Medical Scientific Liason

Centurion İlaç Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.

MSL (Medical Scientific Liason) (full time, on site)

About Centurion Pharmaceuticals:

Having begun its journey in the industry in Istanbul in 1949 and acquired a growth momentum by incorporating Centurion, an American company, in 1999, we are a privately-owned biopharmaceutical company with its own manufacturing site, focusing on manufacturing and launching high-quality biosimilar products to the market.

We are operating in our own facility in Ankara to continue to grow and to provide high quality, cost-effective products by locking on new targets in cooperation with world-leading partners, on our path that we started with our innovative team, which specialized in blood products and vaccines in Turkey.

We have fed a wide range of cultures within our organization with our partners throughout the world. We have blended and improved what we have learned so far, and we are working to provide access to drug treatment via the most cost-effective way and with the highest quality first for patients in our country and then for the rest of the world with all the biosimilar products that we have implemented in our own manufacturing facility.

With the pleasure we derived from what we are doing, we are always one STEP AHEAD and never content with what we have accomplished, and we are always moving forward.

About This Job:

Ø  Medical Scientific Liason will be reporting to the head of medical.

Ø  The candidates are expected

·       to have up-to-date medical information about the product, to follow the scientific developments in the fields of responsibility, to contribute to the expansion and development of the department archive,

·       to have high team management/coordination, analytical thinking and high communication skills,

·       to be a motivated team player, agile and result oriented,

·       to have high level of problem-solving, decision-making and leadership skills,

·       to have strong project management skills

·       to have no restriction to travel frequently

Key Activities:

Ø  Develop and maintain up-to-date knowledge of the therapy areas by reviewing the literature, discussions with Key Opinion Leaders and key stakeholders,

Ø  Implement the medical objectives/tactics on his responsibility

Ø  Cooperate with other medical managers and MSLs within the team to fulfill department objectives

Ø  Supporting requests from physicians regarding medical and scientific information on products or therapeutic areas

Ø  Identify and develop of relationships with regional Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), for the purpose of ethical and high-level exchange of scientific information; collect medical insights.

Ø  Ensure compliance with policies and regulations.

Ø  Provide medical trainings to internal & external partners (ie speaker briefings).

Ø  Representing the company in national and international scientific congresses

Ø  Providing KOLs with necessary scientific and technical support for scientific publications or medical interest.

Ø  Following assigned clinical studies and medical projects

Ø  Representing company with a strong medical and scientific vision in key academic centers by conducting research and educational initiatives

Essential Knowledge & Experience:

Ø  Minimum one year experience in pharmaceutical industry

Ø  Fluent in business Turkish & English

Ø  Computer literacy, good knowledge of MS Office tools.

Ø  Presentation skills (also virtual)

Ø  Candidates must have a valid driving license

Preferred Knowledge & Experience:

Ø  Medical Affairs experience in a similar field medical role

Ø  Experience in rare diseases or metabolic diseases

Ø  Previous experience in pharma industry in relevant therapeutic areas where Centurion Pharmaceuticals is operating.

Ø  Solid knowledge of the pharmaceutical environment, industry guidelines and the role of Medical Affairs to advance the medical and scientific objectives of a pharmaceutical company.

Educations/Qualifications:

Ø  University degree in Medicine or Pharmacy

Additional information:

Ø  This is a permanent full-time position

Ø  80% business travel in Turkey, including overnight travel is involved

Ø  Male candidates who have completed their military service.

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.