Overview At Ferring Pharmaceuticals, we help people around the world build families and live better lives. We are entrepreneurial and innovative, with a global team focused on scientific advances in the areas of reproductive and women's health, gastroenterology and urology. Ferring + You is all about working together and sharing ideas, so that we can bring science to life for patients around the world.

Our Commercial, Medical and R&D; teams collaborate as trusted partners with patient groups, clinicians, policy makers and the scientific community to identify and develop new opportunities to help patients. Customer centric, we offer an empowering, entrepreneurial culture - and a place to thrive and grow.

Ferring+You You will play a pivotal role in the success of the Medical Affairs team and other functions as required. Through this role you will advance Ferring's ambition to be a scientific leader. The MSL will develop strong relationships with Key External Experts (KEEs), creating an ongoing dialogue based on peer-to-peer scientific exchange and being a valued partner in improving patient outcomes. The MSL will be responsible for driving Medical Affairs initiatives in field and in the collection, documentation and sharing of insights that are relevant to Ferring's therapeutic areas of interest.

Responsibilities

Maintains a Key Opinion Leader (KOL) list for designated territory as appropriate for the relevant therapeutic area. Maintains regular, scheduled interactions with KOLs, engaging in ongoing scientific exchange aligned to medical plan for designated therapeutic area and meeting activity KPIs as appropriate.





Provides high quality medical and scientific support to internal stakeholders (eg clinical and scientific training and upskilling for sales and marketing colleagues)

Support evidence generation activities. Acts as a local support for phase IV studies and IIT. Liaises with KOLS and relevant internal stakeholders as relevant to ensure IIT proposals are aligned with Ferring global requirements

Acts collaboratively with field based commercial team to ensure scientific and clinical needs of clinicians are met and that medical education activities are executed in alignment with medical strategy in the territory

Maintains high level of scientific and technical expertise in therapeutic areas. Proactively develops and increases knowledge of medical literature, and participates in all relevant upskilling opportunities through local, regional and global medical affairs events . Prepares and presents critical reviews of scientific publications and congresses, internally and externally

Utilises Ferring CRM system (OCE) to plan and record KOL interactions in a timely fashion in alignment with local affiliate reporting requirements.

Develops, updates and executes territory and individual KOL development plans, aligned to medical strategy

Acts as subject manner expert and provides cross-functional support for internal brand teams and Market Access activities.





Monitors competitor activities in field and provide insights as relevant to medical and commercial internal colleagues.

Identifies medical education needs and opportunities for medical initiatives in relevant therapeutic area, working in collaboration with relevant internal stakeholders to develop and execute programs as relevant (eg local symposia, webinars, speaker tours etc)

Attends scientific congresses (domestic and international) as per Ferring medical plan, supporting medical and commercial activities such as symposia as relevant, and providing medical support for KOLs through attendance at Ferring booth/stand

Generate and communicate actionable medical insights

Oher medical affairs duties as required by the medical affairs management

Maintain compliance with MA Code, SOPs and PV requirements

Achieve agreed Medical Excellence and CRM quality metrics

Qualifications

Previous experience as an MSL in the Australian pharmaceutical industry

Tertiary scientific/clinical qualifications

Experience with compliance responsibilities

Shows integrity, tenacity, resilience and adaptability in complex situations and changing environments

Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills and effectively communicates, in a technical setting

Demonstrated track record and passion for communicating science

Able to work collaboratively and transparently

Able to analyse and take action without compromising quality within required timeframes

Utilizes excellent communication skills and demonstrates intercultural adaptability and a high degree of emotional intelligence

Demonstrates attention to detail, while being able to work on multiple projects

Able to prioritize and maintain focus in a complex and changing envir

📌 Medical Science Liaison (Port Phillip City)
🏢 Ferring Pharmaceuticals
📍 Port Phillip City