Medical Science Liaison (Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, Al Ahmadi)
About this opportunity
The Position
Are you a scientifically driven professional with a passion for engaging health professionals, delivering impactful scientific exchange, and supporting improved patient care?
The Medical Science Liaison role will support the strategic scientific direction of Boehringer Ingelheim through the provision of clinical and scientific information/data to health professionals via scientific exchanges and presentations. These exchanges provide the necessary background for health professionals to make sound clinical decisions in the treatment of patients and allow the MSL to gain understanding of current treatment and management of patients locally.
Tasks and Responsibilities
Identify and interact with External Experts (EEs) through credible and accurate medical/scientific exchanges of information, and appropriately document scientific exchanges
Identify new EEs and validate existing EEs for inclusion in the EE Management Plan, and build advocacy through scientific engagement
Convey expert clinical knowledge and engage stakeholders through face-to-face meetings, scientific events, and advisory activities
Build discussions around Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) and patient care needs, and identify opportunities to support optimal medical care and therapeutic solutions
Provide solutions to address unmet medical needs in collaboration with cross-functional teams, and support HCPs in implementing diagnostic and disease management guidelines
Respond to medical information queries, support scientific congress activities, and stay up to date with relevant data and publications
Deliver scientific expertise on product and disease state knowledge through individual and group presentations
Contribute to cross-functional collaboration with external stakeholders (e.g., doctors, KOLs) and internal teams (Medical, Marketing & Sales) by sharing insights, supporting brand plans, and participating in internal and external meetings
Support clinical development, market access, and field force activities, including site identification, training, and dossier preparation
Ensure compliance with all regulations and company policies, while supporting research collaborations and investigator-initiated studies
About Our Future Employee
Bachelor’s degree in life/health sciences or other medicine-related discipline; advanced degree (e.g., MD, PhD, MBA) is an advantage
At least 1–2 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, MSL role, or related scientific/clinical area; experience in the metabolic therapeutic area is an advantage
Strong presentation skills, with the ability to deliver scientific content effectively
Ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to develop and strengthen trusted partnerships
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
Ability to use technical and digital tools, including Microsoft Office 365, and aptitude for learning new systems
Ability to manage time and resources effectively
Demonstrates proactive attitude, growth mindset, agility, emotional intelligence, teamwork, resilience, and accountability
Willingness to travel nationwide or within the assigned territory
Ability to meet key performance indicators (KPIs) associated with responsibilities
Knowledge of local healthcare systems and clinical practices related to patient care is preferred
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How this role compares
Computed from every other active Medical Affairs role in our database, not just this employer's listings.
We currently track 924 comparable Medical Affairs roles across 130 biopharma companies.
Salary context
175 of 924 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)
Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.
Where these roles are based
Top locations among the 924 comparable roles
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Seniority mix
502 of 924 peers have a known seniority level
Therapeutic area mix
326 of 924 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden
Similar opportunities
The closest matches from our peer group, ranked by how similar they are, not how well you'd qualify for them -- treat this as market context, not a guaranteed shortlist; a weak match is labeled as one below.
Matched on job function only -- seniority, specialty, and location weren't confirmed as aligned.
Matched on job function only -- seniority, specialty, and location weren't confirmed as aligned.
Matched on job function only -- seniority, specialty, and location weren't confirmed as aligned.
Matched on job function only -- seniority, specialty, and location weren't confirmed as aligned.
Matched on job function only -- seniority, specialty, and location weren't confirmed as aligned.
Matched on job function only -- seniority, specialty, and location weren't confirmed as aligned.
How we calculate "similar"
No black box, no LLM guesswork: a deterministic score built from four normalized attributes. Here's this role's own peer group at different match levels, so you can see the mechanism, not just the result.
Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.
0 points, never a partial guess. A role we know almost nothing about beyond its function bottoms out at 25%; it never inflates to 100% just because there's little to compare against. Seniority uses a defined ladder (Associate → Manager → Associate Director → Senior → Principal → Director → Senior Director → Executive/VP) so "Director" and "Senior Director" count as adjacent, but "Director" and "Executive/VP" do not.