Regional Medical Liaison - Scotland

Location
Edinburgh, Midlothian/Edinburghshire
Salary
£396 per day
Posted
15 Sep 2016
Closes
13 Oct 2016
Ref
1314874
Contract Type
Contract
Hours
Full Time
Position: Regional Medical Liaison (RML), the Cardiovascular Therapeutic Area
Location: field-based position, covering Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Salary: £396 per day
Job Type: Contract (12 Month)

Company Introduction:

Client is a Multinational Biopharmaceutical Company headquartered in California. Client is the world's largest independent biotechnology firm. Client focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its biologics manufacturing expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people's lives. Client has grown to be one of the world's leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential.

Job description:

• This role will primarily involve work relating to client’s recently approved PCSK9 inhibitor, as part of a highly visible and critically important UK medical team. As such this role demands an experienced professional with a proven ability to communicate effectively complex scientific matters with stakeholders at all levels.
• The successful candidate must be self-motivated and proactive as well as being a dedicated team-player.
• The RML will interact with key opinion leaders/healthcare professionals to communicate and advance the scientific platform, as aligned with firm's corporate goals, objectives and affiliate medical plans and provide feedback based on those field interactions.
• The RML will foster relationships with key healthcare professionals within various specialties.
• The RML must accurately communicate complex cutting edge, scientific and product information and research concepts to healthcare professionals and support the company's sponsored research.
• The RML will represent the firm's medical department in the field within the Cardiovascular Therapeutic Area in compliance with local and the company's regulatory standards.

Specific educational/software requirements:

• Life Science Degree (min)
• And/ or Masters or PHD
• Excellent IT skills

Preferred qualifications:

• 2-3 years + experience as RML
• Experience in Cardiovascular
• Established networks would be ideal
• Excellent communication skills at all levels
• Excellent organisational ability

What will be the interview process?
1 hour standard competency based interview and presentation required

Additional information:
• Role covers Scotland and Northern Ireland (NI is small part of the role so travel to Northern Ireland will be max 20% or even less).
• The person would be required to attend the Cambridge Office for team meetings etc.
• Ideal location of candidate -Scotland.
• Require a person who has experience in Cardiovascular and has an already established network
• Role will be field based and HM would consider someone who wants to work 3-4 days per week.