Medical Science Liaison - Centurion at IQVIA

About the Opportunity

• Our client company is seeking a highly motivated Medical Science Liaison (MSL) to join their Medical Affairs team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This is an exciting opportunity for a scientifically driven professional to engage with key healthcare stakeholders, support medical strategies, and contribute to improving patient outcomes within strategic therapeutic areas.
• As a field-based medical expert, you will build and maintain trusted scientific relationships with healthcare professionals, key opinion leaders (KOLs), academic institutions, and other relevant stakeholders. You will serve as a critical link between the medical community and internal teams, ensuring the exchange of accurate, balanced, and evidence-based scientific information.

Key Responsibilities

Scientific Engagement & Stakeholder Management

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with KOLs, healthcare professionals, academic institutions, and other key stakeholders.
• Execute therapeutic area-specific medical engagement plans aligned with broader medical strategies.
• Conduct scientific discussions and provide fair, balanced, and evidence-based medical information.
• Respond to unsolicited medical information requests from healthcare professionals.
• Deliver scientific presentations and educational sessions on disease states and approved product indications.
• Represent the medical team at scientific meetings, congresses, and industry events.

Medical Affairs & Strategic Support

• Gather and communicate medical insights from the field to inform medical and business strategies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Medical Affairs, Commercial, Market Access, and Regulatory functions.
• Provide scientific expertise and support to internal stakeholders.
• Contribute to the development and review of medical and scientific materials.
• Support advisory boards, educational initiatives, and peer-to-peer learning programs.

Clinical Research & Evidence Generation

• Support clinical research activities and collaborate with external research partners where required.
• Stay current with scientific literature, clinical data, emerging research, and industry developments.
• Translate complex scientific information into meaningful insights for both external and internal audiences.

Compliance & Quality

• Ensure all scientific interactions comply with applicable regulatory requirements, ethical standards, and company policies.
• Support pharmacovigilance and product safety reporting processes.
• Maintain the highest standards of scientific integrity and patient focus in all activities.

Qualifications & Experience

Essential Qualifications

• Master's Degree, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent advanced scientific or clinical qualification in a Life Sciences discipline.
• Strong scientific knowledge and ability to interpret clinical trial data and medical literature.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Preferred Experience

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in Medical Affairs within the pharmaceutical, healthcare, biotechnology, or academic environment.
• Strong knowledge and experience of the Gastrointestinal (GI) therapeutic area is required
• Experience within Oncology, Haematology, or related therapeutic areas will be advantageous.
• Proven ability to engage effectively with healthcare professionals and key opinion leaders.

Key Competencies

• Scientific and clinical expertise
• Relationship-building and stakeholder engagement
• Strategic and analytical thinking
• Strong project and time management skills
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Adaptability and resilience
• Business acumen and commercial awareness
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Additional Requirements

• Valid South African driver's licence.
• Own reliable vehicle available for business travel.
• Ability to work both in the office and in the field.
• Willingness to travel locally and occasionally internationally as required.