Medical Science Liaison, Breast Cancer - Western Canada

Medical Science Liaison, Breast Cancer - Western Canada

Summary

Location: British Columbia or Alberta, Canada

This role is based in British Columbia or Alberta, Canada. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role: please only apply if this location is accessible for you.

As a Medical Science Liaison (MSL) for Breast Cancer, you will play a key field-based scientific role in building strong relationships with targeted external experts, enabling deep data-driven scientific discussions, and understanding territory needs to support impactful medical engagement.

About the Role

Key responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong scientific relationships with targeted external experts, ensuring engagement is credible, compliant, and aligned with territory needs.

• Lead high-quality scientific exchanges on the therapeutical area, applying robust disease-area and product knowledge to support deep data discussions with healthcare professionals and external stakeholders.

• Develop a strong understanding of local territory dynamics, expert networks, and unmet needs to inform field medical priorities and support effective stakeholder engagement planning.

• Act as a proactive field-based medical partner, identifying opportunities to add scientific value through timely insights, expert interactions, and appropriate medical education activities.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with internal medical, commercial, and market access colleagues while maintaining the independence and integrity of the MSL role.

• Gather, synthesize, and communicate relevant external insights from the field to help inform medical strategy and support patient-focused decision making.

• Represent Novartis externally with strong communication, people skills, business acumen, and the ability to translate complex scientific information into clear and meaningful discussions.

• Contribute to a team of three MSLs by sharing knowledge, best practices, and territory learnings; this role has no direct people management responsibilities.

• Ensure all activities are conducted in accordance with applicable compliance, ethical, and scientific standards.

• Essential Requirements

• Advanced scientific, medical, or healthcare-related education preferred; relevant MSL or field medical experience in Canada is an asset; strong communication skills are highly desirable for engagement across the territory.

• Strong scientific knowledge with the ability to conduct credible, in-depth data discussions with external experts.

• Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships with targeted experts and healthcare stakeholders.

• Solid understanding of territory needs, local healthcare dynamics, and external expert engagement requirements.

• Excellent communication and vulgarization skills, with the ability to translate complex scientific concepts into clear, audience-appropriate messages.

• Proactive mindset, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to work effectively in a field-based environment.

• Business acumen and strategic thinking to prioritize opportunities and align field activities with medical objectives.

• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills and commitment to compliant, ethical, and patient-focused scientific engagement.

• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: Novartis is committed to building outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse team’s representatives of the patients and communities we serve.

• Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

• Benefits and Rewards: Learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally.

Location

Canada

Site

Field Non-Sales (Canada)

Company / Legal Entity

CA04 (FCRS = CA004) NOVARTIS PHARMA CANADA INC.

Functional Area

Research & Development

Job Type

Full time

Employment Type

Regular

Shift Work

No

Research & Development

International

Canada

Job ID

REQ-10087772