Medical Scientific Liaison (MSL)

About the role

The Medical Scientific Liaison (MSL) will serve as a scientific bridge between Novartis Israel and the medical community. This role focuses on delivering unbiased, evidence‑based information, fostering collaborations, and supporting evidence generation within the therapeutic area.

Key responsibilities

• Execute Medical Expert engagement plans aligned with therapeutic area priorities, identifying and involving MEs and key accounts where medical needs, scientific questions, or evidence gaps exist.
• Conduct unbiased, evidence‑based peer‑to‑peer scientific exchange with HCPs and MEs, sharing up‑to‑date medical information, disease knowledge, clinical data and publications.
• Support ME/HCP education activities such as hospital staff meetings, regional scientific events, symposia and internal or external educational initiatives.
• Systematically collect, synthesize and communicate actionable external insights from clinical practice, scientific discussions and competitive activities to inform local and regional medical strategy.
• Contribute scientific insights to country medical plans and disease‑area strategies while maintaining a strong understanding of the therapeutic landscape, emerging data and competitor environment.
• Support evidence generation and clinical research by identifying and qualifying potential study sites and facilitating communication between sites and internal teams to optimise study execution.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with Medical Experts, scientific societies, academic institutions and other stakeholders to strengthen scientific leadership and collaboration.
• Act as a credible scientific resource for internal partners by providing clinical context, data interpretation, training and cross‑functional scientific support.
• Shape joint value‑creation initiatives, evidence‑based collaborations and multi‑stakeholder partnerships that enhance the medical ecosystem and Novartis’ scientific reputation.
• Ensure all engagements, materials, activities, CRM documentation, reporting and activity tracking meet ERC, regulatory, medical governance and company guidance requirements.

Required profile

• Advanced scientific degree (MD, PharmD, DVM, DMD, PhD in Life Sciences) or equivalent (mandatory).
• Proficiency in Hebrew and English, both written and spoken.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong planning, prioritisation and territory‑management capabilities, with proven ability to navigate complexity.
• Agile, resilient, growth‑mindset.
• Ability to partner effectively in a matrix environment, influence without authority and build credible collaborative relationships across internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong scientific and clinical data interpretation capabilities, with ability to present and communicate complex scientific evidence and emerging medical insights to diverse audiences.
• Ability to build credible, trusted relationships with healthcare professionals.

Required skills