Medical Science Liaison - CRM

Job Description Summary

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Location: Bucharest, Romania
Relocation Support: This role is based in Bucharest, Romania. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.

About the Role:
Stepping into this role means becoming a scientific partner who helps shape the future of Cardiology in Romania. You will empower healthcare partners with timely, meaningful evidence, uncover insights that influence strategy, and contribute directly to improving patient outcomes. As an MSL, you’ll bring science to life through purposeful conversations, co‑creation, and collaboration—ensuring patients gain access to innovative treatments that can truly change their journey. This is your opportunity to make a tangible impact while working in an environment that values curiosity, integrity and bold thinking.

 

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify and map external stakeholders across therapeutic areas to strengthen scientific engagement beyond healthcare professionals.
• Build personalized, multi‑channel engagement plans tailored to evolving stakeholder needs and expectations.
• Gather, interpret and share meaningful medical insights to guide strategic decision‑making.
• Support clinical development projects by identifying evidence gaps and real‑world data opportunities.
• Drive disease awareness by delivering timely, relevant scientific evidence to appropriate stakeholders.
• Champion omnichannel and digital approaches to enhance medical engagement impact.
• Translate insights into actionable contributions for Patient Journey work, evidence planning and product strategy.
• Facilitate medical training for cross‑functional teams as backup to the Medical Advisor.

Essential Requirements:

• Advanced degree in medical, pharmaceutical, biological or life sciences (MD, MSc, PhD or Postdoctoral studies).
• Proficiency in Romanian and English, both spoken and written.
• Minimum six months’ experience within a healthcare institution, health authority, healthcare non‑governmental organization or pharmaceutical company.
• Strong ability to communicate scientific information clearly and confidently.
• Proven capability to build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships.
• Ability to interpret scientific data and translate insights into actionable recommendations.
• Comfortable working with digital tools and omnichannel engagement approaches.
• Strong organizational skills to manage reporting, compliance and administrative responsibilities.

Desirable Requirements:

• Prior experience as a Medical Science Liaison in Cardiology medicine
• Strong knowledge of the Romanian healthcare ecosystem and established relationships with external stakeholders and key opinion leaders.

Commitment to Diversity: 

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve. 

Why Novartis? 

Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us!

 

Skills Desired

Biostatistics, Clinical Practices, Clinical Research, Clinical Study Reports, Curious Mindset, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Disease Management, Drug Development, Education, Epidemiology, IT Tools, Medical Information, Medical Research, Medical Writing, Phase Iv Clinical Trial, Product Placement, Scientific Support