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Alcon

Eye care products and vision solutions

Medical Science Liaison - Pharma

Clinical Research OperationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeRemote in CanadaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree or equivalent years of directly related experience; alternatively, high school plus 15 years of experience, an associate degree plus 11 years, a Master of Science plus 4 years, or a PhD plus 3 years.
  • Advanced written and verbal communication in English and French is required.
  • Seven years of relevant experience.
  • Applicants must live in a metro area in Canada with access to a major airport, and the position requires extensive travel.
  • Solid knowledge of eye diseases, contact lenses, dry eye, and the ocular health landscape.
  • At least five years of experience in the eye-care field, including at least three years in the ophthalmic industry or clinical practice, and experience in a customer-facing role.
  • Working knowledge of the healthcare system, research procedures, ICH guidelines, Good Clinical Practice, and other ethical guidelines.
  • Experience understanding the design and execution of clinical trials, particularly post-market trials.
  • Experience creating and delivering scientific presentations, basic medical-writing experience, and general knowledge of biostatistics.
  • Knowledge of product development, clinical trial design, regulatory requirements, the payer landscape, and life-cycle management.
  • Demonstrated ability and experience developing and fostering peer-to-peer, credible relationships with medical experts and decision makers.
  • Experience in adverse-event management.
  • Compliance with credentialing requirements for healthcare institutions in the assigned call plan, including applicable background checks, medical testing or proof of immunizations, facility-policy training, and confidentiality requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain thorough working knowledge of Alcon products and current related medical and scientific research and publications.
  • Engage in scientific discussions about product data, research areas, and pipeline products with eye-care professionals, key opinion leaders, speakers, and investigators, ensuring timely, compliant, and customer-focused dissemination of clinical and scientific information about marketed and pipeline products.
  • Present current, data-based scientific and clinical information on Alcon products at customer sites, congresses, symposia, and training events as needed.
  • At an investigator's request, liaise between potential researchers and Alcon on Investigator Initiated Trials from inception to publication.
  • Identify and recommend appropriate key opinion leader involvement in Alcon-sponsored pre- and post-market clinical trials in the assigned territory, and collect, analyze, and report insights that may affect development plans, trial designs, launch plans, and brand strategies and tactics.
  • Respond to unsolicited scientific-information requests or route them to the appropriate Alcon function.
  • Contribute field insights to medical strategy and plan development.
  • Implement or support medical projects as field medical lead or contact for global or regional Medical Affairs activities.
  • Support educational efforts, including wet-lab activities, onsite as needed.
  • Provide medical support and disease-state and product training to colleagues as appropriate, without replacing the designated functional training groups.
  • Work with Medical Information and Medical Safety to help resolve escalated product complaints and medical-safety issues.
  • Coordinate with Medical Affairs functions and other departments, including Commercial, Quality Assurance, Research and Development, Regulatory Affairs, and Market Access.
  • Act as an interface between medical experts or healthcare professionals and Alcon to provide current medical support on device-related issues, educate, diagnose, resolve, and escalate issues to local or regional Medical Affairs as applicable.
  • Work with Compliance to observe regulations, industry standards, and company policies.
  • Develop understanding of optometrists' and ophthalmic surgeons' future needs, gather insights, and support medical education in alignment with Alcon strategy.
  • Liaise with healthcare associations and provide current medical support to promote evidence-based understanding of Alcon products in relation to medical guidelines, scientific evidence, and health-economic information.
  • Provide non-promotional speaker materials to healthcare professionals to support education about approved and commercialized products.
  • Identify national, regional, and local key opinion leaders and develop peer-to-peer scientific relationships with key opinion leaders and decision makers to expand scientific partnerships and gain advocacy.
  • Ensure thoughtful, informed exchange of current medical information and data about Alcon products and selected therapeutic areas with key opinion leaders.

Desired Qualifications

  • An optometry degree, an MD in Ophthalmology, a DO in Ophthalmology, or another equivalent medical or bioscientific degree.
  • Residence near a major airport, as the position requires extensive travel.

About the Company

Alcon

Eye care products and vision solutions

Alcon provides eye care products and vision solutions to improve how people see. It develops and manufactures devices and consumables for eye health, including cataract surgery equipment and intraocular lenses, retinal health therapies, and contact lenses, distributed through eye care professionals, hospitals, and consumers. The products work by supporting eye surgery, protecting and restoring vision, or correcting vision with lens-based options, backed by research and development and a global distribution network. Alcon differentiates itself with a broad, end-to-end portfolio across the eye care continuum, a strong emphasis on research and development, strategic partnerships with healthcare providers, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion. Its goal is to enhance vision and quality of life by delivering reliable, high-quality eye care solutions and advancing the science of eye health.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Geneva, Switzerland
Founded
1945

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