[Hiring] Medical Science Liaison @AstraZeneca

Role Description

The territory for this role is Ontario West. As a Medical Science Liaison, you will be a trusted scientific partner to oncologists, translating emerging data into confident, timely clinical choices.

Accountabilities:

• Scientific Exchange: Lead balanced, objective discussions with healthcare professionals on new and emerging data, including benefits and risks that inform treatment decisions.
• Thought Leader Collaboration: Engage experts as scientific consultants in advisory boards, speaker programs, and clinical trials aligned to strategic priorities.
• Expert Identification: Identify and cultivate relationships with HCPs demonstrating scientific excellence to collaborate on forward-looking basic and preclinical research.
• Regional Insight Generation: Provide nuanced regional understanding of clinical practice patterns, key issues, and trends to inform medical plans and evidence generation.
• Lifecycle Subject Matter Expertise: Act as regional (field based) subject matter expert in the lifecycle management of products in assigned therapeutic areas.
• Research Support: Use scientific exchange to find opportunities for research with HCPs and, where appropriate, connect these opportunities to the Medical Advisor as part of the Externally Sponsored Research (ESR) process.
• Trial Site Scientific Support: Equip priority clinical sites with relevant molecule and disease expertise at or near site initiation to enable high-quality conduct.
• Recruitment Partnership: Collaborate with clinical operations to help ensure timely site activation and robust patient recruitment that meets study timelines.

Qualifications

• Ability to effectively synthesize and communicate scientific information at a peer level with a physician.
• Previous experience as a healthcare professional (PharmD, MD) or one with scientific expertise including PhD or MSc.
• Two or more years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry in a physician-facing role.
• Excellent ability to learn and capacity for scientific concepts and knowledge.
• Effective and demonstrated strong communication (both verbal and written) and presentation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership and teamwork skills.
• Good organizational skills and demonstrated ability to work in a self-directed manner.
• Expert knowledge of the health care environment with regards to Opinion Leaders, Academia and the Medical Community in general.
• Travel required (Local, Regional and National).
• Experience in the therapeutic area of Oncology (gastrointestinal cancers) is preferred.

Benefits

• Annual base salary for this position ranges from 145,156.00 to 190,517.25.
• Annual Variable Pay Bonus/Short Term Incentive opportunity.
• Eligibility to participate in equity-based long-term incentive program (if applicable to role).
• Competitive Flex Benefits & Retirement Savings Program.
• 4 weeks’ paid vacation.
• Annual Personal Days.
• Contract Benefits Program for Fixed Term Contract/Temporary positions (excluding students).