Johnson & Johnson Posted August 20, 2026

Medical Science Liaison - Oncology Ankara

Ankara, Turkey Full time
Medical Affairs Oncology

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About this opportunity

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com .

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Job Function:

Medical Affairs Group

Job Sub Function:

Medical Science Liaison

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Ankara, Turkey

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for Medical Scientific Liaisons (MSL) for Oncology therapeutic areas, based in Ankara, Türkiye.

About Oncology

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Our Oncology team is focused on the elimination of cancer by discovering new pathways and modalities to finding treatments and cures. We lead where medicine is going and need innovators with an unwavering commitment to results.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

Summary of the job:

Medical Scientific Liaison (MSL) is a field-based physician and scientist with in-depth knowledge of related therapeutic area, who provides an expert interface between Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine Medical and the external healthcare community on scientific topics. MSLs help ensuring the safe and effective use of Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine medicines through appropriate scientific dialogue.

Duties & Responsibilities

MSL's mission is to maximize the value of company products through high quality one-to-one scientific communication with Leading Specialists. MSL is responsible for achieving the short-term and long-term goals of the company, jointly with other functions, by organizing activities in line with the Medical Department Plan.

MSL is responsible for discussing our products & their trends in patient care and clinical studies in the therapeutic areas, with Leading Specialists (Physicians, Pharmacists, Board Members of Scientific Societies, etc.) and they should be perceived as "scientific experts in therapeutic area who are considered to be a reliable scientific stakeholder" by LSs.  They take an active role in dissemination of up-to-date scientific data on disease and products.

As members of Medical Affairs Department, they work closely with company value teams (CVT). They contribute to the activities planned by CVTs. They work for the realization of the medical plans, which are part of the brand plans, in line with the company goals. With effective scientific interaction, they gain insights about treatment modalities and scientific activities in the relevant therapeutic area and contribute them to medical plans and decision-making mechanisms.

Maintains robust and continuous contact with opinion leaders through scientific platforms like national/international congresses and medical education activities. Coordinates with opinion leaders, associations and health authorities for developing medical education activities.

Plays an active role in product launch preparations, enhances communication with physician groups and coordinates robustly with opinion leaders / associations / health authorities for medical plan of our products and determining appropriate strategies.

Qualifications

Have a university degree in medicine (MD) or pharmacy or Dental

Good command of written and spoken English and Turkish

Absolute commitment to the highest ethical standards and accountability for individual actions

Self-starter, proactive, business-focused approach with vision to shape role

Strong problem-solving skills

Excellent presentation and teaching skills and representing J&J in a professional manner at medical, scientific, and public events.

Valid Driving License and preferably based in Ankara.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers , internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Analytics Dashboards, Clinical Experience, Coaching, Communication, Competitive Landscape Analysis, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Customer Centricity, Data Gathering and Analysis, Digital Culture, Digital Literacy, Interpersonal Influence, Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, Medical Compliance, Problem Solving, Research and Development, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Thinking, Technical Credibility, Technologically Savvy

Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Medical Affairs
Therapeutic area
Oncology
Location
Ankara, Turkey
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Medical Affairs role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 1180 comparable Medical Affairs roles across 148 biopharma companies.

1180Comparable roles tracked
1108Currently active
148Companies hiring similar roles
67Countries represented

Salary context

256 of 1180 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

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Lowest disclosed · Executive Assistant · Merck KGaA $33/hr – $50/hr (≈ $68,640–$104,000/yr)
Highest disclosed · Development Head, RSV, RSV Combination, and Early Vaccine Programs · Pfizer $330,200/yr – $550,400/yr
Peer group range $86,320 – $440,300 (median $232,750)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 1180 comparable roles

United States506
Japan79
China's Mainland78
China72
Germany41
India41

+ 61 more countries

Seniority mix

684 of 1180 peers have a known seniority level

Director208
Manager156
Senior143
Associate68
Associate Director59
Senior Director24
Executive/VP19
Principal6
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc1

Therapeutic area mix

428 of 1180 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology151
Immunology73
Neuroscience45
Cardiovascular / CVRM37
Rare Disease37
Dermatology & Aesthetics31
Respiratory24
Vaccines & Infectious Disease15
Gastroenterology11
Ophthalmology4

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How we calculate "similar"

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Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.

65%
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