Medical Science Liaison - Spain (Madrid & Barcelona)

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : About Orphalan

Orphalan is an innovative biopharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming the lives of patients with rare diseases. We develop, manufacture, and commercialize treatments that address significant unmet medical needs, working closely with healthcare professionals and patient communities to bring meaningful impact across the world.

Position overview :

We are seeking an experienced Medical Science Liaison (MSL) with 34 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry, ideally with a focus on rare or orphan diseases. The MSL will serve as a key scientific expert and bridge between the company and the medical community, responsible for fostering strong relationships with healthcare professionals (HCPs), supporting clinical and research initiatives, and ensuring the highest standards of scientific exchange.

Responsibilities and duties

• Build and maintain trusted, peer-to-peer relationships with key opinion leaders (KOLs), healthcare providers, and academic experts in the field
• Communicate complex scientific information in a clear, accurate, and balanced manner to external and internal stakeholders to achieve business objectives
• Provide scientific and medical support for company-sponsored and investigator-initiated studies (IIRs)
• Identify, map, and engage with key stakeholders involved in rare disease diagnosis, treatment, and research
• Collect and communicate medical insights from the field to inform strategy and support cross-functional collaboration
• Ensures timely and informative scientific exchanges with external customers and internal partners, which accurately reflect scientific data, in accordance with compliance policies and procedures
• Deliver high-quality medical and scientific presentations to diverse audiences, including HCPs, payers, and patient organizations
• Support medical education initiatives, advisory boards, and congress activities
• Collects investigators proposals for local and regional clinical activities, ensure that these proposals are discussed within the Brand Team, manage internal and external approval processes, and provide timely feedback to investigators
• Collaborate closely with internal teams (Medical Affairs, Clinical Operations, Regulatory, and Commercial) while maintaining scientific integrity and compliance with all regulations
• Stay up to date on emerging data, scientific trends, and therapeutic advances in rare diseases
• Ensures that Orphalan Pharmacovigilance SOPs are understood and followed. Drives the external communication efforts when significant safety issues arise, with the wellbeing of patients being the ultimate goal

Qualification :

Key Skills and Competencies