Medical Science Liaison Vaccines

**Site Name**: Johannesburg Bute, Johannesburg, South Africa - Gauteng - Johannesburg, South Africa - Western Cape - Cape Town
**Posted Date**: Jun 20 2025

The The Medical Scientific Liaison (MSL) provides non-promotional, medical support that helps to ensure the safe and effective use of GSK’s medicines, through effective scientific interactions with external experts and to provide scientific support for GSK internal stakeholders.

The MSL is the scientific expert on their assigned therapy area, disease area, clinical practice and competitor landscape. Through their expertise and external interactions, they will develop insights which will assist in the development and execution of innovative Medical Affairs strategies and plans that clearly support GSK development of medicines of value for patients and customers.

MSL should be facts and evidence based and able to credibly communicate clear value for our medicines but the language and activities of MSL must at all times reflect the medical nature of their role, be fair, balanced, non-promotional, scientific and evidence based. MSL must ensure full compliance with GSK Code, SOPs, and local laws & regulations for all country medical and non-promotional activities, in line with the principles of Scientific Engagement.

MSL understand medical strategic priorities and work in collaboration with other internal stakeholders in Medical as well as act as medical advisory and partners with commercial teams so medical strategic activities align with strategic business opportunities.

**Key responsibilities**:
**Medical strategy**
- Assist Medical Manager to develop medical strategic planning in collaboration with the Commercial teams for the assigned therapeutic areas in order to achieve competitive advantages and scientific balance.
- Provide medical input for annual brand planning and implement/execute according to the plan.
- Communicate strategically in relevant therapeutic area(s) to medical professionals and the public (if applicable).
- Be “Current” by keeping up to date with medical literature/information on core therapeutic areas, competitor products and related scientific data for communication to other Medical, Commercial and Regulatory personnel to ensure prompt dissemination and awareness of information to all concerned.

**Medical Education and Communication**
- Communicate/update medical/scientific information to EEs based on clinical evidence with balanced information and patient focused.
- Support/execute Scientific Engagement activities e.g. advisory board and other non-promotional activities, responds to medical enquiries from HCPs and the public and act in alignment with local laws, regulations,
- corporate policies and SOPs
- Provide medical/scientific information to all relevant internal customers, and in alignment with local regulations and corporate policy and SOP
- Liaise with the Corporate Affairs and the Commercial teams to manage external communication and handle all medical enquiries related to the products.
- Working in a scientific and/or clinical research environment and translating scientific or clinical data into compelling messages to help physicians best serve their patients.
- Provide disease area training and coaching for sales and marketing staff as well as update any significant prescribing Information (datasheet) changes to ensure commercial staff has basic and up to date product understanding when detailing.

**EE Development**
- With Medical Manager, develop strategic planning for EEs engagement related to the responsible therapeutic area(s)
- Develop and implement EEs development plans in collaboration with the commercial partners
- Build and develop good partnership with EEs in organizing/coordinating any medical activities i.e. Advisory Board meetings, Expert Forum, CMEs, small group discussions, GSK symposia, including overseas speakers
- Collaboration with Medical institutes/associations/societies/professional bodies to develop scientific/medical education programs to ensure patient’s benefit under GSK’s values of patient focus, respect for people, trust and integrity.
- Build and maintain professional partnership with Thai medical professions/communities /societies/associations

**_ Why you?_**

**Basic Qualifications**:

- Medical Doctorate, Pharmacist or Doctor of Social Science degree
- At least 1-2 years of experience in a Medical Science Liaison (MSL) role
- Demonstrable knowledge of both Private and Public Healthcare Systems, including guidelines and operational procedures of private insurance companies, healthcare organizations, the general health council, and local regulatory agencies.
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Proven ability to collaborate effectively within cross-functional teams
- English language professional working proficiency
- Driving License

**Other Preferred Qualifications**:

- Experience in healthcare/pharma, matrix environment
- Experience in the vaccines field
- Why GSK?_