Senior Immunology Medical Science Liaison - Rio de Janeiro

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.

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Job Function:

Medical Affairs Group

Job Sub Function:

Medical Science Liaison

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Belo Horizonte (MG), Brazil, Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Job Description:

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 

We are searching for the best talent for this Senior Immunology Medical Science Liaison, based in Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, or Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

The MSL mission is to, through customized interactions, discuss our treatments with physicians and other customers to shape behaviors and support informed decision making whilst identifying and bringing medical insights into the organization as inputs to medical strategy.

The main activities are:

• Is a scientific medical reference for internal and external stakeholders

• Builds relationships with community and academic HCPs focusing on changing medical behavior through the exchange of scientific knowledge 

• Conveys the value of the attributes related to the innovation (ie, efficacy, safety, effectiveness, adherence, QoL) to gain attribute endorsement with stakeholders

• Executes field medical educational events focused on pipeline close to launch and key in-line products 

• Shapes the medical practice by changing behaviors within the HCP community during product pre-launch phases - prepare the health care environment and medical community, accelerate adoption (PIs engagement and pre-approval access programs)

• Designs and executes the KOL engagement plan according to strategy and validated by MAF and other internal business partners 

• Ensures continued medical education aligned with the KOL engagement plan, following up on adoption of new knowledge, identifying barriers for medical practice change for innovative products 

• Responds to scientific inquiries of HCPs / investigators / health care systems and public health decision makers,  integrating scientific data into real life practice to meet audience needs

• Gathers insights from field interactions regarding scientific knowledge, treatments paradigms, competitors, medical needs and opportunities 

• Works collaboratively in daily GFC work, in the implementation of medical strategies aligned with the product life cycle.

• Identifies potential sites and support sites recruitment when needed in alignment with the TA Head/Medical Manager

 

Minimum Qualification

• Deep immunology scientific knowledge and skills to interpret scientific data

• Relevant work experience in health care or academic research

• Previous experience as MSL

• Proficient in English

• Proficient in MS Office

• Available to travel 70% of the time

• Valid type-B drivers’ license

 

Other Requirements

• Masters degree and Doctoral degree are desirable

• Communication and presentation skills

• Business acumen

• Teamwork, leadership and influencing skills – able to work effectively in a matrix organization and maintain peer-to-peer relationships with Leading Specialists

• Adherence to Johnson & Johnson Credo values

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Analytics Dashboards, Clinical Experience, Coaching, Communication, Competitive Landscape Analysis, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Customer Centricity, Data Gathering and Analysis, Digital Culture, Digital Literacy, Interpersonal Influence, Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, Medical Compliance, Problem Solving, Research and Development, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Thinking, Technical Credibility, Technologically Savvy