Job Description

Medical and Scientific Liaison, Immunology
Territory: British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba.
Reporting to the Director, Medical Affairs, the Medical Scientific Liaison is a field-based medical professional whose primary responsibility is to engage in non-promotional peer-to-peer communication, using very strong interpersonal skills & provide medical/scientific information to Scientific Leaders and Key Decision Makers based on cutting-edge scientific exchange and services oriented towards the stakeholder's professional interests & needs.
The Medical Scientific Liaison is responsible for ensuring that they are fully versed in the therapeutic area (mainly Irritable Bowel Disease) and up to date on all major studies, both ongoing and completed, product information on our Company's and other companies' relevant therapies, clinical data and relevant pipeline data to provide the most balanced data to Scientific Leaders, Key Decision Makers and the healthcare community to improve patient care.
Roles and responsibilities:
Engaging in non-promotional peer-to-peer exchange of medical and scientific information with Scientific Leaders or Key Decision Makers to the extent permitted by law and local regulation, local industry codes, and other provisions of the Field medical standard operating procedure.
Gaining deep insights on disease, therapeutic area and healthcare needs, data gaps and challenges in their local geography.
Representing Medical Affairs at local or regional non-promotional Medical events (e.g. Medical Congresses and Symposia) They may collaborate in the coordination of pre-event scientific information and post-event scientific summaries.
Responding to unsolicited requests for medical, scientific, pipeline or marketed product information or indications from Scientific Leaders or Key Decision Makers utilizing appropriate approved scientific materials.
Responding (one-to-one) to unsolicited requests for information on company research and/or grant activities by directing Scientific Leaders or Key Decision Makers to appropriate company resources for grants, sponsored clinical trial involvement, our Company's Investigator Study Program, and outcomes research.
Participating in Scientific Advisory Board Meetings or Expert Input Forums when there is a defined role.
Participating in the development of Medical Affairs Plans and implementation of activities identified in the Medical Affairs Plans.
At Global Clinical Trials Organization, or Center for Observational and Real World Research personnel request, supporting the identification of potential study investigators for sponsored study.
Qualifications:
Pharmacy Doctorate; PhD Degree in Health Sciences (preferably in related disease area) or Doctorate in Medicine.
Industry experience and/or expertise in the related therapeutic area is preferred.
Good knowledge of therapeutic area (both basic and clinical literature).
Demonstrated ability to acquire and maintain product, disease and competition knowledge.
Language requirements: English
Strong interpersonal skills.
Budget management skills.
Strong knowledge of Company policies, procedures, industry standards, as well as laws and regulations.
Ability to analyze and understand local community of practice.
Ability to comprehend and integrate complex scientific concepts (e.g. metabolic networks or molecular mechanisms of disease).
Advanced knowledge of Office technology and related software.
Advanced Analysis, Planning, Implementation and Control skills.
Advanced negotiation, presentation, and facilitation skills.
Advanced project management skills.
The candidate must be based in Alberta.
We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another's thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.
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Agent(e) de liaison medical(e), Immunologie
Territoire: Colombie-Britannique, Alberta, Manitoba.
Relevant du directeur, medecines specialisees, Affaires medicales, l'agent(e) de liaison medicale et scientifique est un professionnel medical sur le terrain dont la responsabilite principale consiste a communiquer d'egal a egal de facon non promotionnelle et a utiliser son savoir-faire social pousse pour offrir des renseignements medicaux et scientifiques aux leaders scientifiques ou les decideurs cles bases sur un echange et des services scientifiques de pointe favorisant les interets et les besoins professionnels du partenaire professionnel.
L'agent(e) de liaison medicale et scientifique s'assure qu'il connait a fond le domaine therapeutique (immunologie et Syndrome du Colon Irritable) et toutes les etudes importantes tant en cours que terminees, les renseignements sur les produits concernant les therapies pertinentes de Notre Entreprise et autres societes, les donnees cliniques et les donnees sur les produits en developpement pertinentes pour offrir les donnees les plus equilibrees aux les leaders scientifiques, aux decideurs cles et au secteur de la sante pour ameliorer les soins aux patients.
Roles et responsabilites:
Faire des echanges non promotionnels d'egal a egal de renseignements medicaux et scientifiques avec les leaders scientifiques ou les decideurs cles dans la mesure ou la loi et la reglementation locales, les codes sectoriels locaux et les autres dispositions du mode operatoire normalise medical sur le terrain le permettent.
