Medical Science Liaison

Medical Science Liaison for Respiratory Diseases - South-East of Austria (parts of Vienna, southern part of Lower Austria (NÖ), Burgenland, Steiermark, Kärnten, Osttirol)

**Objective of the position**:
The Medical Science Liaison is a scientific expert in the field (80% field time) with a specific focus on engaging in high-level scientific exchange, on building and maintaining peer-to peer relationship with external experts, on understanding and uncovering unmet medical needs, and on generating relevant insights. Next to that the Medical Science Liaison helps the cross-functional team in the Therapeutic Area to ensure that they optimally contribute to their specific task.

**Main tasks**
- Works in a cross-functional brand team as a medical-scientific expert in the therapeutic area
- Helps develop the medical product strategy and its implementation within the framework of the brand plan, based amongst others upon the customer insights you gather in the field
- Builds and maintains peer level relationship with key external experts (70-80% field time) to support understanding of the Austrian market & clinical dynamics and to engage with the medical / scientific community in a highly credible, balanced, and objective manner, representing AstraZeneca’s dedication to and excellence in science
- Works closely with Regulatory, Market Access, Diagnostics, and Marketing and other functions on field related medical issues and helps support the therapeutic area compounds during the entire lifecycle.
- Supports the local, regional, and global AstraZeneca clinical research program and externally sponsored research projects
- Helps create meaningful real-world evidence data generation projects in collaboration with the brand team across the lifecycle of the brands in the therapeutic area
- Provides medical-scientific input on our sales promotion and other activities, including their implementation and potentially the material used
- Helps set up and provides medical-scientific training and further education in the therapeutic area for the sales force and other AZ personnel
- Organizes and executes scientific events such as symposia, other educational initiatives for healthcare professionals
- Organizes and participates in (regional) advisory board meetings
- Builds and maintains expertise in the therapeutic area by continuous education and by participation in national and international congresses and AstraZeneca events
- Supports the Medical Governance-Team (Medical Information / Patient Safety) in handling of external medical and scientific requests
- Ensures compliance with all local regulatory requirements and AstraZeneca Local and Global Policies and Guidelines

**Your profile**:

- University degree in Medicine, Natural Sciences or Pharmacy
- Professional experience of working in the pharmaceutical industry, preferentially as MSL or within Medical Affairs or experience within Clinical research is a plus
- High-level scientific knowledge and ability to analyze and process clinical and scientific data for different target groups
- Excellent presentation skills (both virtual and F2F)
- Very good knowledge of spoken and written German and English
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including communicating complex technical, scientific, or medical information to broad audience types
- Well-founded medical expertise in respiratory is a plus for this position

**What we offer**:

- In addition to a competitive base salary, we offer an attractive bonus/incentive program, a modern company pension plan, training and development programs, and global career opportunities within AZ.
- The base salary for this position is €56,576 per year (full-time basis).
- Extensive benefits in the form of company pension plans and supplementary insurance.
- Flexible working hours and the option to use a hybrid working model.
- An environmentally conscious company with the ambition to become climate neutral by 2025.