Medical Science Liaison, Solid Tumours
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Kolkata, West Bengal, India0–2 yrs1h agovia LinkedIn
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- Freshers and up to 2 years
- Must know
- Patient careSalesStakeholder managementMarket research
- Work
- On-site in Kolkata
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
- Skill demand
- Stakeholder management39%Sales23%Patient care21%Market research6%of 99 similar fresher jobs posted in India this week
- Listed
- 9 Nov 2026 · still open
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About the Role
Position: Medical Science Liaison – Oncology, Medical Affairs
Location: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Reports to: TA Lead – Oncology, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, India
Position Overview
Serve as a therapeutic area scientific expert, acting as the scientific face of the company. Engage with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) to discuss treatment trends, clinical trial data of our molecules, and gather insights to support the medical strategy.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the primary scientific face of the organization to KOLs for the Oncology therapy area.
- Ongoing identification, mapping, and profiling of KOLs within the assigned geography and therapy area.
- Engage identified KOLs through medical affairs initiatives, aligned with the overall franchise plan.
- Represent the therapeutic area (TA) for medical and scientific affairs on all relevant cross-functional teams and internal/external initiatives.
- Gather customer insights and communicate them back to the franchise team.
- Receive and process scientific information requests from Healthcare Professionals (HCPs).
- Serve as a scientific resource for the sales team of the given therapy area, responsible for regular training and dissemination of the latest medical developments.
- Collaborate effectively with all internal stakeholders to develop and implement medical strategy, aiming to shape the external scientific landscape for faster patient access to new products/indications.
- Requires 70-80% travel for interaction with customers and various stakeholders.
Requirements & Tech Stack
None explicitly stated.
Qualifications
- Medical graduate (MD/MBBS/BDS/MDS) or Pharmaceutical university degree (PharmD or PhD).
Experience And Skills
- Minimum of 0-2 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical/healthcare industry.
- Good understanding of medical affairs function.
- Understanding of local regulatory policy and industry's code of practice related to drug registration, pharmaceutical promotion, and clinical research.
- AI Judgement Integration
- Analytical Reasoning
- Analytics Insights
- Clinical Data Management
- Clinical Experience
- Communication
- Competitive Landscape
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Data Gathering and Analysis
- Detail-Oriented
- Digital Culture
- Digital Literacy
- Execution Focus
- Interpersonal Influence
- Market Research
- Medical Affairs
- Medical Communications
- Medical Compliance
- Problem Solving
- Relationship Building
- Scientific Research
- Strategic Thinking
- Technologically Savvy