Senior Medical Science Liaison EMEA

Job Band:  Job Band 7 (JB7) 
Hiring Manager:  Hugo Fabre 
Lead Recruiter:  Paulina Piotrowska 
Country:  United Kingdom 

Our ability to grow, develop new capabilities and serve even more patients around the world depends on associates like you, who are passionate about our mission. Thank you for considering this new opportunity to further unlock your potential.

JOB SUMMARY

Acting as a clinical and scientific reference point of the EMEA Medical Affairs team, the (Senior) MSL will be a recognized resource engaged in driving key initiatives in research, publications, medical education, and field intelligence between Terumo BCT and the academic medical community. The role covers the full Terumo BCT therapeutic portfolio: cell collections for haematopoietic stem cell transplant and for cell and gene therapy starting materials, red blood cell exchange and therapeutic plasma exchange. The (Senior) MSL is remote-based in the United Kingdom with responsibilities spanning EMEA and contributions at both regional and global level, partnering with Marketing, Sales, Patient Access and cross-regional peers on publications, evidence generation, and strategic initiatives. They identify unmet medical needs, lead advisory work with international thought leaders and prescribers, and assist the organization in defining scientific and clinical direction. They may be called on to support, participate, or drive special projects, including study monitoring, publication planning and execution, internal and external education, and identification of gaps for both company-sponsored and investigator research. The (Senior) MSL responds to medical, scientific, and clinical information requests with regards to high-level troubleshooting and procedure optimization.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Contributes clinical and scientific depth to the EMEA Medical Affairs team, supporting the development of MSL colleagues across therapeutic areas.
• Prepares and conducts advisory boards with key thought leaders in haematology, transfusion medicine, sickle cell disease, therapeutic apheresis, cell collections, and cell & gene therapy, to inform the organization on scientific and strategic direction.
• Contributes to symposia, satellite events, and internal meetings on behalf of Medical Affairs at EMEA and international congresses.
• Contributes to special assignments and cross-functional projects, including global initiatives in partnership with Global Medical Affairs, Global Marketing, and regional peers in North America, LATAM, and APAC.
• Develops and maintains professional scientific relationships with thought leaders at academic medical centres, university hospitals, transplant centres, apheresis units, blood establishments, and patient advocacy groups across EMEA.
• Serves as a primary Medical Affairs contact for clinical and scientific information exchange with healthcare professionals, in verbal, written, or electronic form.
• Supports the EMEA sickle cell disease and red blood cell exchange agenda, including HCP education, workflow optimization, vascular access training, SOP development, and audit and reaudit programmes at leading apheresis centres.
• Supports clinical sites in optimizing cell collection workflows for autologous and allogeneic transplant and for cell & gene therapy starting materials, including CD34+, MNC, and CD3+ collections, collection efficiency audits (CE1, CE2), harvest protocols, and best practice implementation on the Spectra Optia platform.
• Delivers education on therapeutic plasma exchange covering procedure parameters, anticoagulation management, replacement fluid protocols, patient monitoring, and comparative evidence mapping.
• Supports the positioning of Terumo BCT's cell therapy technologies by engaging with cell & gene therapy manufacturing centres, academic consortia, and industry stakeholders across EMEA, including apheresis collection facilities supplying commercial and academic CAR-T programmes.
• Engages with extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) centres and investigators, supporting clinical education, evidence generation, and cross-indication evaluation including chronic graft-versus-host disease and solid organ transplant rejection.
• Partners with apheresis nursing and clinical operations teams to translate platform and protocol detail into clinical practice.
• Designs and supports investigator-initiated and company-sponsored studies in collaboration with external investigators, managing the process from concept through ethics submission, site coordination, data generation, and publication.
• Ensures timely submissions of periodic monitoring report forms for collaborative studies. Works with investigators to ensure they have access to needed information regarding Terumo BCT products during the course of their study.
• Engages with apheresis and cell processing facilities on clinical, quality, and accreditation topics, including JACIE/FACT-accredited centres.
• Identifies opportunities and conducts formal presentations to medical and technical healthcare professionals, including key accounts, hospital therapeutic committee members, opinion leaders in accordance with company policies, applicable laws, regulatory guidelines, and ethical standards.
• Maintains expert knowledge of clinical, scientific, and technical information in haematology, transfusion medicine, therapeutic apheresis, cell collections, cell & gene therapy, and extracorporeal therapies, through continuous review of the literature, conference attendance, and networking with experts.
• Works with the commercialization team and global product marketing, providing clinical input on product innovation, strategy development, and unmet medical needs.
• Actively participates in developing tools and resources for the medical affairs team, including one-pagers, white papers, slide kits, journal clubs, webinars, and literature reviews, to encourage consistency, transparency, and appropriate communication for internal and external partnerships.
• Attends and provides coverage at national and international medical education venues (congresses, conferences, symposia) and brings back field intelligence and insights to key internal stakeholders for accurate planning.
• Works with customers to help them with data abstraction and publication of clinical, scientific, or operational data related to Terumo BCT products, including co-authorship of manuscripts, abstracts, and posters where scientific contribution warrants it.
• Provides scientific support to the Terumo BCT organization in the preparation for regional and international congresses.
• Provides medical, scientific, and technical review and opinion as requested internally, including through medical-legal-regulatory review workflows.
• Responds to and tracks medical information requests from healthcare professionals and decision makers with accurate, unbiased, balanced, and timely answers.
• Leverages AI-powered tools and digital platforms to accelerate evidence synthesis, literature screening, content development, and medical information management. Stays current with emerging AI and digital tools relevant to medical affairs workflows.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Education

