Medical Science Liaison Lead, Riyadh, (Contract)

Job Description:

Responsibilities of the role include:

• Attends national and regional medical meetings and symposia as a representative of PTC and engages in discussions with attendees as appropriate; attends scientific sessions and poster presentations, gathers information, and summarizes findings; as possible, and when appropriate, cultivates professional relationships from these contacts.
• Delivers, and may develop/design, fair-balanced and objective clinical and scientific presentations to healthcare professionals (HCPs), payors, patient organizations in response to unsolicited requests for information on the use of company products.
• Identifies and trains speakers for advisory boards, symposia, and educational programs with regulatory approved materials, slides sets, abstracts, posters, etc.
• Identifies, organizes and carry outs regional medical initiatives e.g advisory board as needed.
• Provides input to management regarding alternative therapies, business development opportunities/risks, and client feedback.
• Establishes, manages and maintains successful relations with relevant health authorities, including but not limited to: KOLs, HCPs, academic institutions, payors, patient organizations, etc.
• Facilitates the accurate and timely submission of applications for unrestricted educational grants or research initiatives and requests for support of studies, per company policy.
• Maintains a thorough awareness of medical/clinical, regulator, compliance and quality issues and processes as they apply to the PTC therapeutic areas and adheres to, and supports, the standards established by the company.
• Maintains competitor information relevant to company’s therapeutic areas, goals/objectives, project activities and /product team priorities and stays current on therapeutic advances and competing therapies or products; analyzes and applies relevant intelligence findings and communicates and presents insightful data/impact in an efficient format to appropriate internal stake holders.

Requirements of the role include:

• Advanced degree (e.g., Masters, MPH, PharmD, M.D. or Ph.D.) in a scientific discipline and a minimum of 7 years progressively responsible, relevant experience in a pharmaceutical, biotechnology or related environment with a minimum of 3 years of experience as an MSL in rare diseases, or equivalent.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license.
• Must be able to travel on a daily basis to/from customer accounts and drive and/or fly long distances (distances will vary based upon the size of assigned territory).
• Experience supporting an orphan, rare disease and/or specialized drug(s).
• A highly customer-orientated approach, committed to achieving excellent levels of customer service
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships at all levels
• A team mindset with the desire to go above and beyond to support the team and organization