Medical Science Liaison

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a **Medical Science Liaison
- Neuroscience **located in **Riyadh or Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.**

Caring for the world, one person at a time has inspired and united the people of Johnson & Johnson for over 125 years. We embrace research and science - bringing innovative ideas, products and services to advance the health and well-being of people. Employees of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies work with partners in health care to touch the lives of over a billion people every day, throughout the world.

Thriving on a diverse company culture, celebrating the uniqueness of our employees and committed to inclusion. Proud to be an equal opportunity employer. And our culture is interconnected by the shared values of Our Credo. It’s a culture that celebrates diversity and diverse perspectives. It helps employees achieve an effective mix between work and home life and supports their efforts to have a positive impact on their communities.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- 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.

**To keep abreast of the medical and scientific knowledge.**
- Continuously update 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.
- Communicates value of company products, incl. formulary discussions - Through scientific interactions, champions medical benefits of products and contribute to foster innovative approaches.
- Represents the company within therapeutic area professional associations in cooperation with Medical Advisor/ Medical Director Proactive and reactive communication of medical scientific data to Leading Specialists and broader external health-care related audiences.

**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 Advisor/Medical Director.
- Provision 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.

**Support 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**

**Qualifications**:

- Pharmacists/Physician with postgraduate studies.
- 2+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Experience as a Medical Science Liaison.
- Previous experience in medical affairs and neuro-psychiatry is preferred.
- Scientific acumen and strong communication skills in order to be accepted by Leading Specialists in peer
- to-peer relationships. Preferably with pharmaceutical industry experience.
- Highly customer focused with an awareness of the imp