Ashfield Healthcare

Position: Medical Science Liaison (MSL)

Therapy Area: Ophthalmology (Thyroid Eye Disease – TED)

Territory: UK

Salary: Competitive

Inizio Engage is delighted to be partnering with an innovative biotechnology company focused on serious and rare diseases, to recruit a MSL within Ophthalmology. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing organisation committed to advancing science and improving outcomes for patients living with rare conditions.

Working with a strong sense of urgency for patients, our client is dedicated to leveraging proven science and engineering to transform the lives of people living with serious diseases. This role will primarily support the TED (Thyroid Eye Disease) programme, contributing to the scientific engagement strategy across the UK.

Reporting to the Regional MSL Lead, the MSL will focus on developing and maintaining peer-to-peer scientific relationships with key medical experts across the region. The role involves delivering balanced scientific exchange, supporting clinical research activities, and acting as a trusted scientific partner to the medical community.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, engage, and maintain relationships with key opinion leaders (KOLs) and stakeholders within the Thyroid Eye Disease landscape, using strategic mapping and territory planning to deliver meaningful scientific engagement.

• Serve as a primary scientific resource for clinical and medical information related to our client’s research, science, and products.

• Present accurate, fair, and balanced scientific information to the medical and scientific community, including at conferences and company-sponsored meetings.

• Respond appropriately to requests for scientific or medical information using approved materials and within compliance guidelines.

• Support the execution of strategic field medical affairs plans and initiatives within the territory.

• Communicate clinical insights and research feedback gathered from the field to internal teams to support strategic decision-making.

• Ensure all activities comply with company policies, SOPs, and relevant UK regulatory and industry codes including ABPI, MHRA, GDPR, and pharmacovigilance standards.

What We’re Looking For

• An advanced scientific or clinical degree (e.g., PhD, PharmD, MD or equivalent).

• 3–5 years’ experience in an MSL role within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.

• Launch experience is required.

• Experience working in a biotech or start-up environment is highly desirable.

• Excellent scientific communication and presentation skills.

• Demonstrated ability to work independently while contributing effectively to a collaborative team environment.

• A proactive, adaptable individual who is comfortable working in dynamic and evolving environments.

• A mindset focused on continuous improvement and scientific excellence.

• Strong commitment to ethical standards and compliance.

• Willingness and ability to travel 60–75% of the time.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a field medical professional passionate about scientific engagement and rare disease innovation to join an organisation working at the forefront of ophthalmology and thyroid eye disease.

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.

Please note: If you have not heard from a member of the recruitment team within 7 days, unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Thank you for your interest in Inizio Engage.