MSL – NEUROSCIENCE – JANSSEN – SÃO PAULO/SP

Job description

MSL – NEUROSCIENCE – JANSSEN – SÃO PAULO/SP

Job summary:

Field-based personnel responsible for healthcare provider education; scientific exchange with Key Opinion Leaders and local data mining and dissemination leader; Act as a central contact for regional/local clinical programs. Provide clinical support to internal colleagues. Develop and implement clinical strategic plan within a geographic region. MSLs are also responsible for incorporating competitive intelligence inputs from field into internal strategic meetings.

This position will be based at São Paulo.

Key responsibilities:

The following processes and activities fall under the direct responsibilities of this position:

· The focus of this professional will be to participate on a disease awareness strategy focused on resistant depression and depression with suicidal risk of a major release for the company;

· Provide inputs and implement medical affairs plans, including identification of critical paths and tracking of projects;

· Establish and provide strategic leadership for Medical Affairs, develop and execute initiatives for compounds in pipeline;

· Work with medical affairs staff and implement launch readiness and life cycle management programs for products;

· Function as a scientific expert on field to internal and external customers within areas of expertise such as clinical, scientific and health economics;

· Provide scientific support to opinion leaders, community physicians, investigators and other healthcare providers;

· Provide medical training to investigators/independent physicians and company staff (Marketing, sales or other) focused on: Disease state awareness, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of the disease and product specific awareness and support.

· Respond solicited and unsolicited requests for scientific information via 1:1 or group discussions (MSL driven events), discussing disease state concepts and complex medical issues;

· Owner of scientific and competitive intelligence incorporating inputs into strategic plan;

· Collect solicited and unsolicited requests on:

o Proposals to support educational activities

o Physician's requests for investigator-initiated studies according to company guidelines

o Any medical and scientific inquiry related to the therapeutic areas of expertise

o Disease and Product Training

· Provide feedback and intelligence on the market environment, promotional and clinical strategies, competition;

· Ensures compliance maintenance of group with all laws through the use of audits and trainings.

This position reports to a Medical Manager.

Desired profile

Qualifications :

Educational Level: Any healthcare career, but preferable PhD, with scientific skills/expertise/interest in the following topics: Immunologu, Genetics or clinical pharmacology. Is required that the candidates have advanced English reading, writing and speaking skills. Any Pharmaceutical industry expertise or experience is highly appreciated.