Medical Science Liaison

Job Band:  Job Band 9 (JB9) 
Hiring Manager:  Hugo Fabre 
Lead Recruiter:  Paulina Piotrowska 
Country:  Spain 

Our ability to grow, develop new capabilities and serve even more patients around the world depends on associates like you, who are passionate about our mission. Thank you for considering this new opportunity to further unlock your potential.

JOB SUMMARY

Acting as medical and scientific expert engaged in driving key initiatives in research, publications, medical education, and field intelligence between Terumo BCT and the academic medical community, the Senior MSL will be a recognized resource to engage in identifying unmet medical needs in cell collections, therapeutic apheresis, cell & gene therapy, and general apheresis topics across EMEA. The MSL will engage in literature and data analysis to address clinical and scientific questions in reference to Terumo BCT's business. The MSL will act both internally and externally, being capable of developing programs with international thought leaders and prescribers, identifying gaps in medical research and assisting the TBCT organization in defining business directions and new therapeutic areas. They may be called on to support, participate and/or drive special projects, such as internal and external education, publication planning and execution, and identifying gaps for both company-sponsored and investigator research in clinical presentations, medical congresses and training programs for internal and external stakeholders. In addition, the MSL will provide response to medical information requests and support special projects within the organization to assist in the business direction of the organization and the therapeutic area. The MSL will respond to medical, scientific and clinical information requests with regards to high-level troubleshooting and procedure optimization.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Acts as a mentor and trainer for other MSLs of junior or entry level.
• Prepares and conducts advisory boards with key thought leaders in specific therapeutic areas to inform the organization on specific directions.
• Leads key symposia and internal meetings on behalf of Medical Affairs.
• Leads special assignments or special projects on behalf of Medical Affairs and acts as a leader for cross-functional teams.
• Develops and maintains professional scientific relationships in areas critical to Terumo BCT with thought leaders in key academic and community-based medical or blood centers, with medical professional associations and patient advocacy groups across EMEA.
• Serves as a primary Medical Affairs contact involved with clinical and scientific information exchanges. These exchanges may be verbal, written, or electronic inquiries from healthcare professionals.
• Ensures timely submissions of periodic monitoring report forms for Terumo BCT-supported investigator-initiated or collaborative studies. Works with investigators to ensure they have access to needed relevant information regarding Terumo BCT products during the course of their study.
• Identifies opportunities and conducts formal presentations to essential groups as requested by medical and technical healthcare professionals, including key accounts and hospital therapeutic committee members, along with presentations of health-economic data in accordance with company policies, applicable laws, regulatory guidelines, and ethical standards.
• Maintains expert knowledge and understanding of clinical, scientific, and technical information in cell collections, therapeutic erythrocyte apheresis, cell & gene therapy starting materials, and exchange therapies through continuously reviewing literature in the field and attending conferences and networking with experts.
• Supports clinical sites in optimizing cell collection workflows, including protocol standardization, collection efficiency analysis, and best practice implementation on the Spectra Optia platform.
• Develops and delivers educational programmes on therapeutic erythrocyte apheresis indications, including candidate identification, clinical workflows, and evidence mapping to support payer and clinician engagement.
• Supports the positioning of Terumo BCT's cell therapy technologies by engaging with cell & gene therapy manufacturing centres, academic groups, and industry stakeholders across EMEA.
• Responds to customer complaints from a medical/scientific perspective and resolution, through data mining, in close collaboration with field specialists and quality department.
• Works with the commercialization team and global product marketing, providing input as needed on product innovation and unmet medical needs.
• Actively participates in developing tools and resources for the medical affairs team to encourage consistency, transparency, and appropriate communication for both internal and external partnerships.
• Attends and provides coverage at national and international medical education venues (congresses, conferences, symposia) and brings back field intelligence and insights to key internal stakeholders for accurate planning.
• Works with customers to help them with data abstraction and publication of clinical, scientific, or operational data related to Terumo BCT products.
• Provides scientific support to the Terumo BCT organization in the preparation for regional and international congresses.
• Provides medical, scientific, and technical review and opinion as requested internally.
• Responds to and tracks medical information requests from healthcare professionals and decision makers with accurate, unbiased, balanced, and timely answers.
• May lead and/or coordinate special projects related to building scientific and medical competencies within the organization, such as: internal training of sales and marketing, scientific symposium programs, presentation and slide kit development, advisory board development, speaker development and training, journal clubs, one-pagers, white papers, webinars, and literature searches.
• Leverages AI-powered tools and digital platforms to accelerate evidence synthesis, literature screening, content development, and medical information management. Stays current with emerging AI and digital tools relevant to medical affairs workflows.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Education
Advanced degree: Medical Doctor (MD), PhD, Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD), or equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job may be considered.
Experience
Minimum 3 years of experience in a Medical Affairs, MSL, clinical research, or equivalent scientific role.

Core Competencies

• Requires high technical competence, strong interpersonal skills, analytical skills, and clinical experience to achieve the above working relationships and responsibilities.
• Didactic skills: ability to educate customers (clinicians, laboratory staff) on scientific troubleshooting activities and data review/analysis.
• Strong understanding of apheresis technology, cell collection, and/or blood component therapy.
• Must be a strong independent contributor with entrepreneurial mindset while staying within strategic imperatives of team, yet able to contribute to larger team development and goals.
• Must have excellent organizational skills; be self-directed and work independently and capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Have the ability to understand, interpret, and communicate complex scientific or medical information and data.
• Able to independently design and execute statistical analyses on clinical and operational datasets, including descriptive statistics, comparative analyses, and data visualization, to generate actionable insights for evidence generation, publication support, and internal decision-making.
• Demonstrate excellent written/oral communication and presentation skills and be effective when conversing with key opinion leaders, healthcare professionals, internal colleagues, and patients.
• Have the ability to deliver formal responses to healthcare professionals' specific medical questions through analysis of the literature in order to assure accurate, timely, unbiased, fair-balanced, and up-to-date medical and scientific information, while keeping within legal and regulatory guidelines.
• Experience with laboratory and clinical methods in hematology/blood banking/transfusion medicine is an asset.
• Familiarity with AI-powered research tools and digital platforms for literature analysis, evidence synthesis, and medical information management.
• Knowledge and use of relevant PC software applications and skills to use them effectively.
• Ability to work in a matrix structure, maintaining strong working relationships with various departments such as Scientific & Clinical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Legal, Global & Regional Marketing, and Sales.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements, compliance standards, and ethical obligations.
• Experience or familiarity with clinical trial settings.
• Proven ability to establish working relationships with all levels of clinical/technical/marketing people in corporate, clinical, and academic settings.
• Exceptional command of spoken and written English, with the ability to deliver clear, fluent, and confident scientific presentations to international audiences. Additional European languages are a plus.
• Strong overall communication skills and interpersonal savvy.
• Demonstrated ability to be diplomatic; able to work with a highly focused multi-disciplinary team.

PROFILE

• Dynamic, extraverted personality
• Entrepreneurial spirit
• Independent and autonomous
• Self-motivating
• Perseverant
• High level of ethics
• Curious about innovation, including AI and digital tools in medical affairs

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Typical office environment requirements include: reading, speaking, hearing, close vision, walking, bending, sitting, and occasional lifting up to 20 pounds. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Additional Physical Requirements

The associate must be able to manage a demanding travel schedule (40–60% across EMEA).