Medical Science Liaison - Beijing

About the role

AstraZeneca is hiring a Medical Science Liaison (MSL) for its Beijing office. The role builds trusted relationships with healthcare professionals by providing scientifically accurate, therapeutic and pharmaco-economic information, while keeping all interactions evidence-based and compliant.

Key responsibilities

• Build and maintain trusted relationships with healthcare professionals through scientifically accurate, therapeutic and pharmaco-economic information, always evidence-based and compliant.
• Organise and deliver tailored educational sessions, seminars or briefings for healthcare stakeholders based on their interests and knowledge gaps.
• Respond to complex queries from internal colleagues and external healthcare professionals, escalating challenging inquiries and following compliance and regulatory standards.
• Review scientific materials carefully to align them with internal policies and local regulatory guidelines.
• Provide precise information on therapeutic areas and medicines to support field activities and office initiatives when needed.
• Keep up to date with therapeutic advancements, new treatment guidelines and regulatory updates in the assigned field.
• Work with cross-functional teams such as compliance and regulatory professionals to improve the quality and efficiency of medical information delivery.
• Drive process improvements within the Medical Affairs team and contribute to related initiatives and projects.
• Collect insights from interactions with healthcare professionals to inform internal strategy, best practice and patient-focused solutions.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences, pharmacy, medicine or a related healthcare field.
• Experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology or healthcare sector.
• Ability to manage requests independently, prioritise tasks and escalate issues when necessary.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and scientific presentation skills.

Desirable

• Advanced degree (MSc, PharmD or PhD).
• Comprehensive knowledge of local and international medical compliance regulations.