Medical - Medical Science Liaison Manager - Guangzhou
About this opportunity
About the job
The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) Manager role is to align the MSL team to the Medical strategy and ensure tactical execution of Strategic Engagement Plan. The MSL manager oversees the effective and efficient performance of individual MSLs and the MSL team tracked according to performance goals set.
demonstrate value for the business and customers via coaching, developing and leading the MSL team aligned to the FOUR core accountability areas: (1) Scientific Engagement (2) Insights Generation (3) Support Data Generation (4) Internal Collaboration
co-create/develop Country Medical Plans (with TA Medical Manager, Medical Director or MSL Head) and lead team execution to ensure alignment to medical priorities whilst leveraging all available MSL tools (i.e. Scientific Engagement Model).
ensure individual and team performance goals are set and met through monitoring metrics, resources and budgets ensuring excellence in execution and achieving KPIs.
ensure continuous talent engagement and retention strategies are in place utilizing clear career pathway and development plans.
ensure that MSLs engage in fair and balanced scientific exchanges with key external stakeholders by maintaining relevant, robust and current clinical / scientific knowledge of healthcare landscape.
ensure all compliance and governance processes are adhered to.
About you
Education:
Master degree or above in medical science; clinical experience preferred
Expertise or education in project and team management preferred.
Experience & knowledge:
5+ years of industry experience in medical affairs, preferably in field-based functions
3+ years in management positions, preferably supervising field-based personnel
Experience managing, coaching, & developing small teams
Fluent in English
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How this role compares
Computed from every other active Medical Affairs role in our database, not just this employer's listings.
We currently track 218 comparable Manager Medical Affairs roles across 70 biopharma companies.
Salary context
31 of 218 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)
Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.
Where these roles are based
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Seniority mix
218 of 218 peers have a known seniority level
Therapeutic area mix
75 of 218 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden
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0 points, never a partial guess. A role we know almost nothing about beyond its function bottoms out at 25%; it never inflates to 100% just because there's little to compare against. Seniority uses a defined ladder (Associate → Manager → Associate Director → Senior → Principal → Director → Senior Director → Executive/VP) so "Director" and "Senior Director" count as adjacent, but "Director" and "Executive/VP" do not.