Medical Science Liaison

About Astellas:

At Astellas we are a progressive health partner, delivering value and outcomes where needed.

We pursue innovative science, focussing initially on the areas of greatest potential and then developing solutions where patient need is high, often in rare or under-served disease areas and in life-threatening or life-limiting diseases and conditions.

We work directly with patients, doctors and health care professionals on the front line to ensure patient and clinical needs are guiding our development activities at every stage.

Our global vision for Patient Centricity is to support the development of innovative health solutions through a deep understanding of the patient experience. At Astellas, Patient Centricity isn’t a buzzword - it’s a guiding principle for action. We believe all staff have a role to play in creating a patient-centric culture and integrating an awareness of the patient into our everyday working practices, regardless of our role, team or division.

We work closely with regulatory authorities and payers to find new ways to ensure access to new therapies. We deliver the latest insights and real-world evidence to inform the best decisions for patients and their care-givers, to ensure the medicines we develop continue to provide meaningful outcomes.

Beyond medicines, we support our stakeholder communities to drive initiatives that improve awareness, education, access and ultimately standards of care.

The Opportunity:

An exciting opportunity to support a launch in Ophthalmology, involving significant leadership responsibilities.

As a Medical Scientific Liaison (MSL) ophthalmology, you will serve as a trusted advisor, facilitating scientific exchange with Key External Experts (KEEs) and stakeholders throughout the product life cycle. In this role, you will be responsible for gathering field data to generate medical insights. Additionally, you will collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders both within and outside of Medical Affairs (MA) and execute tactical field plans to engage the medical/scientific community for the product.

You will be part of an inclusive team that works to develop innovative therapies for patients.

Key Activities for this role:

• Participate in scientific exchange where knowledge about product(s), disease(s), and therapeutic areas is shared to ensure the safe and effective use of Astellas products.
• Contribute to discussions regarding evolving trends in disease state management and therapy.
• Collaborate with external stakeholders in one-on-one interactions and group settings, demonstrating excellent scientific and clinical knowledge, as well as a deep understanding of stakeholder needs.
• Maintain up-to-date medical and scientific knowledge to enable peer-to-peer scientific exchange.
• Demonstrate a high level of proficiency in interpersonal skills to interact effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders.

Essential Knowledge & Experience:

• Substantial knowledge, expertise, and recent experience in ophthalmology.
• Extensive understanding and experience in scientific exchange best practices and medical insight generation.
• Strong interpersonal relationship skills.
• High learning agility.

Education/Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in health-related Sciences or equivalent.

Additional Information:

• This is a permanent, full-time position.
• Position is based in Addlestone, UK.
• This position is field-based in the UK nationwide and as 80% required by the business travel is expected in line with your role.

What We Offer:

• A challenging and diversified job in an international setting.
• Opportunity and support for continuous development.
• Inspiring work climate.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.