Obtenir des intuitions profondes sur les maladies, le domaine therapeutique et les besoins en matiere de soins de sante, les lacunes dans les donnees et les defis lies a la geographie locale.
Representant les Affaires medicales a des evenements medicaux locaux ou regionaux non promotionnels (p. ex., congres ou symposiums medicaux), collaborer a la coordination des renseignements scientifiques avant l'evenement et aux resumes scientifiques apres l'evenement.
Repondre aux demandes non sollicitees de renseignements medicaux ou scientifiques ou sur les produits en developpement ou sur le marche ou aux indications des leaders scientifiques ou les decideurs cles au moyen de materiel scientifique approprie et approuve.
Repondre (seul a seul) aux demandes non sollicitees de renseignements sur les recherches de la societe et/ou les activites en matiere de subventions en aiguillant les leaders scientifiques ou les decideurs cles vers les ressources appropriees de la societe pour les subventions, la participation a des essais cliniques commanditee, le programme d'etudes de chercheurs de Notre entreprise et les recherches sur les resultats.
Participer aux reunions du conseil consultatif scientifique ou aux forums de discussions d'experts quand il y a un role defini.
Participer aux plans des Affaires medicales et a la mise en oeuvre d'activites indiquees dans les plans des Affaires medicales.
A la demande des Operations mondiales liees aux essais cliniques ou du Centre mondial d'etudes d'observation et d'etudes de vie reelle, appuyer l'identification d'investigateurs de l'etude potentiels pour l'etude commanditee.
Qualifications:
Diplome de doctorat en pharmacie (Pharm. D.); doctorat (PhD) en sciences de la sante (lie au domaine de la maladie de preference) ou en medecine (MD).
Experience en industrie et/ou expertise dans le domaine therapeutique connexe de preference.
Experience pharmaceutique ou l'equivalent, de preference avec des specialistes universitaires et/ou des chefs de communaute.
Bonnes connaissances du domaine therapeutique (documentation de base et clinique).
Capacite demontree a acquerir et a entretenir des connaissances sur les produits, les maladies et les competiteurs.
Competences linguistiques : Anglais
Solides competences en relations interpersonnelles.
Competences en gestion des budgets.
Tres bonne connaissance des politiques et des procedures de la societe ainsi que des normes, lois et reglements de l'industrie.
Capacite a analyser et a comprendre la communaute locale de la pratique.
Capacite a comprendre et a assimiler des concepts scientifiques complexes (p. ex., les reseaux metaboliques ou les mecanismes moleculaires des maladies).
Connaissance avancee de la technologie et des logiciels Office.
Competences avancees en analyse, en planification, en mise en oeuvre et en suivi.
Competences avancees en negociation, en presentation et en animation.
Competences avancees en gestion de projet.
Le(la) candidat(e) doit etre localise(e) en Alberta.
Nous sommes fiers d'etre une entreprise qui embrasse la valeur de rassembler des personnes diversifiees, talentueuses et engagees. La facon la plus rapide d'innover est de rassembler des gens de diverses opinions dans un environnement inclusif. Nous encourageons nos collegues a remettre en question avec respect les problemes de reflexion et d'approche de l'un et de l'autre. Nous sommes un employeur souscrivant au principe de l'egalite d'acces a l'emploi et nous sommes determines a favoriser un milieu de travail inclusif et diversifie.
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Employee Status: Regular
Relocation: No relocation
VISA Sponsorship: No
Travel Requirements: 50%
Flexible Work Arrangements: Remote
Shift: Not Indicated
Valid Driving License: No
Hazardous Material(s): no
Required Skills: Adaptability, Adaptability, Analytical Problem Solving, Clinical Trial Methodology, Clinical Trials, Clinical Trial Support, Communication, Data Analysis, Hospital Medicine, Immunology, Interpersonal Relationships, Medical Affairs, Medical Knowledge, Medical Marketing Strategy, Outcomes Research, Patient Care, Pharmacology, Project Management, Relationship Building, Scientific Communications, Scientific Exchange, Scientific Research, Social Collaboration, Task Coordination, Teamwork {+ 2 more}
Preferred Skills:
Job Posting End Date: 06/24/2025
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