Key responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong scientific relationships with targeted external experts, ensuring engagement is credible, compliant, and aligned with territory needs.
• Lead high-quality scientific exchanges on the therapeutical area, applying robust disease-area and product knowledge to support deep data discussions with healthcare professionals and external stakeholders.
• Develop a strong understanding of local territory dynamics, expert networks, and unmet needs to inform field medical priorities and support effective stakeholder engagement planning.
• Act as a proactive field-based medical partner, identifying opportunities to add scientific value through timely insights, expert interactions, and appropriate medical education activities.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with internal medical, commercial, and market access colleagues while maintaining the independence and integrity of the MSL role.
• Gather, synthesize, and communicate relevant external insights from the field to help inform medical strategy and support patient-focused decision making.
• Represent Novartis externally with strong communication, people skills, business acumen, and the ability to translate complex scientific information into clear and meaningful discussions.
• Contribute to a team of three MSLs by sharing knowledge, best practices, and territory learnings; this role has no direct people management responsibilities.
• Ensure all activities are conducted in accordance with applicable compliance, ethical, and scientific standards.

Essential Requirements

• Advanced scientific, medical, or healthcare-related education preferred; relevant MSL or field medical experience in Canada is an asset; strong communication skills are highly desirable for engagement across the territory.
• Strong scientific knowledge with the ability to conduct credible, in-depth data discussions with external experts.
• Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships with targeted experts and healthcare stakeholders.
• Solid understanding of territory needs, local healthcare dynamics, and external expert engagement requirements.
• Excellent communication and vulgarization skills, with the ability to translate complex scientific concepts into clear, audience-appropriate messages.
• Proactive mindset, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to work effectively in a field-based environment.
• Business acumen and strategic thinking to prioritize opportunities and align field activities with medical objectives.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills and commitment to compliant, ethical, and patient-focused scientific engagement.

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