Medical Science Liaison, East

**Site Name**: India - Kolkata
**Posted Date**: Mar 6 2025
**Job Purpose**:

- Provide scientific and technical expertise of the highest standards for local medical information, including interactions with Key External Experts (KEEs) and Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs)
- Provide medical and scientific input and information for business strategy for the region.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Develop and sustain credible networking with appropriate Health Care Practitioners (HCPs)
- Plan, facilitate and conduct CMEs, symposia, trainings, workshops, scientific meetings, speaker tours, and other product specific campaigns and deliver scientific presentations with consistent messages for key products at these meetings, as required.
- Understand principles of, and support Scientific Engagement (SE) activities as per Medical Plans.
- Have clarity in understanding on Scientific Engagements and GSK & SOPs
- Become an expert in vaccine preventable diseases where GSK have brands and support associated activities related to those brands.
- Be updated on scientific knowledge on vaccine preventable diseases; GSK molecules and its PI to ensure its ‘On Label’ communications on various platforms.
- Support in feasibility assessment of potential research sites, develop concept notes, proposals, budgets, data collection and monitoring tools for field studies.
- Provide medical inputs into development and execution of brand strategy.
- Pharmacovigilance: Support Named Safety contact in strengthening of vaccine Pharmacovigilance; ensure self-learning.

**A. Educational Background:

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- Minimum Level of Education - MBBS with post graduate qualification/ BDS or MDS with relevant experience
- Preferred Level of Education - Post graduate qualification in Internal Medicine / Dermatology / Diabetology Microbiology / Pharmacology / Public Health
- Why is this Level of Education Preferred - To interact with specialized HCPs

**B. Job-Related Experience:

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Minimum Level of Job-Related Experience required.
- Research experience, ideally in immunology, epidemiology, infectious diseases or public health.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English, local language
- Experience of presenting scientific topics at different settings
- A sound understanding of the principles and practice of ICH-GCP and Industry code.
- Well-demonstrated ability to understand scientific methods and experimental design.
- 2 - 5 years in the pharmaceutical / vaccines / biologicals industry

**C. Other Job-Related Skills/Background:

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General Competencies
- Presentation skills at Scientific meetings
- Communication skills, both verbal and written
- Technical writing skills
- Keep up to date with new developments
- Ability to provide and receive constructive feedback.
- Build and maintain relationships with colleagues
- Share knowledge with other team members
- Work as part of a team to reach common goals.
- Deliver creative ideas for continuous improvement
- Develop good relationships with key opinion leaders

Inclusion at GSK:
As an employer committed to Inclusion, we encourage you to reach out if you need any adjustments during the recruitment process.

**Why GSK?**

**Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.**

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together - so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns - as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves - feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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