Ipsen (Shanghai) Trade Co., Ltd Posted October 30, 2026

Senior Medical Science Liaison--Shanghai

Shanghai, China Full time
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About this opportunity

Title:

Senior Medical Science Liaison--Shanghai

Company:

Ipsen (Shanghai) Trade Co., Ltd

About Ipsen:

Ipsen is a mid-sized global biopharmaceutical company with a focus on transformative medicines in three therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience. Supported by nearly 100 years of development experience, with global hubs in the U.S., France and the U.K, we tackle areas of high unmet medical need through research and innovation.

Our passionate teams in more than 40 countries are focused on what matters and endeavor every day to bring medicines to patients in 88 countries. We build a workplace that champions human-centric leadership and fosters a culture of collaboration, excellence and impact. At Ipsen, every individual is empowered to be their true selves, grow and thrive alongside the company’s success. Join us on our journey towards sustainable growth, creating real impact on patients and society!

For more information, visit us at https://www.ipsen.com/   and follow our latest news on LinkedIn and Instagram .

Job Description:

Summary:

The MSL is a field-based professional with scientific, clinical, and therapeutic area expertise who is responsible for supporting, on a non-promotional basis, medical and scientific initiatives for marketed and pipeline products. The MSL works in coordination with the rest of the medical unit to meet the medical department objectives. He/she participates in the identification of local opportunities, using his/her network of contacts, knowledge of therapeutic areas and health characteristics of the population in each area. Consequently, the MSL has responsibility in the development and implementation of the scientific activities and the clinical plan.

Main Responsibilities:

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant scientific information

• Proactively provide fair, balanced, and transparent medical and scientific exchange in disease area management, in accordance with applicable laws

• Identify current and potential sources of clinical and scientific expertise (known experts, rising stars, investigators, etc.). Develop and maintain academic conversation with TLs in disease area and collect insights of interested questions.

• Identify need for scientific information in disease area and therapy of individual TLs/HCPs

• Organize medical activities and invite appropriately qualified speakers and HCP participation in Ipsen sponsored activities.

• Provide support in clinical research studies and follow local HCP interactive requirements.

• Proactively support HCPs and Ipsen Clinical Operations Departments in evaluating potential clinical research sites and investigators for Ipsen-Sponsored Studies.

• Support internal medical review and facilitate processing of unsolicited Investigator-initiated Study (IIS) requests

• Act as trainer/speaker in internal training of disease area and product knowledge training to commercial team.

• Any other projects/activities delegated from manager.

Education and Experience:

• Biomedical, clinical, scientific University education ideally to post-graduate degree level or above -e.g. MSc, PhD, MD, PharmD

• Over 1 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical or related industry or clinical practice experience. MSL experience is preferred.

• For senior msl position, candidate must have at least 2 year field MSL experience, with good understanding in medical strategy, TL insights collection and other excellent execution performance.

• Oncology/Endocrinology/Pediatric related background is preferred (depend on responsible area)

• Working knowledge of the relevant Code of Practice

Ethics and Compliance:

We are committed to behaving in a way that reflects our values in line with Ipsen’s culture.

We are committed to conducting business with agility and accountability, promoting the highest ethical standards across the company.

We are committed to Ipsen’s Company Social Responsibility vision to harness the power of our employees to have a responsible and sustainable impact on patients, society and the environment.

We are committed to enabling and empowering every employee.

We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels heard, valued, and supported; where we embrace “The Real Us”. The value we place on different perspectives and experiences drives our commitment to inclusion and equal opportunities. When we include diverse ways of thinking, we make more thoughtful decisions and discover more innovative solutions. Together we strive to better understand the communities we serve. This means we also want to help you perform at your best when applying for a role with us. If you require any adjustments or support during the application process, please let the recruitment team know. This information will be handled with care and will not affect the outcome of your application.

Job details

Seniority
Senior
Function
Medical Affairs
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Shanghai, China
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 364 comparable Senior Medical Affairs roles across 63 biopharma companies.

364Comparable roles tracked
352Currently active
63Companies hiring similar roles
28Countries represented

Salary context

115 of 364 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.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Principal Strategic Medical Writer · AbbVie $109,500/yr – $208,500/yr
Peer group range $159,000 – $255,000 (median $186,375)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 364 comparable roles

United States213
China44
Germany16
India13
United Kingdom10
Japan10

+ 22 more countries

Seniority mix

364 of 364 peers have a known seniority level

Senior261
Associate Director88
Principal15

Therapeutic area mix

116 of 364 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology50
Neuroscience18
Rare Disease13
Dermatology & Aesthetics13
Cardiovascular / CVRM7
Immunology5
Vaccines & Infectious Disease3
Respiratory3
Ophthalmology3
Gastroenterology1

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Open in 8 locations

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How we calculate "similar"

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