Senior MSL, Respiratory, Immunology & Infectious Diseases

About the role

AstraZeneca is looking for a Senior Medical Science Liaison covering respiratory, immunology and infectious diseases. The role acts as the primary scientific expert for the assigned territory and therapeutic area, delivering the Medical Affairs Plan for pre-launch and newly launched products and indications. It supports healthcare professionals and key external experts, builds scientific partnerships with major hospitals and institutions, and turns local healthcare insights into medical strategies that improve patient outcomes.

Key responsibilities

• Implement the Medical Affairs Plan with territorial activities aligned to global and local medical strategies for pre-launch and launch phases.
• Provide accurate, balanced and timely scientific information to HCPs and KEEs, including answers to unsolicited and off-label scientific queries based on objective evidence.
• Build and maintain trusted scientific relationships with KOLs/KEEs and multidisciplinary teams across key hospitals and academic centres.
• Gather and synthesise local clinical and healthcare system insights (patient journey, clinical pathways, access barriers) and feed them back into medical strategy and cross-functional teams.
• Support evidence generation (RWE, local clinical collaborations, investigator-initiated studies) and the operational side of clinical trials as needed.
• Deliver scientific presentations, facilitate peer-to-peer education and support medical education initiatives.
• Partner with Commercial, HEOR, Regulatory and Clinical teams to align activities and support launch readiness.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, industry codes and local regulations, and keep accurate documentation.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences, pharmacy, nursing or a related scientific/medical field; advanced degree (PharmD, MSc, PhD, MD) preferred but not mandatory.
• Minimum 2-3 years of MSL or comparable field-based medical affairs experience, ideally in respiratory or immunology.
• Demonstrated familiarity with pharmaceutical industry practices and Medical Affairs functions.
• Fluent English (preferred) and native or near-native Korean; strong stakeholder-facing communication.
• Proven understanding of compliance requirements for interactions with HCPs and scientific exchange.

Required skills

• Deep clinical/scientific knowledge of the assigned therapeutic areas, with the ability to interpret and communicate global clinical trial data.
• Understanding of local care pathways, hospital decision-making, reimbursement and access landscapes.
• Familiarity with clinical trials, RWE methodologies, epidemiology and outcomes research.
• Project and time management, and strategic thinking linking local insights to national and global strategy.