[Hiring] Medical Scientific Liaison - Hepatology @GSK

Role Description

The Specialty Care Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is a pivotal non-promotional field-based role that connects GSK to the healthcare and research community. Through in-field scientific engagement with healthcare providers and external experts, the MSL helps build a more informed healthcare environment by:

• Sharing in-depth knowledge of GSK data within the context of holistic patient care.
• Supporting evidence-based understanding of the science behind GSK medicines.
• Systematically gathering insights on GSK products, services, and medical and scientific information to better understand patient needs and evidence gaps.

This role focuses on accelerating clinical research and supporting the successful delivery of hepatology clinical studies at trial sites across the UK. The MSL will partner closely with investigators, research teams, and internal stakeholders to:

• Facilitate study start-up, recruitment, and scientific engagement activities to accelerate the availability of novel treatments to address unmet medical needs.

In this role you will:

• Engage in peer-to-peer scientific exchange with hepatology healthcare professionals, key opinion leaders (KOLs), investigators, and research site personnel in accordance with the GSK Code of Practice and local regulations.
• Support hepatology clinical studies by developing scientific relationships with investigators and trial sites and facilitating study awareness, engagement, and recruitment activities.
• Partner with Clinical Operations and cross-functional medical teams to support clinical trial delivery, evidence generation, and study acceleration objectives.
• Provide scientific education on disease areas, pipeline assets, and ongoing clinical development programmes to internal and external stakeholders.
• Capture, analyse, and communicate actionable medical insights from the field to inform evidence generation strategies and patient-focused initiatives.
• Maintain expert knowledge of hepatology, clinical research methodologies, evolving standards of care, and the external scientific landscape.

Qualifications

• Degree in life sciences, pharmacy, nursing, or medicine (e.g. BSc, MSc, PhD, MPharm, PharmD, MBBS, MD or equivalent).
• Scientific or clinical expertise in hepatology, or a related therapeutic area.
• Experience as an MSL, Clinical Research Associate (CRA), or in a clinical research, study management, or clinical development environment supporting clinical trials.
• Strong communication and influencing skills with the ability to engage credibly in scientific discussions with investigators, healthcare professionals, and key external experts.
• Ability to work independently, manage a geographically dispersed territory, and build effective cross-functional relationships.

Requirements

• Experience supporting hepatology, or specialty care clinical research programmes.
• Experience developing scientific partnerships with investigators, clinical trial sites, and key opinion leaders.
• Experience delivering scientific presentations and communicating complex data to diverse medical audiences.
• Understanding of UK clinical research infrastructure and the evolving NHS environment.
• Awareness of the ABPI Code of Practice and the role of Medical Affairs within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience generating medical insights and translating them into actions that support clinical development or evidence generation strategies.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Annual bonus based on company performance.
• Healthcare and wellbeing programmes.
• Pension plan membership.
• Shares and savings programme.

Company Description

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive.

• We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases.
• Our culture is ambitious for patients, accountable for impact, and committed to doing the right thing.