Senior Medical Science Liaison
- Taipei City
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Demonstrate deep scientific expertise on Ipsen’s products, therapeutic area and exchange relevant information and insights with TLs within the territory.
- Build, cultivate and maintain a focused group of TLs to ensure understanding of evolving healthcare trends across the relevant therapeutic area.
- Respond to on and off-label questions with integrity, compliance, and adherence to legal, regulatory, and Ipsen guidelines, policies and procedures.
- Represent Ipsen and the Medical Affairs Team during scientific conferences, continuing medical educational events, and medical meetings.
- Gather data and generate scientific insights from stakeholder interactions and provide feedback to the organization using appropriate mechanisms and tools.
- Capture scientific insights that deepen our understanding of the needs of TLs, healthcare providers and patients and
- share with internal stakeholders on a regular basis or brand planning and strategy development.
- Respond to unsolicited requests regarding interest in investigator sponsored studies (ISS), and support ISS submissions through appropriate internal processes.
- As needed, provide support for Company Sponsored Studies (CSS) from Phase I-IV, including investigator/site identification, site initiation visits, education to support enrolment, and feedback regarding operational management to ensure optimal site selection and performance.
- Respond to unsolicited requests for medical information associated with Ipsen products and relevant disease areas.
- Manage local studies in close collaboration with regional Clinical Operations Lead and local Medical Affairs team.
- Study management responsibilities include, but not limited to, planning study budgets, securing internal and external approvals, coordinating study-related contracting, monitoring payment milestones, managing documentation, and contracting vendors (for CSS, as needed)
- Effectively and periodically communicate study progress and results with internal stakeholders.
- Support Head of Medical in managing local publications.
- Build and cultivate working relationships across internal stakeholders (Medical Affairs colleagues, Clinical Operations, HEOR, R&D, Medical Information and Commercial Operations) while maintaining full compliance with relevant company, industry, legal and regulatory requirements.
- Work efficiently and balance all work to enhance performance and execute on local medical strategies within planned timelines.
- Participate in committees or project teams that support MSL strategies and tactics as delegated by MSL leadership.
- Engage in continuous independent learning within the therapeutic area and actively attend and participate in upskilling programs related to Ipsen molecules, products, disease states and relevant business topics.
- Medical Practice (e.g. practicing physician or clinical pharmacist)
- Successful track record as an MSL or medical department professional in a previous company
- Candidates with clinical operation and/or ISS experience are strongly preferred.
- Excellent project management skills
- Expertise in discussing scientific content and context with multiple audiences
- Demonstrated expertise in clinical studies (e.g. CRA experience) or database research
- Familiarity with electronic medical records or healthcare databases
- Biomedical, Scientific University education, ideally with a postgraduate degree such as Master’s (MSc), PhD, MD, or PharmD
- Fluent in written and spoken English and Mandarin
- Conversational-level spoken Cantonese