Medical and Scientific Liaison

We are looking for a Medical and Scientific Liaison (MSL) to join our Medical Affairs team in Austria. As a field-based member of the Medical Department, you will be the scientific face of Shionogi for healthcare professionals (HCPs) and key opinion leaders (KOLs), engaging in high-level scientific and medical exchange and acting as a two-way conduit of insight between the external medical community and Shionogi. Reporting to the MSL Lead, you will become a recognised therapy area expert in your region and work closely with Key Account Managers and Market Access colleagues to support our business goals with appropriate scientific and medical activity. You will also contribute to profiling our medicines in the context of patients, physicians and payers, and help establish sound patient care pathways for new products across ambulatory and in-house care settings. The role is field based, with around 60–70% of your time spent meeting HCPs and KOLs face to face across Austria, plus occasional international travel for scientific congresses and Shionogi meetings.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the field-based face of the Medical Department in Austria, building and developing relationships with HCPs and KOLs in the therapeutic field.
• Be a therapy area and product data expert, serving as a scientific resource for the medical community.
• Uncover insights from customer meetings and share them with colleagues in country and at European level.
• Support scientific and medical relationships between Austria and the wider Shionogi organisation, including with the country Medical Director and the MSL Lead.
• Work cross-functionally with colleagues in country and above country, including Key Account Managers and Market Access, to support business goals.
• Train internal team members on relevant therapy areas and products.
• Stay up to date with advances in the relevant disease areas.
• Support the Medical Department as needed, for example by helping Medical Information with complex medical and scientific queries.
• Work in line with local regulations, GCP principles and Shionogi compliance standards.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for an experienced MSL with a background in pharmacy, biology or medicine and at least two years of MSL experience, ideally in specialty care (hospital medicines), with a strong scientific understanding of infectious diseases. You can quickly become an expert in a new therapy area and its product data, critically appraise scientific publications and turn evidence into clear, insight-driven conversations. You have established working relationships with KOLs, know the Austrian healthcare environment and pharmaceutical industry rules for promotional and non-promotional activities, and are confident working cross-functionally with commercial teams. You are a self-starter who plans your own time and can work independently for long periods, remains flexible as business needs change, and has an ethical, entrepreneurial mindset and the maturity to build trusted relationships with HCPs. Excellent German and English, spoken and written, and a driving licence are required.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy, Biology or Medicine
• Minimum 2 years' experience as an MSL, including in specialty care (hospital drugs), with strong scientific understanding of infectious diseases
• Proven ability to quickly become knowledgeable in a new therapy area and its product data, and to critically appraise and synthesize scientific data
• Established working relationships with KOLs and experience working cross-functionally with sales teams
• Knowledge of the Austrian healthcare and pharmaceutical environment, including rules for promotional and non-promotional activities, GCP and handling Medical Information queries
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and planning skills, with the ability to uncover insights from customer meetings and self-manage your time
• Self-starter with an ethical, entrepreneurial attitude, able to work independently and flexibly in line with local and Shionogi compliance regulations
• Fluent English and excellent German
• Driving license, and willingness to spend 60–70% of your time in the field across Austria, with occasional international travel

Desirable:

• PhD or other post-graduate qualification in pharmacy, biology or medicine
• Experience working in pharma, including with in-country commercial teams and above-country Medical teams
• Understanding of health economics