Medical Science Liaison, Vaccines (12 Month Contract, Ontario)

GSK•Mississauga, ON

6d•CA$115,000 - CA$165,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This field-based 12-month contract role is dedicated to Ontario, with the possibility to extend. As a Medical Science Liaison (MSL) in GSK Vaccines Medical team, you will play a vital role in ensuring the safe and effective use of GSK’s products across our Vaccines and Respiratory portfolios through scientific dialogue and collaboration. You will work closely with healthcare professionals, external experts, and internal teams to share insights, provide education, and contribute to GSK’s mission of getting ahead of disease together. This field-based role offers opportunities for professional growth, impactful work, and the chance to make a difference in the lives of patients in Canada. This role is a therapeutically aligned, field-based position covering Ontario province, where frequent travel is required. We want colleagues who listen, learn, and act with integrity. You bring clarity when discussing evidence. You collaborate across teams. You support inclusion by welcoming diverse perspectives. You aim to make a measurable difference for patients and healthcare systems. This is a 12-month contract, field-based role covering Ontario, with the possibility to extend. The position is primarily remote and field-based with regular travel across the province to engage specialists, healthcare professionals, external experts, and relevant professional networks. You will meet colleagues and external stakeholders face-to-face and virtually as needed.

Requirements

Advanced degree in a Medical or Life science field (e.g., Masters, PhD, MD, PharmD, or equivalent).
Ability to apply and leverage scientific data with credibility while enabling peer-to-peer discussion.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong ability to build and maintain professional relationships with healthcare professionals and external experts.
Ability to lead cross-functional teamwork and strategic execution of medical affairs plan in the assigned territory.
Sound negotiation, leadership, and organization skills.
Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel within the assigned territory (up to 70%, including evenings and weekends).

Nice To Haves

Experience as a Medical Science Liaison or in a similar role.
Experience in vaccines, immunology or respiratory within a medical affairs role with established relationships/connections with associated healthcare professionals.
Knowledge of the Canadian healthcare system, including reimbursement processes.
Knowledge of regulations governing scientific exchange with healthcare professionals within the Canadian pharmaceutical environment.
Familiarity with clinical development processes and real-world evidence projects.
Bilingual proficiency in English and French for scientific discussions.
Experience presenting at scientific meetings for healthcare professionals.

Responsibilities

Identify, establish, and maintain scientific peer-to-peer relationships with key external experts in primary care and respiratory by presenting balanced scientific data, supporting advanced medical educational opportunities, and providing scientific support of highest industry standards in line with GSK values, policies, applicable laws, and regulations.
Be recognized as the scientific field-based partner in the territory and maintain a deep understanding and knowledge of diseases, vaccines, treatments, and the competitive landscape to ensure excellent scientific dialogue and clinical knowledge translation aligned to business strategy.
Be agile and adaptable to engage and provide value across a continuum of both internal and external stakeholders (i.e., primary care and respiratory experts and other healthcare professionals, investigators, medical societies and organizations, advocacy groups, etc.) in a non-promotional manner and be responsive to unsolicited inquiries.
Be a proactive and solutions-oriented partner as the primary interface between the healthcare community and the internal cross-functional GSK teams to gather and share back insights that inform current and future business strategies.
Represent GSK at scientific congresses by providing session/abstract coverage, booth staffing coverage, leading external expert engagements and contributing to congress summaries/share-backs as required.
Provide scientific training for GSK commercial team regarding GSK products and the conditions they treat utilizing approved training materials.
Assist the office based Medical Affairs, Health Economics and Outcomes Research and Clinical Development and Operation teams for Investigator Initiated Studies and other evidence generation projects as needed.