Entrepreneurial Spirit, Rooted in Tradition.
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Canada, Inc. (MTP-CA) based in Toronto, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America, Inc. (MTPA), which touts a storied reputation more than 300 years in the making. Our parent company, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation (MTPC) - one of Japan’s most respected - is a research-driven pharmaceutical company that has tirelessly pursued medical breakthroughs with global reach. MTPC has discovered and produced several first-in-class medicines for serious diseases, including multiple sclerosis (MS), diabetes mellitus (DM), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

MTP-C’s commitment to patients and their communities continues with a robust late-stage pipeline of investigational treatments for difficult-to-treat diseases and commercializing products with significant unmet medical needs in Canadian markets. The company handles sales, marketing, market access, and business development functions. MTP-C is dedicated to improving the treatment environment for those with debilitating diseases, researching on real-world evidence, and creating hope for all facing illness and currently seeking motivated professionals who share our vision of scientific excellence, innovation, and unwavering dedication to improving the lives of patients.

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) provides a vital role to the organization by bridging internal strategy with external medical insights. Through interactions with the healthcare community, the MSL supports disease awareness activities, participates in scientific exchange, and obtains valuable information regarding unmet medical needs and current treatment paradigms to help guide executive decisions. As part of an emerging Canadian and global organization, the MSL will also make significant contributions to processes, procedures, and best practices within the developing organization, serve as a medical resource to healthcare providers, clinical investigators and clinical study sites, and healthcare decision makers regarding the organization’s investigational and marketed products, and support product commercialization. The MSL will report directly to the Medical Director, Medical Affairs.

• Develop enduring professional relationships with healthcare practitioners, clinical investigators, and healthcare decision makers to provide medical and scientific support for selected therapeutic areas and to ensure access to current medical and scientific information on Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Canada’s (MTP-CA’s) products and areas of therapeutic interest.
• Gather insights regarding unmet medical needs and treatment landscapes in targeted therapeutic areas.
• Identify, attend and support scientific and medical meetings. Disseminate clinical and competitive insights within the organization and prepare post-meeting deliverables as needed.
• Respond to unsolicited requests; provide truthful, non-misleading and non-promotional information regarding MTP-CA’s commercial and pipeline products to healthcare professionals including physicians, hospital and MCO practitioners and formulary committees, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, dieticians and others.
• Assist in the development of educational materials and standard responses to frequently asked questions (FAQs); provide product-related site education; serve as medical resource for home office and field colleague training.
• Present information to healthcare professionals who provide peer education to assist in keeping their presentations current and ensure they have the medical and scientific information necessary to respond to questions encountered during their discussions.
• Support Phases 1-3, Phase 4, and Investigator Sponsored Trials (ISTs) as needed.
• Ensure that all medical education activities are conducted in full compliance with relevant guidance, rules and regulations.
• Depending on organizational needs, the MSL may also be asked to:
  • Support medical initiatives across other therapeutic areas relevant to licensing, translational, and clinical development activities.
  • Collaborate with colleagues from sister and parent companies to support product development activities, including identification and support of clinical investigators and clinical study sites.
• Complete all company and job related training as assigned within the required timelines.

• Required: Advanced Degree in Life Sciences: MD, PharmD, or PhD.
• Must have 5+ years of industry experience (Pharmaceutical, Biotech or related field), including 2+ years of field medical experience.
• CNS experience preferred.
• Knowledge of GCP and experience with clinical trial operations preferred.
• Experience with customer relationship management is a plus, including thought leader development, speaker bureau training, and formulary presentations.
• Health Economics and Outcomes Research knowledge and/or experience preferred.
• Prior launch experience strongly preferred.
• Proven competence in clinical therapeutics, drug development, business and market knowledge, and strategic resource management.
• Thorough understanding of the Health Canada, IMC Code, and other ethical guidelines relevant to the pharmaceutical industry.
• Able to rapidly learn new therapeutic areas in a self-taught and peer-to-peer team learning environment.
• Excellent communications skill set: interpersonal, networking, verbal, written and presentation.
• Unquestioned personal integrity coupled with a strong HCP focus and patient-centric attitude.
• Conscientious, enthusiastic team player with excellent collaboration and teamwork abilities.
• Strong analytical and evaluative skills.
• Able to organize, prioritize, and work effectively in a constantly changing environment.
• Must embody “Our Way” Values Aspects of Integrity, Respect, Bravery, Collobration and Persistance.
• Ability to interface effectively with a variety of technical platforms for the collection, review, and dissemination of medical information.
• Strong knowledge of MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and virtual platforms (e.g., WebEx, etc.)
• Required to travel 70% of the time, or as needed, from home-based office.
• Required to attend weekend events (medical conferences, ad boards, speaker training, etc.) on an occasional basis.
• Must be fully vaccinated (as defined by the Health Canada), against COVID-19, unless a medical or religious accommodation is needed.

Our Value Proposition:

Enjoy the fast-moving, entrepreneurial spirit more typically found in a small biotech, complemented by the benefits of a global pharmaceutical/chemical conglomerate.  At this time, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America offers our employees unparalleled opportunities for career success coupled with a supportive level of employee benefits.