Medical Science Liaison in London

Medical Science Liaisons (MSL) will be key members of the Field Medical Affairs team, responsible for serving as scientific experts and strategic medical and scientific contributors during this pivotal clinical development phase at our client. As an MSL, you will establish and cultivate relationships with key external experts/decision makers, support clinical trial execution, gather critical medical and scientific field intelligence, and help shape our evidence generation strategy. The MSL role is strictly non-promotional. The ideal candidate will have an understanding of obesity as a therapeutic area, experience in field medical affairs, and a passion for improving patient outcomes. This is a unique opportunity to be part of building Field Medical Affairs from the ground up and make a lasting impact on people living with obesity.

Job Responsibilities

• Scientific Exchange & KOL Engagement: Develop and maintain a medical engagement plan, in line with applicable codes and legislation, focused on scientific interactions with top key opinion leaders, investigators, centres of excellence, health systems and professional societies in obesity medicine and related therapy areas. Establish and maintain peer-to-peer relationships with key opinion leaders, key decision makers, clinical investigators, and healthcare professionals in obesity medicine and related therapy areas, for scientific, clinical and disease state information and education purposes, in line with applicable codes and legislation. Serve as subject matter expert at key medical and scientific conferences, advisory boards, roundtables, clinical investigator meetings, speaker training, and internal meetings. Deliver scientifically balanced, evidence-based presentations on the client’s pipeline, disease state, products and emerging data. Respond to unsolicited medical information requests with accuracy and compliance. Accurately identify health care professional educational needs and address with fair balanced tailored responses. Consistently execute on the current Medical Affairs strategy and field medical priorities.
• Clinical Trial Site Support: Support clinical trial site identification, feasibility assessment, and investigator engagement. Provide scientific support to active and potential clinical trial sites. Facilitate communication between clinical operations teams and investigators. Monitor and report competitive intelligence and disease landscape insights from the field.
• Evidence Generation & Medical Strategy: Gather and synthesize real-world insights on clinical practice patterns, treatment paradigms, and unmet needs in obesity management. Identify evidence gaps and contribute to medical affairs strategy and publication planning. Support investigator-initiated research opportunities aligned with company objectives. Collaborate with cross-functional partners (Clinical Development, Regulatory, Market Access, Commercial) to ensure medical insights inform strategic planning.
• Congress & Medical Education: Attend and provide coverage at relevant medical and scientific congresses. Identify and facilitate speaker development opportunities for external experts. Stay current on emerging scientific literature, treatment guidelines, and competitive landscape.
• Field Medical Capabilities: Lead and/or participate in project teams that support MSL strategies, tactics, trainings and operations as delegated by field medical leadership. Contribute to medical affairs metrics, qualitative and quantitative MSL dashboards and SOPs for the MSL function.
• Operational Excellence, Compliance and Documentation: Ensure all activities comply with applicable regulations, company policies, and industry codes. Maintain accurate and timely documentation of all field interactions and insights in CRM or assigned systems. Manage regional resource allocation and territory planning. Ensure all field engagements adhere to ethical, legal, and regulatory standards. Demonstrate integrity and the highest ethical standards in all internal and external engagements.

Requirements Qualifications

• Advanced degree required (PharmD, PhD, MD, or equivalent in life sciences).
• Pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry experience; MSL experience strongly preferred.
• Deep scientific knowledge and genuine passion for obesity medicine, metabolism, endocrinology, or related therapeutic areas.
• Prior experience in supporting clinical trial site engagement and early development programs.
• Demonstrated ability to understand, interpret, and communicate complex clinical and scientific data.
• Excellent presentation, communication, interpersonal and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work independently in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
• Willingness to travel up to 60-80% (primarily within assigned territory).
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel by car and air.

Preferred Experience

• Prior extensive therapeutic area experience in obesity, endocrinology, or metabolic disorders strongly preferred.
• Track record of success in a fast-paced, clinical-stage, entrepreneurial biotech environment.
• Established relationships within the obesity/metabolism medical community.
• Track record of generating actionable insights that influenced medical or commercial strategy.

Syneos Health is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles. We also encourage you to join our Talent Network to stay connected to additional career opportunities.

Why Syneos Health? Each life we positively impact makes our work worthwhile. By joining one of our field medical teams, you will partner with some of the most talented clinicians in the industry and be reminded why you chose a career in healthcare. The diversification and breadth of our new and existing partnerships create a multitude of career paths and employment opportunities. Join our game-changing, global company dedicated to creating better, smarter, faster ways to get biopharmaceutical therapies to patients. Experience the thrill of knowing that your everyday efforts are contributing to improving patients’ lives around the world. Work Here Matters Everywhere | How are you inspired to change lives? Syneos Health companies are affirmative action/equal opportunity employers (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled).