Medical Science Liaison

Short Intro and About the Job

Danoners are steering us to a more sustainable future, helping to make the world healthier. As a certified B-Corp, we have our Danone Impact Journey to 2027. This will only be possible with each and every one of our leaders. Do you want to be one of them? For more information on our Danone Impact Journey click HERE. Role Purpose:

Responsible for delivering adult MSL strategy. The key objective of the Medical Science Liaison is to drive engagement with relevant science and evidence, deliver nutrition oncology pathways, establish Nutricia as a credible partner in adult nutrition through strategic KOL and HCP engagement, and lead in external facing medical affairs activities, in line with category and business objectives.

This is a field-based role requiring travel in London, Sussex, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Nottingham and Leicestershire. 

The expectation to be out in the field travelling is a minimum of 3 days a week. Please note, some weeks may require more days travelling in the field as per business requirements.

Key Activities:

• Network and build lasting relationships with key healthcare professionals at a local, regional and national level (e.g. decision makers, KOLs, rising stars and influencers ) to support appropriate nutritional intervention for oncology / DRM patients.
• Work in strong collaboration with internal stakeholders e.g. Medical Affairs, Clinical Territory Managers (sales), Contract Account Managers & Healthcare Dev. Teams to deliver the category strategy at local level.
• Deliver and record (via CRM) key medical activity KPIs.
• Contribute ideas and execute novel initiatives to leverage new and existing evidence in partnership with customers and internal teams
• As an ambassador of scientific evidence, present accurate, clear and detailed scientific and clinical content for relevant stakeholders including HCPs, professional organisations, charities or groups
• Collaborate to educate, build links, increase awareness, improve credibility and support product use in line with evidence.
• Contribute to building and executing MSL educational strategy working with external stakeholders to support high quality education aligned to category objectives.
• Proactively generate insights from activity in the field, and provide recommendations to inform category commercial and medical strategy. For example: analysing trends in clinical practice, evidence, science, publications, evidence generation needs and materials to support delivery of category strategy.
• Ensure own continuous professional development.

STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT​

• Build lasting and credible peer to peer HCP and external stakeholder relationships, demonstrating a high level professionalism, and clinical and scientific expertise.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders including Medical Affairs, Marketing, Regulatory, Solutions, Contracts and Global teams to support effective delivery of medical activities.

About You

We would like you to demonstrate your following key skills:

• Educated to a minimum of degree level in healthcare, preferably dietetics and/or nutrition.
• Experience in clinical nutrition, scientific research or dietetics, experience in medical affairs and/or MSL field being desirable. Clinical experience in oncology is highly desirable.
• High level of scientific and research understanding.
• Knowledge of clinical oncology and practical understanding of clinical dietetics.
• Ability to understand and critically appraise scientific data, interpret and translate complex information to meet the needs of different audiences in a clear and impactful way.
• Understanding of the NHS healthcare and economic context and relevant stakeholders involved in the oncology patient journeys.
• Skills and functional competencies
• Self-motivated and dynamic, able to navigate complexity and identify new opportunities.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Evidence of strong external networking and stakeholder management skills. Confident to question and challenge, to uncover customer needs and identify solutions.
• Ability to balance medical and commercial agenda. Ability to understand commercial KPIs and data.
• Able to engage and build new relationships internally to deliver medical plans and provide value across category teams.
• Willingness to travel nationally
• High level attention to detail, strong written & verbal communication skills including excellent presentation skills.

Salary Bracket: £55,000-£62,000 per annum + company vehicle

• Our field-based principles mean you’ll need to be living in

  London, London, Sussex, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Nottingham or Leicestershire. If you're unable to relocate, we will not be able to consider your application for this role.

• You will also need to hold a full UK driving license and must be comfortable with regular driving to meet with your customers.

About Us, We offer and What's next

At Danone, we are committed to delivering better health through better nutrition for millions of consumers and patients in our communities.

Our market-leading products reach millions of consumers and patients every day. Our iconic brands span across the dairy, plant-based and water industries, including Actimel, Alpro and evian.

We're also a leading provider of specialised early-life nutrition through our Aptamil and Cow & Gate brands and medical nutrition products and services through our Nutricia brand.

Depending on the needs of your role, you'll spend an average of 3 days per week in the field, enhancing community, problem solving, and innovation.

We offer a flexible benefits package that you can tailor to your needs. This includes core benefits like pension, life assurance, and healthcare, plus options such as private medical insurance, gym memberships, cycle to work and holiday trading.

You’ll also have access to employee discounts and wellbeing support, helping you look after your health, finances and lifestyle in a way that works for you. Discover More: https://careers.danone.com/uki/en/our-learning-and-rewards.html

Inclusion and Diversity (I&D) is deeply embedded in Danone's DNA, representing our core values and beliefs. We embrace diversity as a driving force for positive change, nurturing an inclusive workplace where every individual is valued.

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 25th November 2026, you will therefore hear about your application after this date.

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