Medical Science Liaison PAH, Gulf
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 .
As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.
Job Function:
Medical Affairs Group
Job Sub Function:
Medical Science Liaison
Job Category:
Scientific/Technology
All Job Posting Locations:
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Job Description:
About Pulmonary Hypertension
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 Pulmonary Hypertension team is focused on transforming the disease into a long-term manageable condition. Bringing your passion for health to this team will help discover and develop effective treatments that help patients live their best possible life.
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
We are searching for the best talent for a Medical Science Liaison PAH, Gulf role to be located in Dubai, UAE.
Purpose: to maximize company product value through high scientific quality communication with Leading Specialists on a peer-to-peer basis. Through activities in line with the Medical Affairs Plan, the MSL is jointly responsible for the realization of short-term and long-term company goals. To be a therapeutic area scientific expert in PAH, responsible for discussing our products, patients’ treatment trends and studies in the therapeutic areas in which we are involved, on a peer-to-peer basis with defined audience of Leading Specialists (Physicians, Pharmacists, Hospital Managers, Board Members of Scientific Societies, and other partners) and to be considered a trusted scientific counterpart.
You will be responsible for:
To keep abreast of medical and scientific knowledge.
Continuously update their knowledge of products, patient’s treatment trends and clinical activities and studies conducted within the therapeutic area in their region.
Development and maintenance of a contact network with Leading Specialists.
Understands their needs, key value drivers, practical treatment patterns and scientific activities within the therapeutic area
Communicates value of company products, incl. formulary discussions
Through scientific interactions, champions medical benefits of products and contribute to fostering innovative approaches
Represents the company within therapeutic area professional associations in cooperation with Medical Advisor/ Medical Lead/Medical Director
Proactive and reactive communication of medical scientific data to Leading Specialists and broader external health-care-related audiences:
Communicates directly and proactively scientific information of our products within the approved label
Communicates non-promotional general information about our company, including description of research and development programs
Responds to unsolicited scientific queries of customers for approved products and products/indications in development, based on Medical Affairs and Medical Information documents
Organization and participation in Medical Education activities:
Identify/support/educate speakers
Build Medical Education programs with scientific third parties
Organization and participation in Advisory Boards in cooperation with Medical Advisor/Medical Lead/Medical Director
Provision of scientific support to company Sales Representative
Provides medical and product training and scientific support to Sales Representatives in coordination with the Training Department as appropriate
Acts as a reference point to Sales Representatives for any scientific query, in collaboration with Medical Information as appropriate
Support Medical Affairs study execution
Supports the set up and follow up of registries and other non-interventional Medical Affairs studies
Propose investigators and sites for interventional and non-interventional Medical Affairs studies
Participate in investigator meetings preparation, recruitment follow-up and study result presentation
Receives investigator proposals for IIS and to ensure they are discussed within the Medical Affairs department for decision
Through scientific interactions, gain valuable insight into treatment patterns, and scientific activities in the therapeutic area and provide input to the company Medical Affairs Plan / business decision-making
Achieve main performance measures (Performance Goals)
Qualifications / Requirements:
Pharmacists/Physician bachelor's degree, postgraduate studies is an advantage
Minimum of 1 year of relevant experience in a multinational pharmaceutical company is an advantage.
Experience in rare diseases therapy area is an advantage, preferably in PAH
Gulf experience is required
Clinical Research experience for IISs & RWE is a plus
Scientific acumen and communication skills in order to be accepted by Leading Specialists in peer- to-peer relationship
Highly customer focused with an awareness of the importance of business results
Innovative with the ability to coordinate and drive a complex and changing environment
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Required Skills:
Preferred Skills:
Analytical Reasoning, Analytics Dashboards, Clinical Experience, Coaching, Communication, Competitive Landscape Analysis, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Data Gathering and Analysis, Detail-Oriented, Digital Culture, Digital Literacy, Interpersonal Influence, Market Research, Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, Medical Compliance, Problem Solving, Scientific Research, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Thinking, Technical Credibility, Technologically Savvy
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