Medical Science Liaison

**Job Title: Medical Science Liaison**

**Location: Hanoi, Vietnam**

**About the role**:

- Responsible for the execution of the TA specific medical plan in the field, predominantly by establishing, developing, and fostering relationships with key external stakeholders through scientific exchange and research support, always keeping the patient’s needs and safety into focus. This position is a field
- based position, with approximately 70% time in the field collaborating with KOLs and other external customers as needed
- To communicate fair-balanced therapeutic area related/ product-related scientific and clinical information to external stakeholders (e.g. key opinion leaders (KOLs), physicians, academic institutions, hospital formulary committees, funder organisations), to respond to unsolicited requests for medical information, manage Patient Support Programme communication and facilitate research discussions.
- Bring key insights from the medical and scientific community to internal stakeholders to guide the medical and brand plans to enable access, build capabilities and strengthen the healthcare system.

**How you will contribute**:
1. Managing and Engaging External Stakeholders
- Creates and updates periodically the TA KOL list; by utilizing objective, pre-approved scientific criteria to profile KOL. Develop and execute a TA specific MSL scientific engagement plan aligned with the TA Medical Plan to guide field work
- Establish Takeda’s presence with KOLs and academic institutions in defined geographies for therapeutic areas of strategic interest to the company
- Lead the in-field execution of the Therapeutic Area (TA) Medical Plan; meet regularly with identified KOLs to provide ongoing, balanced scientific exchange related to on-label indications and disease state(s)
- Proactively identify and develop long term peer-to-peer relationships with opinion leaders and other relevant stakeholders
- Respond to unsolicited requests from HCPs for medical information (including off-label information) related to marketed Takeda products and Takeda pipeline products
- Support scientific training of Takeda-contracted speakers by providing ongoing support and education as needed
- Provide clinical and medical presentations on disease state and on label indications to external stakeholders, including funders upon request and as appropriate

2. Clinical Research Support
- Identify and support unsolicited requests from HCPs for investigator-initiated sponsored research (IISR) proposals by providing appropriate investigator support as per Takeda SOP as well as engaging with the global team on IISR proposals as appropriate. Track progress of IISR proposals and, once approved track study progress.
- Support ongoing/future Medical Affairs Company Sponsored Studies (i.e. provide LOC review of proposed CRO site lists, attend site visits if necessary, provide site/investigator feedback to clinical operations) following the appropriate requests from LOC/ Area/ Regional/ Global clinical development
- Develop and support national disease registries and RWE projects for relevant disease areas as needed

3. Internal Stakeholder Collaboration
- Integrate with internal stakeholder groups through effective interaction with internal cross-functional teams. Participate as a member of the Brand Team for the assigned TA
- Capture and share in-field insights with a strong focus on identifying unmet needs in relevant therapeutic areas to inform, medical and scientific strategy to build capabilities within the healthcare system.
- Provide medical and scientific expertise to commercial partners as needed and within regulatory guidelines. Participate in the review and approval of materials developed by the marketing group.
- Act as field-based reference point of scientific and clinical expertise for field force and other internal stakeholders (e.g. market access) through training and ad-hoc support
- Create or support the development of medical/ scientific materials and slide decks as needed (e.g. MSL slide decks and advisory board slides) and ensure the content is appropriately reviewed and approved as per Takeda policies

4. Scientific Intelligence/ Scientific Conferences
- Maintain a very high level of knowledge and understanding of the latest scientific/medical knowledge in the relevant therapeutic areas by conducting literature searches, reading clinical papers, attending conferences, courses and other relevant events
- Attend local, national and international Takeda’s meetings and congresses as required to update medical/scientific knowledge and develop relationships with KOLs.
- Provide medical booth and session coverage at scientific meetings and report information of strategic interest to Takeda. Provide feedback on competitor activities of relevance.
- Participate in the development of key medical activities and execute medical affairs plan, including local Advisory Board Meetings, CME, Symposia, Round Table Discussion.

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