Medical Science Liaison – Oncology, Spain & Portugal
- Full-time
- Field-based, Spain East – preferably Barcelona, with planned travel to Portugal
Pharmanovia is a global speciality pharmaceutical company focused on innovative speciality medicines and trusted established brands. We partner with biotechnology innovators and pharmaceutical companies to bring important medicines to patients across more than 160 markets. Oncology, including oncology supportive care, is a major area of strategic development within our growing speciality portfolio. Since our inception in 2013, Pharmanovia has grown consistently by combining pharmaceutical expertise, commercial focus and an entrepreneurial approach to the lifecycle management and revitalisation of important medicines. Our therapeutic areas include Oncology, Cardiovascular, Endocrinology and Neurology.
We are looking for a scientifically credible and externally focused Medical Science Liaison (MSL) – Oncology to support our growing Medical Affairs presence across Spain and Portugal.
Based preferably in Barcelona, you will have primary responsibility for Spain East, with secondary responsibility for Portugal through planned visits, virtual engagement and key scientific meetings. You will translate global Medical Affairs strategy into effective local execution, building trusted peer‐to‐peer relationships with oncology specialists and other healthcare professionals while generating insights that can improve patient pathways, inform evidence plans and support access readiness. With a particular focus on oncology and oncology supportive care, including priority new chemical entities, biologics and value‐added medicines, you will contribute to pre‐launch, launch and post‐launch activities.



The role is specifically relevant to gynaecological oncology and includes opportunities to support health‐economic and real‐world evidence initiatives in local healthcare settings. Working closely with Global Medical Affairs, Market Access/HEOR, Clinical Development and other cross‐functional teams, you will help identify unmet medical needs, understand differences in healthcare delivery and access across Spain and Portugal, and ensure that external scientific insights inform our wider strategy.
Develop peer-to-peer relationships with priority oncologists, investigators, hospital pharmacists, specialist nurses, pathologists, palliative care specialists, and other relevant healthcare professionals across Spain East and Portugal.
Deliver high-quality scientific exchange: Communicate complex clinical data accurately, objectively, and in a balanced, non-promotional manner, and respond to unsolicited scientific questions through approved processes.
Translate integral strategy into local execution: Develop and deliver a focused territory plan aligned with Medical Affairs priorities, covering pre-launch, launch and post-launch activities across Spain and Portugal.
Deliver scientific engagement, stakeholder mapping, congress activities, advisory boards, medical education and other initiatives that support readiness for national reimbursement, regional and hospital access decisions.
Identify and communicate unmet needs, evidence gaps, access barriers,



changes in clinical practice and developments in the competitive landscape to inform medical strategy and cross-functional planning.
Identify barriers to patient identification, diagnosis, biomarker testing, referral, treatment, supportive care, and continuity of care, including the organisation of home care and palliative care services.
Contribute to Spanish and Portuguese access activities: Provide accurate scientific and clinical input to support relevant national, regional, and hospital processes, including Spanish HTA and reimbursement pathways; regional pharmacotherapeutic evaluations and hospital formularies; and INFARMED HTA, reimbursement, and hospital access processes in Portugal.
Identify opportunities for real-world evidence, registries, investigator-initiated research, Phase IV and other post-authorisation studies, and appropriate external scientific collaborations.
Work with Market Access/HEOR and clinical experts to identify relevant evidence needs, including hospital resource use, unplanned admissions, emergency visits and the impact of regional variation in supportive, palliative and home-care services.
Develop scientific networks: Support the localisation and field delivery of global scientific narratives, evidence platforms and approved materials, ensuring relevance to Spanish and Portuguese clinical practice.
Work with Global Medical Affairs, the General Manager for Southern Europe, Market Access/HEOR, Key Account Managers, and other functions to ensure that field insights inform access and lifecycle plans while protecting Medical Affairs' independence.
Maintain appropriate medical-commercial boundaries: Coordinate with commercial colleagues through clearly defined ac

📌 Medical Science Liaison (Barcelona)
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