THE OPPORTUNITY

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) acts as a liaison between Health Care Professionals (HCPs), Clinical and Scientific External Experts (EEs) and Boehringer Ingelheim in order to deliver and gather important scientific information.

As an MSL, you will be the face of Boehringer Ingelheim to high-level scientific professionals. With them, you will engage in scientific discussions, review results of high-quality trials and, exchange viewpoints.

In this role, you will collaborate with multiple internal teams and work closely with Medical Managers and the Medical Team Lead in the CRM (Cardio-Renal-Metabolic) Therapeutic Area .

You will report to the local Medical Team Lead . This position is mainly field based (70-80% of the time) and will require some travelling.

This role might just be for you if you enjoy communicating scientific data and building and maintaining trustworthy scientific and medical relations with Health Care Professionals. Join us if you want to make the difference!

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Act as a Health Care Professional’s (HCPs) scientific resource and go-to-person for scientific queries and in-depth scientific information related to medications and indications within your area of expertise.

• Generate and communicate scientific data; have a deep understanding of scientific and medical thinking, limitations, and opportunities.

• Develop and maintain a network of HCPs and authorities.

• Document insights from interactions with stakeholders and co-create actionable strategies based on them.

• Identify need for registries, epidemiological studies, non-trial activities and other medical/scientific projects.

• Support Internal Medical Teams, Field force, Key Account Managers, Marketing and Market access.

• Attend international/ national/ regional medical congresses to staff scientific booths and discuss science.

• Organize, lead or attend regional/local advisory boards, roundtable meetings, expert and scientific meetings.

• Discuss IIS (Investigator Initiated Studies) proposals together with investigators and Medical Managers and assist in submitting proposals.

WHAT YOU SHOULD BRING TO THE TEAM

• PhD or master’s degree in Medicine, Life sciences or similar field .

• Some experience within the pharmaceutical/healthcare industry. We also welcome applicants coming from clinical practice or academia.

• Understanding of the Cardio Renal Metabolic Therapeutic Area .

• Knowledge of the Portuguese health care system and the pharmaceutical industry.

• Knowledge of clinical trial design and process.

• Excellent command of the Portuguese & English languages .

• Outstanding presentation and communication skills to share scientific content and context to multiple audiences – both orally and in writing.

• Quality mindset, striving for excellence with a pro-active result driven behavior.

• Outgoing personality, team-player with good peer relationship skills.

• You have a valid driving license and are passionate about a field-based role.

• You are legally eligible to work and live in Portugal .

WHAT WILL YOU GET IN RETURN?

Next to the opportunity to develop and challenge yourself while learning from a fast-paced environment:

• Work in a wellbeing-oriented organization (Premium access to Headspace and ongoing support and initiatives related to ways of working to help our employees to stay healthy and constantly improve the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being).

• Customized Development plan based on your role and aspirations, with several learning platforms such as LinkedIn Learning Premium (languages + training programs) and our Virtual Campus Lifelong learning at our Virtual Campus | Boehringer Ingelheim (boehringer-ingelheim.com) (https://www.boehringer-ingelheim.com/about-us/corporate-profile/lifelong-learning-our-virtual-campus)

• Good balance between work and free time (Mix of working from home within the respective country / office as well as flexible working hours).

• Working in a passionate Medical team.

• Full-time basis with 22 vacation days + a few days off.

• Competitive salary package and benefits.

• A fun and diverse working environment.

We kindly ask you to submit your CV and Motivation Letter in English .

What’s next?

We will have a look at your CV and cover letter. If we see a match, we will invite you for a video call interview to get to know each other. Are we still positive? We might schedule a second interview and possibly a small Business Case. We will keep you posted during the process!

If you have any questions related to the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact Talent Acquisition MIDI: TalentAcquisitionMIDI.EU@boehringer-ingelheim.com

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

At Boehringer Ingelheim we share the opinion that diversity and inclusion is essential for the growth of our business and that our strengths and competitive advantage are also the result of the diversity of our company – diversity across the three dimensions of inclusion: Gender, Geography and Generation. Our people are part of a deep-rooted, family company philosophy that welcomes everyone! We respect and celebrate the diversity of our people, their backgrounds and experiences and provide equal opportunity for all.

Screening:

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to a person’s actual or perceived race, including natural hairstyles, hair texture and protective hairstyles; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; citizenship status, marital status; gender, gender identity or expression; sexual orientation, mental, physical or intellectual disability, veteran status; pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable law.