Sessional Lecturer - MSC1124H GPD Career Course: Skills for Scientific/Medical Liaison

Date Posted: 10/15/2026
Req ID: 50568
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Medicine
Department: Inst of Medical Science
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Existing Vacancy: Yes

Description:

MSC1124H S (0.25 FCE) GPD Career Course: Skills for Scientific/Medical Liaison

GPD Career Course: Skills for Scientific/Medical Liaison empowers learners to prepare for a career path in the Pharma and BioTech sectors. The primary goals of this course are: 1) an introduction to the Liaison roles in the private sector, skill requirements related to the jobs and marketing yourself for the role (positioning your cover letter and resume); 2) go through exercises typically required for interviews; 3) development of key skills related to success in Pharma Careers such as key opinion leader (KOL) mapping, call plans, customer engagement, and creating/giving presentations on current state of knowledge in a therapeutic area of choice.

Estimated course enrolment: 19

Estimated TA support: none

Class schedule: February 13, 2027 and February 27, 2027 from 10 am – 5 pm

Sessional dates of appointment: January 1, 2027 to April 30, 2027

Salary In accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement: Effective September 1, 2026

Salary (0.25FCE):

Sessional Lecturer I - $4,998.74
Sessional Lecturer I – Long Term -$5,349.61
Sessional Lecturer II - $5,349.61
Sessional Lecturer II – Long Term - $5,476.98
Sessional Lecturer III - $5,476.98
Sessional Lecturer III – Long Term - $5,614.45

Qualifications: Applicants must have a PhD degree in biomedical science or a related discipline and have at least 2 years experience working as a MSL at a large pharmaceutical. Applicants must have demonstrated effective teaching experience in a college or university setting. Preference will be given to applicants who or are familiar with the Graduate Professional Development foundational course. Prior experience teaching biomedical graduate students is an asset.

Duties: The sessional lecturer will be responsible for the following duties: preparation and delivery of course content; development, administration, and marking of assignments, tests, and exams; calculation and submission of grades; holding regular office hours.

To apply: Please email your CV and CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form with “MSC1124H Sessional Lecturer” in the subject line to Sobiga Vyravanathan at [email protected] by November 5, 2026

Closing Date: 11/05/2026, 11:59PM EDT
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This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement.

It is understood that some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolment. Should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.

Preference in hiring is given to qualified individuals advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II or Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with Article 14:12 of the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 collective agreement.

Please note: Undergraduate or graduate students and postdoctoral fellows of the University of Toronto are covered by the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 collective agreement rather than the Unit 3 collective agreement, and should not apply for positions posted under the Unit 3 collective agreement.