Medical Science Liaison sHTG - Leipzig

Sobi

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is a field-based scientific expert who engages healthcare professionals, clinical experts, and other external stakeholders in support of the medical strategy for an innovative therapy for Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome (FCS), with future potential in Severe Hypertriglyceridemia (sHTG). The position may be based in Leipzig, Erfurt, Dresden, or other cities in Germany. The MSL drives scientific exchange, supports clinical and evidence-generation initiatives, gathers actionable insights, and partners cross-functionally to promote consistent, high-quality scientific standards. The role contributes to understanding rare lipid disorders, supporting patient pathways, and enabling informed, ethical decision-making. Field medical activities are conducted according to Medical Excellence standards, including insight capture, engagement planning, and agreed performance measures.

Requirements

An advanced degree in life sciences or a related healthcare discipline, such as PharmD, PhD, MD, MSc, or equivalent.
Experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare industry.
Proven ability to engage confidently with healthcare professionals and build trusted external relationships.
Strong scientific mindset and ability to understand and clearly communicate complex scientific and clinical information.
Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to establish credibility and build trusted relationships with clinical and scientific experts.
Strong analytical skills and ability to listen, identify meaningful insights, and translate them into actionable contributions.
Ability to work autonomously in the field, with strong organisation and prioritisation skills.
Collaborative approach and ability to work effectively with cross-functional internal teams.
High ethical standards and commitment to balanced, unbiased, compliant scientific engagement.
Willingness and flexibility to travel for external meetings, site visits, congresses, and other medical events.
Good command of English.
Fluency in German for effective engagement with local healthcare professionals and stakeholders.
Demonstrate behaviors aligned with Sobi's core values: Care, Ambition, Urgency, Ownership, and Partnership.

Nice To Haves

Previous MSL or customer-facing medical experience.
Experience as a pharmaceutical sales professional with motivation to transition into Medical Affairs.
Experience in specialty care, metabolic disorders, or highly scientific therapy areas.

Responsibilities

Act as a trusted field-based medical and scientific expert for the product within the FCS and sHTG communities.
Develop and maintain long-term relationships with key opinion leaders, healthcare professionals, and academic researchers.
Conduct high-quality, non-promotional scientific discussions on disease pathways, clinical evidence, patient management, and emerging data using approved medical content.
Communicate relevant scientific information clearly and foster balanced, scientifically rigorous dialogue.
Develop and maintain stakeholder engagement plans, including stakeholder segmentation, engagement objectives, scientific exchange plans, and appropriate documentation.
Capture actionable insights from healthcare professional interactions, scientific meetings, and other stakeholder activities.
Share external insights with Medical Affairs to inform medical strategy, evidence-generation priorities, stakeholder engagement plans, educational initiatives, key account plans, and cross-functional activities.
Identify emerging challenges and opportunities involving diagnosis, treatment access, and unmet patient needs.
Contribute to monthly and quarterly insight reviews to strengthen cross-country visibility and inform strategic decisions.
Deliver scientifically robust education to healthcare professionals, specialist centres, and relevant networks.
Partner with the Medical Advisor to develop educational content, disease-awareness initiatives, and scientific resources.
Provide scientific training and support to internal colleagues across functions.
Support advisory boards, congresses, and expert meetings, contributing to scientific exchange.
Deliver and support education initiatives in accordance with Medical Excellence quality standards.
Support evidence-generation activities, including Phase IIIb/IV studies, investigator-initiated research (ISS/ISR), non-interventional studies, registries, and real-world evidence programmes.
Engage with investigators and research sites to support study awareness, feasibility discussions, and scientific collaboration.
Participate in patient identification and site feasibility discussions.
Bring insights from clinical practice and patient care into medical and scientific strategy discussions.
Ensure field activities and materials comply with internal medical governance standards, SOPs, and applicable external codes of practice.
Follow Medical Excellence processes, documentation standards, appropriate tool use, and agreed KPI reporting expectations.
Ensure scientific exchange is balanced, accurate, compliant, and non-promotional.
Follow medical, regulatory, and pharmacovigilance processes.
Travel for external meetings, site visits, congresses, and other medical events.