[Hiring] Contractor- Medical Science Liaison @Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical

Role Description

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) position serves as a scientific bridge between our company and the healthcare community, primarily engaging with key opinion leaders (KOLs) and healthcare professionals. MSL should provide objective scientific and educational support by interpreting clinical data, sharing evidence about products, and ensuring accurate, compliant scientific information reaches HCPs, academic institutions, and scientific societies. She/he supports observational and clinical studies, gathers real-world feedback from doctors, and helps educate the medical community on new therapies and company pipelines.

Work Model: Field - Officially documented as working as a member of the Ultragenyx field team, generally interacting with third parties on behalf of Ultragenyx.

• Build relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) – Establish and maintain peer-to-peer scientific relationships with leading physicians, specialists, and healthcare experts in their therapeutic area.
• Provide scientific information and education – Present objective, evidence-based medical and scientific information about company products to healthcare professionals, ensuring appropriate product use.
• Support observational and clinical research – Identify, facilitate, set up, and supervise clinical studies and investigator-initiated trials from medical perspectives.
• Attend scientific congresses and conferences – Participate in medical meetings to present data, engage with the scientific community, and stay current with industry developments.
• Gather market insights – Monitor the medical scientific landscape, collect real-world feedback from physicians, and provide internal feedback on market trends and product positioning.
• Support Brand plans strategy – Provide medical input on marketing strategies and brand plans while ensuring compliance with CGR/GCP guidelines.
• Support and manage medical projects and programs – Lead or contribute to medical/scientific projects and serve as an active member of cross-functional brand teams.
• Conduct field visits – Travel to academic centers, hospitals, and research sites to engage directly with healthcare professionals and KOLs.
• Participate in panel discussions and scientific meetings – Speak at academic institutions, participate in panel discussions, and conduct meetings with physicians and HCPs.
• Ensure regulatory compliance – Work with legal, regulatory, marketing, and sales teams to ensure all activities comply with industry regulations and ethical guidelines.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in clinical specialty (MD, PhD, PharmD) and 5 years of MSL experience strongly preferred. If non-doctoral degree, at least 3 years of previous MSL and relevant disease state clinical experience required.
• Genetics / Rare disease experience preferred, particularly in metabolic bone and/or metabolic genetic diseases.
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills required.
• Demonstrated experience effectively presenting clinical/scientific information required.
• Expert understanding of the local health care delivery system and its impact on patient care and regional medical care.
• Values based collaborator – respectful, accountable and collaborative.
• Ability to relate and work with a wide range of people to achieve results.
• Ability to organize and prioritize own work schedule.
• Ability to make decisions which have a significant impact on the department’s credibility, operations, and services.
• Ability to create materials such as reports, presentations for inside and outside the organization, and present/speak to groups.
• Bilingual - Spanish and medium to high proficiency in English (written and spoken) preferable.
• Time and territory management skills required.
• Approximately 60-80% of travel is required; overnight travel is required as needed.

Benefits

• Generous vacation time and public holidays observed by the company.
• Volunteer days.
• Long term incentive and Employee stock purchase plans or equivalent offerings.
• Employee wellbeing benefits.
• Fitness reimbursement.
• Tuition sponsoring.
• Professional development plans.
• Benefits vary by region and country.