Medical Science Liaison Nephrology (Austria)

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) drives strategic country medical activities in Austria in alignment with regional initiatives and the Global Medical Plan. The MSL will proactively manage medical scientific stakeholders and create value for patients through medical and scientific stakeholder engagement, medical scientific projects and scientific communications. The MSL will independently initiate planned medical activities, including scientific presentations, discussion of clinical data and programs, presentation of medical value proposition concepts and educational programs. Therefore, the MSL will identify, develop and maintain collaborative relationships with KOLs and medical scientific experts.

The MSL will deliver high quality medical and scientific communication externally as well as internally in line with defined plans. The MSL will provide field feedback as appropriate through dynamic stakeholder engagement and support the local organization in the development of medical tactics and provide input to regional plans if necessary.

Scope of the job:

• Identify, develop and maintain collaborative relationships with KOLs, scientific experts and other medical scientific stakeholders in the field of C3G (70% field-based, 30% office-based).
• Deliver high quality medical and scientific communications in line with defined communication plans.
• Support/Organization of scientific advisory boards with the appropriate key stakeholders.
• Support studies on the local level if necessary.
• Attend relevant local, regional and global congresses and symposia to represent Sobi and interact with appropriate stakeholders and customers.
• Represent the scientific interests in internal and external forums and interact with KOLs at, eg. Hospitals, patient associations and other Non-Governmental Organizations within the therapeutic area.
• Maintain and develop strong relationships with scientific societies and central decision makers at relevant local health authorities.
• Provide advice to the organization and management on medical matters and their legal implications.
• Safeguard that the medical and scientific knowledge for the therapeutic area remains at the forefront of contemporary thinking; remain updated on therapeutic trends related to new and existing products.
• Ensure high standard of professionalism to develop and maintain “peer-to-peer” scientific relationship with KOLs.