Medical Doctor (MBBS, MD, or equivalent) preferred, with specialty training in haematology, transfusion medicine, transplantation, apheresis medicine, nephrology, intensive care, or a related clinical discipline. PhD or PharmD candidates with substantial clinical or apheresis exposure will also be considered. Senior apheresis or transplant nurses (Registered Nurse with relevant post-registration credentials) with deep cross-portfolio operator experience and a track record of clinical leadership will also be considered.

Experience

• Minimum 2 years of combined clinical, nursing, and/or Medical Affairs experience. Clinical practice time as a consultant haematologist, transfusion medicine specialist, BMT physician, apheresis physician, or senior apheresis/BMT nurse counts toward the experience requirement.
• Prior role as Medical Director, clinical lead, or lead nurse of an apheresis collection facility, BMT/cell therapy collection or processing unit, or transfusion service is a strong asset.
• Hands-on operator experience with the Spectra Optia apheresis platform, or with comparable apheresis devices in routine clinical use, is a strong asset. Familiarity with the full range of apheresis protocols (cell collections including MNC and CD34+, red blood cell exchange, therapeutic plasma exchange, photopheresis) is highly valued.
• Experience contributing to an apheresis, BMT, or transfusion service in an academic, public-hospital, or large transplant-centre setting is highly valued. Familiarity with JACIE, FACT, or equivalent accreditation frameworks is an asset.
• Experience supporting or contributing to clinical studies in transplantation, cell therapy, apheresis, or extracorporeal therapies is highly valued.

Core Competencies

• High technical and clinical competence, strong interpersonal skills, analytical skills, and clinical experience to achieve the above working relationships and responsibilities.
• Didactic skills: ability to educate clinicians, apheresis nurses, and laboratory staff on scientific evidence, data review and analysis, and procedure optimization.
• Strong cross-portfolio clinical understanding covering cell collections, red blood cell exchange, therapeutic plasma exchange (membrane and centrifugal), extracorporeal photopheresis, and cell & gene therapy starting materials.
• Proven ability to build credibility with physicians peer-to-peer, leveraging a clinical or senior nursing background when engaging consultants, academic investigators, and hospital leadership.
• Demonstrated experience with clinical governance, quality and safety, audit, and accreditation processes (JACIE, FACT, ISBT, or equivalent).
• Excellent organizational skills; self-directed, works independently, and capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously across EMEA countries and global workstreams.
• Ability to understand, interpret, and communicate complex scientific or medical information and data to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
• Able to independently design and execute statistical analyses on clinical and operational datasets, including descriptive statistics, comparative analyses, and data visualization, to generate actionable insights for evidence generation, publication support, and internal decision-making.
• Demonstrate excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills, and be effective when conversing with key opinion leaders, healthcare professionals, internal colleagues, and patients.
• Ability to deliver formal responses to healthcare professionals' specific medical questions through literature analysis, assuring accurate, timely, unbiased, fair-balanced, and up-to-date medical and scientific information, while keeping within legal and regulatory guidelines.
• Demonstrated publication track record in haematology, transfusion medicine, transplantation, or apheresis is a strong asset.
• Familiarity with AI-powered research tools and digital platforms for literature analysis, evidence synthesis, and medical information management.
• Knowledge and use of relevant PC software applications and skills to use them effectively.
• Ability to work in a matrix structure, maintaining strong working relationships with various departments such as Scientific & Clinical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Legal, Global & Regional Marketing, and Sales.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements, compliance standards, and ethical obligations relevant to scientific exchange in medical devices (non-promotional communication, FMV, MLR).
• Experience or familiarity with clinical trial settings, investigator-initiated studies, and registry programmes.
• Proven ability to establish working relationships with all levels of clinical, technical, and marketing stakeholders in corporate, clinical, and academic settings.
• Exceptional command of spoken and written English, with the ability to deliver clear, fluent, and confident scientific presentations to international audiences. Additional European languages are a plus.
• Strong overall communication skills and interpersonal savvy.
• Demonstrated ability to be diplomatic; able to work with a highly focused multi-disciplinary team.

PROFILE

• Clinically credible, comfortable engaging consultant-level peers from a physician or senior nursing background
• Dynamic, collegial, and comfortable engaging senior academic and hospital leadership
• Entrepreneurial spirit, with a translational mindset bridging clinical practice and industry
• Independent and autonomous
• Self-motivating
• Perseverant
• High level of ethics, with a strong grounding in clinical governance and quality
• Curious about innovation, including AI and digital tools in medical affairs

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Typical office environment requirements include: reading, speaking, hearing, close vision, walking, bending, sitting, and occasional lifting up to 20 pounds. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The associate must be able to manage a demanding travel schedule (across EMEA, with occasional global travel for internal workstreams and international congresses).