| Location | San Jose, CA |
| Industry | Healthcare Services |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1887 |
| Website | http://www.jnj.com/ |
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com.
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Job Function:
Medical Affairs Group
Job Sub Function:
Medical Science Liaison
Job Category:
Scientific/Technology
All Job Posting Locations:
San José, San Jose, Costa Rica
Job Description:
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity.
Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/.
We are looking for the best talent for the Medical Scientific Liaison, to be based in San Jose, Costa Rica.
The MSL Mission is to, through customized interactions, discuss our treatments with physicians and other customers to shape behaviors and support informed decision making whilst identifying and bringing medical insights into the organization as inputs to medical strategy.
The main activities are:
Build relationships with community and academic HCPs focusing on changing medical behavior through the exchange of scientific knowledge
Convey the value of the attributes related to the innovation (ie, efficacy, safety, effectiveness, adherence, QoL) to gain attribute endorsement with stakeholders
Shaping medical practice by changing behaviors within the HCP Community during product pre launching phases - prepare the health care environment and medical community, accelerate adoption (PIs engagement and pre-approval access programs)
Follow up on education, adoption of new knowledge, identifying barriers for medical practice change for innovative products
Respond to scientific inquiries of HCPs/investigators/health care systems and population health decision makers
Integrates scientific data into real life practice to meet customer/audience needs
Identify potential sites and support sites recruitment when needed in alignment with the TA Head/Senior medical manager
Execute Medical Field Educational Events focused on pipeline close to launch and key in line products
Gather insights from Field interactions regarding scientific knowledge, treatments paradigms, Competitors, medical needs and opportunities
Draw and execute the territory and KOL engagement plan according to the strategy and validated by the other MAF stakeholders
Minimum Qualification
Health Sciences degree (MD or PharmD) with the ability to understand and discuss scientific and clinical data.
Strong scientific acumen and learning agility, including the ability to interpret clinical evidence, understand treatment paradigms, and communicate scientific information to healthcare professionals.
+ 2 years of relevant professional experience in healthcare, academia, clinical practice, clinical research, pharmaceutical industry, or related scientific roles.
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the potential to develop peer-to-peer scientific engagement with HCPs and other stakeholders.
Proficiency in English and digital tools, with demonstrated ability and willingness to leverage technology, virtual engagement channels, and data-driven approaches in daily work.
Ability to work as a Medical Representative/MSL in Costa Rica(country requirements).
Drivers License.
Required Skills:
Preferred Skills:
Analytical Reasoning, Analytics Dashboards, Clinical Experience, Coaching, Communication, Competitive Landscape Analysis, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Data Gathering and Analysis, Detail-Oriented, Digital Culture, Digital Literacy, Interpersonal Influence, Market Research, Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, Medical Compliance, Problem Solving, Scientific Research, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Thinking, Technical Credibility, Technologically Savvy
Caring for the world, one person at a time... inspires and unites the people of Johnson & Johnson. We embrace research and science - bringing innovative ideas, products and services to advance the health and well-being of people. Employees of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies work with partners in health care to touch the lives of over a billion people every day, throughout the world.
Our Family of Companies comprises:
The world’s sixth-largest consumer health company.
The world’s most comprehensive medical devices business.
The world’s sixth-largest biologics company.
And the world’s fifth-largest pharmaceuticals company.
We have more than 265 operating companies in more than 60 countries employing approximately 126,500 people. Our worldwide headquarters is in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.