Medical Science Liaison, UK

Location(s): United Kingdom

Territory: Primarily UK with responsibility for the Nordics (20%)

Level of position: Level 8  (Senior Manager)

Position type: Field-Based, based in England with strong transport links and near an airport which can provide travel to other countries within the geographical scope

Reporting Line: Reports to the International Medical Director

 

How will your role help us transform hope into reality?

At Blueprint Medicines, we are driven by purpose and precision. As a Medical Science Liaison (MSL), you will serve as a trusted scientific expert, facilitating high-quality medical engagement and education on our innovative therapies. You will cultivate strong relationships with healthcare professionals (HCPs) and key opinion leaders (KOLs) to support our mission of delivering transformative therapies to patients with genomically defined diseases.

In addition to UK responsibilities, you will strategically support MSL work across the Nordic countries, requiring a strong grasp of cross-border collaboration and cultural fluency. Your ability to navigate a complex healthcare environment and integrate learnings across geographies will be key.

 

What will you do?

• Be Blueprint Medicines’ scientific ambassador in the UK and Nordics. Short term focus is England, Wales and Denmark. Mid- term focus will be additional countries including Scotland, Republic of Ireland and Sweden.
• Provide support to Blueprint’s first commercialized asset known as Ayvakyt. This will involve proactive identification, engagement, and maintainenance of scientific exchange with KOLs and healthcare professionals in Systemic Mastocytosis, this includes HCPs across allergology, immunology, hematology, oncology, and rare diseases.
• Provide accurate, balanced, and timely scientific and clinical support aligned with company strategy across the HCPs within the designated country remit.
• Gather insights from field interactions to inform internal strategies and plans.
• Deliver impactful, evidence-based presentations to both external and internal stakeholders.
• Support local execution of company-sponsored studies and investigator-initiated trials (IITs).
• Contribute to the planning and execution of regional and international scientific meetings, advisory boards, and symposia.
• Maintain a robust understanding of disease area landscape and healthcare systems in the UK and Nordics.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Regulatory, and Commercial teams.
• Champion compliance, ethical behavior, and scientific integrity in all activities.
• Uphold and model Blueprint Medicines’ five core organizational competencies.

 

What minimum qualifications do we require? 

• Advanced Clinical/Scientific degree (PhD, MD, PharmD, MSc)
• Rare disease or hematology or Oncology launch experience
• A deep knowledge of allergology/immunology would also be an advantage.
• Prior experience in working in Biotech or Biopharm industries is an advantage
• 3+ years’ experience as an MSL or similar field-based medical role in the biopharma industry
• Fluency in English (written and spoken); knowledge of a Nordic language is a plus
• Strong presentation and communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex scientific data
• Willingness to travel extensively within the UK and to the Nordics

 

What additional qualifications will make you a stronger candidate? 

As a Level 8 role, the individual is expected to demonstrate strong proficiency in the following Blueprint competencies: Entrepreneurial Spirit & Action, Authentic Relationship Building, and Ownership & Execution. They should also be actively developing proficiency in Strategic Prioritization and Impact Multiplier.

Entrepreneurial Spirit & Action: You take initiative, remain flexible in dynamic settings, and make bold, responsible decisions to move things forward.

Authentic Relationship Building: You foster trust, unify diverse teams, listen deeply, and collaborate effectively across borders and disciplines.

Strategic Prioritization: You understand the big picture, identify what matters most, and focus your energy on work with the greatest impact.

Ownership & Execution: You demonstrate resilience, deliver results, and continuously reflect and adapt to improve your impact.

Impact Multiplier: You elevate others, foster inclusion, seek feedback, and cultivate high performance within and across teams.

 

What will set you apart?

• Experience working across multiple countries or regions, particularly in Europe
• Cultural agility and ability to build relationships in a diverse cross-border setting
• Demonstrated ability to navigate complexity with clarity and confidence
• Self-starter attitude with strong organizational and time management skills

 

Why Blueprint? 

At Blueprint Medicines, we achieve impactful results because of our global crew of compassionate innovators – the Blue Crew. Through authentic relationships and our collective entrepreneurial spirit and action, we are each empowered to take ownership and execute with strategic prioritization. We put trust in our people to break through norms and conventions using their individual strengths and insights, which drives our success.

This is the place where the extraordinary becomes reality, and you could be part of it.

Patients are waiting. Are you ready to make the leap?

Blueprint Medicines is a global, fully integrated biopharmaceutical company that invents life-changing medicines. We seek to alleviate human suffering by solving important medical problems in two core focus areas: allergy/inflammation and oncology/hematology. Our approach begins by targeting the root causes of disease, using deep scientific knowledge in our core focus areas and drug discovery expertise across multiple therapeutic modalities. We have a proven track record of success with two approved medicines, including bringing our medicine to patients with systemic mastocytosis (SM) in the U.S. and Europe. Leveraging our established research, development, and commercial capability and infrastructure, we now aim to significantly scale our impact by advancing a broad pipeline of programs ranging from early science to advanced clinical trials in mast cell diseases including SM and chronic urticaria, breast cancer and other solid tumors.

*Blueflex is our operating model which optimizes culture, productivity, & flexibility by maximizing the critical strengths of in-person work with the benefits of added flexibility.  Blueflex allows for mix of in-office and remote work, enables flexibility to meet individual and business needs and makes effective use of our facilities and resources.  It is a culture enhancer.