Role Introduction:

The Medical Science Liaison, will be responsible managing and executing a comprehensive scientific engagement and communication strategy in Europe.

The Medical Science Liaison will be part of an entrepreneurial team, managing, developing, and ultimately bringing together relationships with a diverse range of interested parties to ensure broad patient access and clinical adoption of psilocybin treatment.

Location: Remote in the UK (Access to offices in London office).

Reports to: Director, Medical Affairs.

Roles and responsibilities

(Include but are not limited to):

• Responsible for developing and nurturing interactions with key opinion leaders (KOLs) and Health Care Providers (HCPs), initially covering Europe
• Contribute to the overall strategy of KOL/HCP engagements, including setting goals for these relationships and developing and tracking the cadence of interactions
• Development and successful delivery of KOL/HCP engagement plans in accordance with the overarching KOL/HCP engagement and communications strategy
• Work collaboratively with other members of the Patient and Market Access team and contribute to building the Medical Affairs department
• Partner with the R&D, Communications and Operations teams to ensure consistency and full cross-functional alignment in approach
• Partner with Communications team to develop scientific communications for professional audiences
• Arrange and attend meetings or deliver scientific presentations within scientific conferences with team members
• Prepare and manage advisory boards, roundtables and forum logistics including developing agendas, project plans, and production of reports
• Ensure accurate audit trail maintained of all KOL engagement and all contact/activities are recorded on KOL database
• Gather insights from KOLs/HCPs/PIs to communicate internally
• Respond to inbound requests for information
• Develop educational content, including slides and training materials
• Contribute to a medical publication strategy, including dissemination of health economics and outcomes research
• Provide training to eventual sales and marketing teams

Candidate Profile:

• Advanced scientific training with associated credentials (e.g., PhD, PharmD, PMHNP, MD)
• 3-5 years of experience as an MSL
• Deep understanding of the European Healthcare System with a focus on behavioral health
• Relevant experience in communicating scientific information and representing core values to a diverse array of audiences, and excellent verbal and written communication, listening skills, and emotional intelligence
• Experience in developing and successfully implementing KOL/HCP engagement strategy
• Good understanding of the pharma R&D and commercial environment
• Relevant experience either within a pharmaceutical company or related industry
• Experience in managing relationships with proven ability to extract value from engagements
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally
• Strong project management and people management skills
• Proven experience of self-motivation, accountability, integrity & teamwork
• Passion for improving and transforming mental health – full alignment with COMPASS values