The Future of Medical Affairs

Science. Medical Affairs. AI. Building What's Next

Exploring how artificial intelligence, digital innovation and human connection can shape the future of Medical Affairs.

Medical Science Liaison · AI · Digital Medical Affairs · Healthcare Innovation

I live at the intersection of Science, Medical Affairs, AI, Digital and Human Connection — where scientific rigor meets curiosity, and technology is built to reinforce, not replace, the relationship between science and the people who need it.

What I Work On

Four territories, one mission

Building the next generation of Medical Affairs — scientifically rigorous, digitally native, and genuinely human.

Medical Affairs

Scientific engagement, medical insights, evidence generation, stakeholder engagement and strategy — the core discipline, done rigorously.

Artificial Intelligence

Exploring how AI can augment the capabilities of Medical Affairs professionals — never replacing scientific judgement, always reinforcing it.

Digital Innovation

Omnichannel engagement, digital scientific communication and new models of interaction between science and stakeholders.

Community

Connecting professionals who are curious about — and actively building — the next generation of Medical Affairs.

Featured Insight

AI should augment Medical Affairs professionals — not replace scientific judgement

A look at where generative AI genuinely helps the modern MSL — literature intelligence, meeting preparation, congress intelligence — and where human scientific judgement must always stay in the loop.

Medical Affairs × AI

Where AI genuinely helps Medical Affairs

Generative AI, literature intelligence, meeting preparation, congress intelligence, knowledge management and workflow automation — explored with scientific rigor, not hype.

Literature & Congress Intelligence

Using AI to accelerate — not replace — how MSLs process evidence and prepare for scientific exchange.

Medical Insights & Scientific Communication

Structuring insights and communicating science with clarity, aided by workflow automation and AI agents.

Responsible AI

Privacy, confidentiality, hallucinations, human validation, compliance and governance — always in the loop.

Medical Affairs AI Lab

A workshop for prompts, agents and workflows

The Lab is where ideas about AI in Medical Affairs get tested in the open — prompts, agents, workflows, experiments and frameworks, shared as they mature.

  • Medical Insights Copilot — structuring insights from field conversations
  • Congress Intelligence Agent — turning congress content into structured takeaways
  • Scientific Meeting Preparation Agent — a repeatable pre-call framework
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Agent

Congress Intelligence Agent

Structures congress sessions into insights, quotes and follow-ups.

Workflow

Literature Intelligence

A repeatable process for turning papers into medical insights.

Framework

Stakeholder Research

A structured approach to understanding DOLs before engagement.

Prompt

Medical Insights Copilot

A prompt pattern for classifying and prioritising field insights.

Career Journey

From Biotechnology to the Future of Medical Affairs

A scientific path that moved through pharma industry, training and digital innovation before converging on Medical Affairs, AI and what comes next.

Vaccines
Medical Science Liaison
Sanofi

Scientific exchange and evidence generation in Vaccines, alongside a growing focus on AI and digital innovation applied to Medical Affairs.

Medical Affairs
Medical Science Liaison
Fresenius Kabi

Building scientific engagement plans and stakeholder relationships across a broad clinical portfolio.

Medical Affairs
Medical Science Liaison
ESTEVE

Deepening scientific engagement and medical insight generation within a specialised therapeutic focus.

Training & Digital
Scientific & Digital Roles
PiLeJe

Combining scientific communication with early digital engagement models — the first steps toward Digital Medical Affairs.

Biotechnology → Pharma
Early Industry Roles
AMGEN

Where the scientific foundation was built — the starting point of a path from Biotechnology into Medical Affairs.

Projects

Case studies in building what's next

Real initiatives at the intersection of Medical Affairs, digital engagement, education and AI.

Community

DMSL — Digital Medical Science Liaison

A community initiative exploring what the digitally-native MSL role looks like — content, conversations and shared frameworks.

Education

ROCK&DOL

An educational format connecting Digital Opinion Leaders thinking with practical Medical Affairs engagement.

AI

Medical Affairs AI OS

An evolving set of prompts, agents and workflows exploring how AI can support a modern Medical Affairs practice.

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Community

Building the next generation of Medical Affairs, together

A growing space for professionals who are curious about Medical Affairs, AI and digital innovation — events, conversations, ideas and shared learning.

Latest Insights

Writing on Medical Affairs, AI and what's next

Medical Affairs, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Pharma, Digital Opinion Leaders, Scientific Engagement, Leadership, Career and Healthcare Innovation.

AI·7 min

AI should augment Medical Affairs — not replace scientific judgement

A practical framework for where generative AI genuinely helps the modern MSL.

Albert Ruiz de la OlivaRead
DOLs·6 min

Digital Opinion Leaders: KOL vs DOL, explained

Why the DOL concept matters for Medical Affairs strategy — and how it differs from a traditional KOL.

Albert Ruiz de la OlivaRead
Digital Pharma·8 min

What Omnichannel really means for Medical Affairs

Beyond the buzzword — a working definition of omnichannel scientific engagement.

Albert Ruiz de la OlivaRead
Resources

Free frameworks for Medical Affairs professionals

Practical tools built from real practice — free to use, credit appreciated.

AI Prompt Library for Medical Affairs

A curated set of starting prompts for medical insights, literature review and meeting prep.

MSL Meeting Preparation Framework

A repeatable structure for preparing high-value scientific meetings.

DOL Identification Framework

A structured method for identifying Digital Opinion Leaders in your therapeutic area.

Speaking & Education

Talks, workshops and lectures on the future of Medical Affairs

AI in Medical Affairs, Digital Medical Affairs, Digital Opinion Leaders, Omnichannel and Scientific Engagement — for universities, congresses and internal pharma teams.

Keynotes & Panels
University Lectures
Workshops
Podcasts & Webinars
Connect

Let's talk about what's next

Speaking, education, advisory, collaboration — or simply a conversation about Medical Affairs and AI. I read every message.