Medical Science Liaison for Cardiovascular, Renal

Responsible for provision of high quality medical & scientific expertise on emerging treatment trends via in-depth expert medical and scientific product/disease area discussions and presentations of detailed clinical data in a non-promotional scientific context.

**ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSABILITIES**

Scientific Information Management and Dissemination
- Keep him/herself up to date in therapeutic area and product knowledge (including competitors);
- Regular meeting with Opinion Leaders and Influence groups to build partnership, share data, request support, and provide support including publications, slide sets
- Respond to unsolicited requests for information about unapproved AZ products or unapproved uses of approved products, presenting such information in an objective, well balanced, substantiated manner that is scientific in tone and content, free of promotional messages, truthful, and is not misleading.
- Fulfill medical information request processes
- Appropriately share data with HCPs discussing all aspects of the data in a scientific, objective, and balanced way
- Respond to requests by HCPs for information about clinical/ scientific data relating to products in line with local legislation
- Facilitate continuous medical education events for HCP
- Meet with peers regularly for formal shared learning and debrief with affiliate and revise shared objectives
- Attend scientific meetings.

Building Key Opinion Leader Relationships

Identify and partner with national, regional/local Opinion Leaders and influence or advocacy groups for AstraZeneca products
- Serve as information source for HCPs
- Work with HCPs as partners in scientific activities that help advance disease understanding and are consistent with Medical Affairs strategy & objectives, such as:

- Identify potential speakers and train speakers as appropriate for local events
- Provide recommendations for advisory board participants and serve as faculty/facilitators for advisory board meetings.

Contribution to Brand Strategy by supporting cross-functional team(s)
- Provide AZ with an understanding of the local medical community landscape, clinical practice trends and real and/or perceived gaps in current scientific knowledge and medical treatment
- Support of pre-launch activities for new therapeutic area, products and line extensions
- Share HCPs insight and customer needs with cross-functional team
- Share educational highlights and insight gathered while at scientific congress with colleagues
- Monitor the competitors’ activities.

Facilitate Local Clinical Research (as appropriate)
- Participate in development and conduction of local/regional studies (incl. non-interventional studies)
- Knowledge and ability to support Externally Sponsored Research (ESR) processes
- Upon request, assist with various aspects of local clinical trials, including scientific support, site selection and operational issues or feasibility assessments.
- Ensure compliance with the Global Policy on SHE, its supporting documents and the laws and regulations of the countries in which AZ CAMCAR MAC operates.

**EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE**

Essentials
- Based in Costa Rica
- Ability to synthesize and communicate scientific information effectively at a peer level with a physician
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Good strategic thinking
- Excellent self-management skills
- Intellectual curiosity and high motivation to learn
- Strong teamwork skills and proven ability to work with cross functional teams
- Good organizational skills
- Innovation and creativity
- Understanding of commercial environment
- Advance knowledge of written and spoken English
- Availability to travel
- IT knowledge (Proficient in MS Office products: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project)

Formal Education
- Doctor in Medicine or Pharmacist (Intermediate knowledge in evidence-based medicine).

Other desirable knowledge, skills, abilities
- Project management/planning
- 2+ years’ experience as a Medical Science Liaison in the pharmaceutical industry
- Knowledge of Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism is a plus