AstraZeneca Posted August 6, 2026

Medical Scientific Liaison

Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia Full time
Medical Affairs

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About this opportunity

AstraZeneca is one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies, with a broad range of medicines designed to fight disease in important areas of healthcare: cardiovascular, diabetes, respiratory and cancer.

At AstraZeneca, we turn ideas into life changing medicines. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. We believe in the potential of our people and you’ll develop beyond what you thought possible. We make the most of your skills and passion by actively supporting you to achieve our goals no matter where you start with us.

In the role of Clinical Scientific Liaison, you support the post-approval products and advocate for evidence-based product differentiation and changes in medical practice.

Key Responsibilities

Develop scientific partnerships with healthcare professionals, advanced practice providers, primary care physicians, and diverse healthcare decision makers.

You will lead and support the delivery of disease education programmes and communication on product information and medical practices including guideline implementation

Own and develop training sessions to improve sales representatives’ scientific knowledge and understanding to effectively promote AstraZeneca products

Capture scientific insights from clinical practice leaders to shape brand strategies and objectives

Support the promotional speaker programme through training the speakers as well as serving as a speaker

Participate in Key Account Management meetings at local/community healthcare institutions and accounts

Serve as an expert on products within assigned therapeutic area and maintain up-to-date knowledge at all times

Essential Requirements

Your education background is in science, preferably a degree, masters or PhD in a top university or a qualified doctor

You have clinical experience and a keen interest in pharmaceutical and healthcare industries

You desire to continuously develop your scientific expertise and the multiple aspects within medical affairs and regulatory

AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer. AstraZeneca will consider all qualified applicants for employment without discrimination on grounds of disability, sex or sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity leave status, race or national or ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, gender identity or re-assignment, marital or civil partnership status, protected veteran status (if applicable) or any other characteristic protected by law. AstraZeneca only employs individuals with the right to work in the country/ies where the role is advertised.

Date Posted

06-Ogo-2026

Closing Date

05-Sep-2026

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Medical Affairs
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
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 924 comparable Medical Affairs roles across 130 biopharma companies.

924Comparable roles tracked
800Currently active
130Companies hiring similar roles
58Countries represented

Salary context

175 of 924 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.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Clinical Coordinator · Pfizer $79,400/yr – $132,400/yr
Peer group range $105,900 – $458,800 (median $232,750)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 924 comparable roles

United States379
China's Mainland69
Japan61
China57
India50
Germany40

+ 52 more countries

Seniority mix

502 of 924 peers have a known seniority level

Director148
Manager125
Senior97
Associate55
Associate Director39
Senior Director20
Executive/VP11
Principal5
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc2

Therapeutic area mix

326 of 924 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology114
Immunology52
Neuroscience35
Cardiovascular / CVRM34
Respiratory21
Vaccines & Infectious Disease21
Rare Disease21
Dermatology & Aesthetics20
Ophthalmology4
Gastroenterology4

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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.

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