Medical Science Liaison - Respiratory

We are looking for a Medical Science Liaison specialising in Respiratory to join our team.

As the successful candidate you will act as a trusted scientific partner to healthcare professionals across Ireland focusing on Respiratory therapeutic area. You will build strong, evidence-based relationships and bring insights back to internal teams.

To be successful in this role you need to be passionate about scientific exchange, collaboration and advancing patient care. Whether your experience comes from Medical Affairs, clinical research, academia or industry, we welcome individuals who bring scientific expertise, curiosity and a commitment to making a meaningful impact.

As a field-based scientific expert you will build trusted partnerships with healthcare professionals, generate insights that shape medical strategy and support evidence-generation activities that advance patient outcomes.

We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership.

In this role you will

• Build and maintain collaborative scientific relationships with healthcare professionals, investigators, respiratory centres and key external experts across the region.
• Facilitate balanced, evidence-based scientific exchange regarding GSK medicines, clinical data and pipeline developments.
• Gather, analyse and communicate medical insights that help inform strategy and identify opportunities to improve patient care.
• Support evidence-generation activities, including investigator-sponsored studies and scientific collaborations.
• Identify and engage potential investigators, research sites and external experts.
• Plan and contribute to scientific meetings, advisory boards and educational programmes.
• Represent GSK Medical Affairs at regional and national scientific congresses and meetings.
• Collaborate across Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Market Access, Commercial and other cross-functional teams.
• Ensure all activities are conducted in accordance with applicable ethical, regulatory and compliance standards.
• Display flexibility, which may include working in a different therapeutic area if necessary.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications & Skills:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Degree in Medicine, Pharmacy, Life Sciences or a related scientific discipline.
• Experience in a Medical Affairs, Medical Science Liaison, Medical Advisor, Clinical Scientist or similar scientific role.
• Scientific knowledge within Respiratory or a related therapeutic area.
• Experience engaging with healthcare professionals, investigators, researchers or scientific experts.
• Valid driving license and ability and willingness to travel regularly within Ireland.
• Understanding of ethical, regulatory and compliance requirements within healthcare or life sciences environments.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

Please note the following skills are not necessary, just preferred, if you do not have them, please still apply:

• Advanced degree in Medicine, Pharmacy, Life Sciences or a related scientific discipline.
• Knowledge of COPD, asthma or related disease areas.
• Experience as a Medical Science Liaison or Medical Advisor within respiratory or related therapeutic areas. 
• Experience working with respiratory centres, university hospitals, research networks or specialist healthcare institutions in Ireland.
• Experience planning or facilitating advisory boards, scientific meetings or educational initiatives.
• Strong presentation and scientific storytelling skills.
• Experience translating scientific insights into recommendations that influence strategy and decision-making.
• Previous experience with pre-launch/launch activities.

Location

This is a field-based role supporting healthcare professionals and key stakeholders across Ireland.

Closing Date for Applications – 19th November 2026 (COB)

Please take a copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available post closure of the advert. 

When applying for this role, please use the ‘cover letter’ of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application.

At GSK, we have bold ambitions for patients, aiming to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade. Our R&D focuses on discovering and delivering vaccines and medicines, combining our understanding of the immune system with cutting-edge technology to transform people’s lives. GSK fosters a culture ambitious for patients, accountable for impact, and committed to doing the right thing, making sure that we focus our efforts on accelerating significant assets that meet patients’ needs and have the highest probability of success. We’re uniting science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together.

Find out more:  

Our approach to R&D.   

Skills

Digital Fluency, Enterprise Thinking, Evidence Generation, External Stakeholder Management, High Impact Communication, Patient Impact, Relationship Building, Scientific Communications, Stakeholder EngagementIrish Salary Range: EUR 67,350 to EUR 112,250The annual gross base salary range for new hires in this position is listed above for each applicable location. These ranges take into account a number of factors including the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. In addition, this position may offer an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role. More detailed information on the total benefits package will be supplied during the recruitment process. This role is available for applicants from multiple locations, and therefore salary ranges for certain locations are also shown. Salary ranges for other locations are shown because some markets have pay transparency laws that require salary information on job postings, and those locations are potential job sites for this role. If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific location or country, the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process. Please note salaries vary by country based on the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. Offers are typically made within the advertised range based on the candidate’s skills, experience and qualifications, with the upper end generally reserved for highly experienced candidates or other exceptional circumstances aligned with these criteria.

Why GSK?

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

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.

We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

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