Medical Science Liaison, Cross Therapy Area - Alberta at GSK — NeverHard
Medical Science Liaison, Cross Therapy Area - Alberta at GSK in Fort Saskatchewan, Edmonton region. Skills: Clinical Knowledge, Medical Science Liaison (MSL), Reflective Dialogue, vaccines. Apply on NeverHard.
Company
GSK
Location
Fort Saskatchewan, Edmonton region
Type
not_specified
Required skills:
Clinical Knowledge
Medical Science Liaison (MSL)
Reflective Dialogue
vaccines
Job Purpose
GSK is looking to hire a Medical Science Liaison (MSL) to join our Vaccines Medical Team. This role is field-based and reports directly to the Medical Science Liaison Manager. It covers the Alberta territory, and the ideal candidate will reside in or near Edmonton or Calgary.
Responsibilities
Identify, establish, and maintain scientific peer‑to‑peer relationships with key external experts in primary care and respiratory by presenting balanced scientific data, supporting advanced medical educational opportunities, and providing scientific support of highest industry standards in line with GSK values, policies, applicable laws, and regulations.
Be recognized as the scientific field‑based partner in the territory and maintain a deep understanding and knowledge of diseases, vaccines, treatments, and the competitive landscape to ensure excellent scientific dialogue and clinical knowledge translation aligned to business strategy.
Be agile and adaptable to engage and provide value across a continuum of both internal and external stakeholders (i.e., primary care and respiratory experts and other healthcare professionals, investigators, medical societies and organizations, advocacy groups, etc.) in a non‑promotional manner and be responsive to unsolicited inquiries.
Be a proactive and solutions‑oriented partner as the primary interface between the healthcare community and the internal cross‑functional GSK teams to gather and share back insights that inform current and future business strategies.
Represent GSK at scientific congresses by providing session/abstract coverage, booth staffing coverage, leading external expert engagements and contributing to congress summaries/share‑backs as required.
Provide scientific training for GSK commercial team regarding GSK products and the conditions they treat utilizing approved training materials.
Assist the office‑based Medical Affairs, Health Economics and Outcomes Research and Clinical Development and Operations teams for Investigator Initiated Studies and other evidence generation projects as needed.
Basic Qualifications
Advanced degree in a Medical or Life science field (e.g., Masters, PhD, MD, PharmD, or equivalent).
Experience as a Medical Science Liaison (MSL) or in a similar medical affairs role, with experience in vaccines, immunology, or respiratory and established relationships with associated healthcare professionals.
Knowledge of the Canadian healthcare system, including reimbursement processes.
Knowledge of regulations governing scientific exchange with healthcare professionals within the Canadian pharmaceutical environment.
Ability to apply medical affairs expertise to support scientific dialogue and compliant engagement with healthcare professionals across the assigned therapeutic area.
Ability to apply and leverage scientific data with credibility while enabling peer‑to‑peer discussion.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong ability to build and maintain professional relationships with healthcare professionals and external experts.
Ability to lead cross‑functional teamwork and strategic execution of medical affairs plan in the assigned territory.
Sound negotiation, leadership, and organization skills.
Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel within the assigned territory (up to 70%, including evenings and weekends).
Preferred Qualifications
Familiarity with clinical development processes and real‑world evidence projects.
Bilingual proficiency in English and French for scientific discussions.
Experience presenting at scientific meetings for healthcare professionals.
Employment Vehicle
This position requires the employee to drive routinely on company business and allows for the provision of a company‑leased vehicle. To be eligible for this position and a company vehicle, GSK will need to obtain acceptable results from a license verification inquiry and drivers abstract review against its safe driver program requirements.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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. GSK is committed to accommodating persons with disabilities. If you need accommodation at any stage of the application process or want more information on our accommodation policies, please contact us at canada-recruitment@gsk.com. Please do not send resumes to this e‑mail and instead apply through the online application process of this posting.
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