Medical Affairs Placement

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Medical Affairs Placement

Joining our dedicated and talented team for 12 months at our Hoddesdon site as a placement student will help build a strong foundation for success in your future.

At MSD, placement students can gain experience within a team comprising individuals from many backgrounds with different roles, but who all work together to deliver on the same promise: finding new ways to create a healthier future. Uncompromising dedication to the people who depend on our products is a passion we all share.

We currently have two exciting opportunities for a one year placement within our Medical Affairs Department in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire. This department is part of the company’s MSD Research Laboratories Division providing clinical, scientific and technical expertise both to the rest of the company and external stakeholders. Successful candidates will work either in our Research and Innovation or Oncology teams.

As part of the Medical Affairs team, you will work as a Medical Affairs Associate, where you will support the teams that work on MSD’s Medical Affairs programmes.

Throughout your twelve months here, you will be given the opportunity to gain a full insight into the role of a Medical Affairs Department within a global company.. As part of a professional and friendly team, you will have the opportunity to work with Medical Advisors, Medical Science Liaisons and Clinical Research colleagues across some our key therapeutic areas, supporting the members of the Medical Affairs team whilst developing your knowledge and practical skills in the area of pharmaceutical clinical research. Experiences will include field visits with colleagues and training on the end to end processes, both internal and external, of managing clinical trials.

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting with medical information enquiries
• Reviewing scientific materials
• Working on assigned project(s) under supervision
• Attending field visits with the Medical Science Liaisons, Medical Advisors and Research Project Managers
• Supporting the study and medical team in their daily activities
• Providing administrative support for Early Access Programmes
• Audio-visual suite expert within Medical Affairs
• Developing and maintaining internal media sites
• Medical slide-set development
• Resource planning for medical review
• Generating aspects of the Global Medical Affairs dashboard
• Supporting the Medical Information Database.
• Updating Code training materials

Essential Capabilities/Skills

• Strong communication skills
• Good organisation and administrative skills
• Team player, learning from and helping others overcome obstacles
• Confident with a willingness to get involved
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft packages (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Excellent accuracy and attention to detail
• Experience with and an ability to comprehend complex scientific literature

Education and Experience

• Working towards a minimum of a 2:1 degree in Biomedical Sciences or related science degree
• Entering your third or penultimate year of study, returning to your degree course at the end of the placement

Your role at MSD is integral to helping the world meet new breakthroughs that affect generations to come, and we’re counting on your skills and inventiveness to help make meaningful contributions to global medical advancement. At MSD, we’re inventing for life.

Next Steps

• Stage 1 - Fill in our online application form and submit your CV with a covering letter
• Stage 2 - If successful at stage 1, you will be invited to take part in a telephone interview
• Stage 3 - If successful at stage 2, you will be invited to an assessment centre where you will be able to gain a better insight into MSD and/or have a final interview

About MSD

MSD is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where MSD has codified its 125-year legacy. MSD’s success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.

MSD is on a quest for cures and is committed to being the world’s premier, most research-intensive biopharmaceutical company. Today, we’re doubling down on this goal. MRL is a true scientific research facility of tomorrow, and will take MSD’s leading discovery capabilities and world-class small molecule and biologics R&D expertise to create breakthrough science that radically changes the way we approach serious diseases.

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