Medical Science Liaison, Vaccines

Company: GlaxoSmithKline
Location: Durham
Posted on: March 19, 2025

Job Description:

Site Name: Field Worker - USAPosted Date: Feb 26 2025Are you energized by leadership, education, and development of partnerships with key External Experts and Professional Bodies? If so, this Field Based Medical Science Liaison role could be an ideal opportunity to explore.Job Territory: This is a field-based position covering primarily Colorado and Utah with modest engagement in Wyoming and Montana. Must reside within the Denver metro area and be accessible to an airport.As a Field Based Medical Science Liaison, you will be responsible for execution of the external engagement strategy aligned to the therapeutic portfolio, as well as implementation of the external engagement plan aligned to Therapy area strategies, driving a consistent approach to carrying out engagement activities in the field.Key Responsibilities:

• Engage in bi-directional Scientific Exchange for GSK's vaccines portfolio with External Experts and ensure that all medical information responses are factual, fair, and balanced, scientifically rigorous, and strictly comply with GSK standards and policies and with local codes of practice, guidelines, and laws to ensure the strictest requirements are met.
• Engage in bi-directional Scientific Exchange for GSK's vaccines portfolio that is on label or consistent with the label to inform and educate healthcare professionals (HCPs) on the appropriate use of our vaccines in patients.
• Respond compliantly to unsolicited information requests from HCPs and associated individuals regarding licensed or un-licensed GSK vaccines and indications.
• Disseminate important safety information to the healthcare profession as directed by the Medical Affairs or Research and Development teams or the Dear Healthcare Provider Letter (DHPL) process.
• Deliver scientific/pipeline presentations to formulary committees and HCPs per documented unsolicited requests.
• Gather medical voice of customer and insights from the external healthcare environment that informs and assists GSK in the development of medicines and vaccines for the ultimate benefit of patients.
• Engage with experts at both national and regional scientific/medical meetings to gain medical voice of the customer on recent data being presented on products and disease states of interest to GSK.
• Work with medical colleagues and other business partners to identify External Experts, professional groups, decision makers, and other key stakeholders in the assigned therapy area and or geography.
• Maintain expertise in the evolving scientific/therapeutic area and in competitor medicines and vaccines.
• Develop and maintain up-to-date medical plans for engaging with external experts and decision makers.
• Support clinical development activities and programs including GSK and Investigator sponsored studies as well as collaborating with R&D staff to improve site performance. Provide general insight into GSK research interests and field inquiries regarding investigator sponsored scientific or clinical research projects.
• Partner with cross-functional medical and commercial matrix colleagues to ensure strategies and plans are both patient and business focused and add value to the external expert.Why you?Basic Qualifications:
  • PharmD, Ph.D., DNP, DO or MD (with a medical or clinical focus).
  • Two or more years' experience in pharmacology and pharmacotherapy in humans and experience practically applying this knowledge in a clinical setting.
  • Experience engaging in peer-to-peer Scientific Exchange with medical professionals and decision makers.
  • Experience in creating and delivering medical based presentations.
  • Experience identifying opportunities for medical engagement and developing scientific engagement goals.
  • Experience working in a matrix work environment engaging with cross functional teams.
  • Experience maintaining a large amount of scientific information across multiple products.
  • Experience developing relationships with internal stakeholders and key decision makers.
  • Must be willing to travel 50 - 75% of time.Preferred Qualifications:
    • Residency or Post-Doctoral training in a clinical/pharmaceutical practice setting.
    • Pharmaceutical industry experience or clinical experience with Vaccines especially in a Health Systems setting.
    • Previous clinical experience in situations where direct/or indirect decision-making authority for patient care was demonstrated (e.g. direct patient care, treatment protocol development, drug therapy guidelines development, traditional clinical pharmacy practice settings).
    • Clear understanding of clinical research methodologies and a demonstrated ability to translate scientific, clinical and safety research studies in an effective and credible manner; able to independently evaluate scientific literature regarding scientific research.
    • Proven ability to work autonomously and independently with time management skills to effectively manage field-based responsibilities.
    • Strong communication and presentation skills.
    • Experience operating in a highly dynamic, changing environment.
    • Demonstrated customer-focus, problem solving abilities and strong conflict resolution skills.
    • Proven ability to work across commercial and medical matrix teams.
    • Above average computer literacy includes experience with software applications.Why GSK?GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together - so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns - as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/immunology and oncology).
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