driven to excel independently, Drive outcome and impact for Bayer by achieving meaningful TL interactions
• Communicates Effectively & Manages Complexity - Synthesize complex data and relate to physicians and TLs in a way they can appreciate: Communicate with different level of detail/data where necessary

Local regulations and legal requirements vary per country of hire and will be discussed with considered candidates individually based on their potential of hire.

Bayer is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans

Bayer is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations in its application process for individuals with disabilities and encourages applicants with disabilities to request any needed accommodation(s) using the contact information below.
If you meet the requirements of this unique opportunity, and want to impact our mission Science for a better life, we encourage you to apply now. Job postings will remain open for a minimum of ten business days and are subject to immediate closure thereafter without additional notice.
IMPORTANT NOTE for POTENTIAL CANDIDATES: Bayer expects its employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Bayer active employees are also expected to disclose their vaccination status and if fully vaccinated, provide proof of vaccination status to Occupational Medicine. Bayer defines fully vaccinated in alignment with CDC which is two weeks after completing the two-dose vaccine regimen or two weeks after completing the one-dose regimen. Additionally, Bayer employees are also required to comply with state, local and customer requirements.
Division: Pharmaceuticals Reference Code 796619
Functional Area: Medical Affairs & Pharmacovigilance Location: Malaysia : Kuala Lumpur : Kuala Lumpur
Employment Type: Regular Position Grade: E13

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