Job Description

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function:

Medical Affairs Group

Job Sub Function:

Medical Science Liaison

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

About Immunology

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Our Immunology team leads in the development of transformational medicines for immunological disorders and illnesses. You can influence where medicine is going by restoring health to millions of people living with immune diseases.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

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Purpose:

• To maximize company product value through high scientific quality communication with Leading Specialists on a peer-to-peer basis. Through activities in line with the Medical Affairs Plan, the MSL is jointly responsible for the realization of short-term and long-term company goals.
• To be a therapeutic area scientific expert, responsible for discussing our products, patients’ treatment trends and studies in the therapeutic areas in which we are involved, on a peer-to-peer basis with defined audience of Leading Specialists (Physicians, Pharmacists, Hospital Managers, Board Members of Scientific Societies, and other partners) and to be considered a trusted scientific counterpart.

You will be responsible for:

• Keeping abreast of the medical and scientific knowledge. Continuously updating their knowledge of products, patient’s treatment trends and clinical activities and studies conducted within the therapeutic area in their region.
• Development and maintenance of a contact network with Leading Specialists Understands their needs, key value drivers, practical treatment patterns and scientific activities within therapeutic area.
• Communicating value of company products, incl. formulary discussions through scientific interactions, champions medical benefits of products and contribute to foster innovative approaches.
• Representing the company within therapeutic area professional associations in cooperation with Medical Advisor/ Medical Lead
• Proactive and reactive communication of medical scientific data to Leading Specialists and broader external health-care related audiences: Communicates directly and proactively scientific information on our products within the approved label . Communicates non-promotional general information about our company, including description of research and development programs. Responds to unsolicited scientific queries of customers for approved products and products/indications in development, based on Medical Affairs and Medical Information documents
• Organization and participation in Medical Education activities: Identify/support/educate speakers Build Medical Education programs with scientific third party
• Organization and participation in Advisory Boards in cooperation with Medical lead.
• Provisioning of scientific support to company Sales Representatives. Provides medical and product training and scientific support to Sales Representatives in coordination with Training Department as appropriate. Acts as a reference point to Sales Representatives for any scientific query, in collaboration with Medical Information as appropriate.
• Supporting Medical Affairs study execution, Supports the set up and follow up of registries and other non-interventional Medical Affairs studies. Proposes investigators and sites for interventional and non-interventional Medical Affairs studies. Participates in investigator meetings preparation, recruitment follow-up and study result presentation. Receives investigator proposals for IIS and to ensure they are discussed within the Medical Affairs department for decision.
• Through scientific interactions, gain valuable insight into treatment patterns, and scientific activities in the therapeutic area and provide input to the company Medical Affairs Plan / business decision- making.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Pharmacist/Physician
• A minimum of 1 year experience as a medical science liaison in a mid-to-large pharmaceutical organization is an advantage.
• Experience in Immunology therapy area is an advantage.

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Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Analytics Dashboards, Clinical Experience, Coaching, Communication, Competitive Landscape Analysis, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Data Gathering and Analysis, Detail-Oriented, Digital Culture, Digital Literacy, Interpersonal Influence, Market Research, Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, Medical Compliance, Problem Solving, Scientific Research, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Thinking, Technical Credibility, Technologically Savvy