Medical Science Liaison Manager Cardiovascular Disease (80-100 %)

Passion for Innovation. Compassion for Patients.

With over 120 years of experience and more than 17,000 employees in over 20 countries, Daiichi Sankyo is dedicated to discovering, developing, and delivering new standards of care that enrich the quality of life around the world.

In Europe, we focus on two areas: The goal of our Specialty Business is to protect people from cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in Europe, and help patients who suffer from it to enjoy every precious moment of life. In Oncology, we strive to become a global pharma innovator with competitive advantage, creating novel therapies for people with cancer.

Our European headquarters are in Munich, Germany, and we have affiliates in 13 European countries and Canada.

We are seeking highly qualified candidates to fill the position:

Medical Science Liaison Manager Cardiovascular Disease (80-100 %) – Region Romandie, Central CH, Bern, Basel 

The Position:

In your function you will be responsible for the business results of your sector as well as ensuring its growth in alignment with the company strategic plan. You will report directly to the Head of Commercial Oncology.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Engages with KEEs and medical centres to enhance cooperation of those stakeholders with Daiichi Sankyo, as well as to increase acceptance and advocacy of Daiichi Sankyo contributions to advancing medical practice (products, evidence and services) within the scientific and medical communities.
• Provides scientific support to customer-facing functions and conducts internal trainings to keep them updated on clinical data and scientific insights.
• Understands the needs of KEEs to initiate and manage regional projects including medical educations for improving health care in cardiology.
• Drives the KEE Engagement Model by creating, updating and communicating the KEE Engagement Goals and KEE Engagement Plans
• Contributes to the creation and execution of the local medical affairs plan and supports the Daiichi Sankyo product life cycle management, including the provision of medical input to the Go-To Market strategy.
• Supports the development and implementation of global and local clinical trials and registries, as well as early access programs.
• Contributes to the concept, budgeting, initiation and execution, as appropriate, of other global and local medical and scientific initiatives.
• Improves Daiichi Sankyo’s capabilities by enabling effective decision-making in terms of clinical knowledge, customer insights, brand performance and competitive intelligence.
• Carries out the management of medical information requests in a reactive and compliant manner.
• Collaborates cross-functionally with Marketing, Sales, Market Access, Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance and other stakeholders as needed.
• Promptly declares any adverse events or quality complaints to the responsible person for pharmacovigilance or quality control in accordance with the applicable laws, rules and regulations.
• Conducts all activities in accordance with the Swiss Pharma Code and any other applicable laws, rules, regulations and internal standard operating procedures.

Education & Professional Experience:

• A solid and proven scientific or medical background with a university master's degree, preferably in human medicine, pharmacy or natural sciences; a PhD is preferred.
• At least 2 years experience in the pharmaceutical environment, preferably within Medical Affairs, as a medical advisor, an MSL or other field role.
• Good scientific acumen and critical data analysis skills; scientific expertise and Swiss network in the relevant therapeutic area is of advantage.
• Good understanding of applicable regulations, including the regulatory framework of the pharmaceutical market in Switzerland.
• Good knowledge and experience in managing scientific studies and medical projects.
• Good understanding and interest for customer centricity.
• Fluent in French; good knowledge in German and English; Italian is of advantage.
• Strong interpersonal and intercultural skills.
• Strong communication, presentation and discussion facilitation skills.
• Ability to prioritize workload and work independently.
• Pro-active with a hands-on mentality.
• Flexible and strong team player.

Why work with us?

Working at Daiichi Sankyo is more than just a job – it is your chance to make a difference and change patients’ lives for the better. We can only achieve this ambitious goal together. That is why we foster a culture of mutual respect and continuous learning, with a strong commitment to inclusion and diversity. Here, you will have the opportunity to grow, think boldly, and contribute your ideas. If you have a proactive mindset and passion for addressing the needs of patients, we eagerly await your application.

For more information: www.daiichi-sankyo.eu