Additional Location(s): US-CA-Sacramento; US-AZ-Flagstaff; US-AZ-Lake Havasu; US-AZ-Phoenix; US-AZ-Tucson; US-AZ-Yuma; US-CA-Anaheim/Huntington Beach; US-CA-Campbell; US-CA-Carlsbad; US-CA-Central Coast; US-CA-Central Valley; US-CA-Chico/Eureka; US-CA-Fremont; US-CA-Irvine; US-CA-Laguna Hills; US-CA-Long Beach; US-CA-Los Angeles; US-CA-Los Gatos; US-CA-Menlo Park; US-CA-Modesto; US-CA-Mountain View; US-CA-North Bay; US-CA-Oakland/East Bay; US-CA-Orange County; US-CA-San Bernardino/Palm Springs; US-CA-San Bruno; US-CA-San Clemente; US-CA-San Diego; US-CA-San Francisco; US-CA-San Jose; US-CA-Santa Barbara; US-CA-Santa Rosa; US-CA-Silicon Valley; US-CA-Stockton; US-CA-Sunnyvale; US-CA-Turlock; US-CA-Valencia; US-CA-Ventura County

Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

At Boston Scientific, we'll give you the opportunity to harness all that's within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we'll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you'll be supported in progressing - whatever your ambitions.

About the role:
The Americas field based "Medical Science Liaison" (MSL) is responsible for supporting the safe and effective use of Boston Scientific Interventional Oncology and Embolization (IO&E) therapies, communicating complex medical and scientific information to healthcare professionals and communicating field medical intelligence/insights to internal stakeholders. The MSL has internal and external training responsible for all BSC IO&E therapies. The MSL has an assigned territory autonomously managing, developing and growing medical activities/initiatives achieving key medical objectives.

Relocation assistance:

Relocation assistance is not available for this position at this time.

Visa sponsorship:

Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Build, maintain and manage effective professional peer-peer relationships with contracted External Experts (EE), or Key Opinion Leaders (KOL) engaging in bi-directional scientific/educational exchange.
• Understands medical/scientific barriers that may influence patient outcomes.
• Focus on ongoing research, newly published evidence, practice pattern changes and alternative therapies.
• Teach the clinical evidence story linking the totality of evidence in a non-biased manner.
• Inform HCPs about clinical evidence and accurately communicate key evidence gaps.
• Execute on medical plans communicating technical and clinical data supporting new products or and/or new indications.
• Create a territory plan to identify early users that will provide meaningful clinical insights.
• Provide medical and scientific support for EEs speaking on Boston Scientific products at medical meetings and congresses.
• Support peer-to-peer education programs through speaker identification and support.
• Investigate and gather field medical intelligence/insights that might affect therapy safety/efficacy, Clinical/R&D strategies and competitive activities.
• Create strategies to gain insights from a diverse set of stakeholders.
• Communicates knowledge in a simple, coherent and informative manner to internal stakeholders.
• Identify clinical insights and knowledge gaps and be able to articulate the impact and magnitude of the findings.
• Provides medical/scientific congress support communicating accurate information with timely follow up.
• Attends key sessions and communicates knowledge in a simple, coherent and informative manner to internal stakeholders.
• Develops and executes on KOL engagement plan at the congress.
• Applying exceptional literature searching and curator skills directly addressing medical information requests from HCPs.
• Provide thoughtful and medically sound assessments in a timely manner.
• Utilize medical information to appropriately build KOL relationships and deliver medical insights to the business.
• Assist Boston Scientific Clinical Development department with company sponsored clinical trials focusing on clinical trial site identification, site initiation, site protocol education, and ongoing support.
• Identify key issues that are accelerating or inhibiting patient recruitment, quality data collection or patient retention.
• Recommend research sites that can perform well delivering patient enrollment and quality data.
• Support principal investigator and provide up to date information that may improve patient recruitment and/or data quality.
• Provide medical insights and updates on key findings affecting the study performance.
• Through scientific exchange, discover novel investigator sponsored research (ISR) ideas.
• Clearly articulate Boston Scientific strategic interest and fully understand how a concept fits within the strategy.
• Fully appreciate novel ideas that could significantly impact patient care.
• Support Investigator Initiated research/study program by discovering and championing innovative ideas, facilitate study start up and provide ongoing consultation.
• Provide quarterly updates to senior leadership on study progress and medical/scientific insights.
• Inform Boston Scientific leaders of major milestone accomplishments.
• Proactively engage HCPs providing on-label product and procedural training of Boston Scientific IO&E therapies.
• Provide training/education for patient specific cases including patient section criteria, dosing, device setup/deployment and methods to mitigate adverse events. This includes real time patient case procedural training.
• As a subject matter expert, teach medical education and internal training courses.
• Provide product and disease-state educational/training support to the Boston Scientific Commercial and R&D functions related to technical, medical and scientific information.
• Provide refresher training to users who are not achieving desired outcomes

Required qualifications:

• Terminal degree in clinically related area and Bachelor's degree required.
• Over 5 years' experience functioning in a medical scientific role that has frequent interactions with healthcare providers.
• Ability to apply advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts.
• Contributes to the development of new principles and concepts.
• Track record of solving complex medical/scientific problems and providing innovative solutions.
• Develops advanced medical/scientific/clinical ideas and guides their development into a final product.
• Track record for creating, managing and completing medical/scientific-related projects.
• Demonstrated scientific and medical acumen preferably with a publication record.
• Clinical acumen; preferably having clinical patient care experience, or healthcare experience working in a complex healthcare delivery system.
• Ability to travel extensively within the US (North America) and within assigned territory.
• Some international travel may be required.
• Ability to operate a car and maintain a valid driver's license.
• Physical ability to operate interventional instrumentation.
• Willingness and ability to work within and outside of traditional business hours.

Preferred experience:

• Oncology experience or demonstrated ability to master new therapeutic areas.
• Industry experience in a clinical, medical or scientific role.
• Field experience.
• Medical devices experience.
• Outstanding interpersonal consultative skills.
• Excellent presentation/platform skills.
• Self-motivated continuous scientific, technical and medical learning.
• Strong teaching acumen with focus on practical learning.
• Ability to manage and prioritize workload, multi-task and manage a diverse mix of issues, responsibilities and challenges.
• Ability to creatively address problems in an organized systematic way.
• Collaborative style, responsive, considerate, flexible, assertive and personable.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Products and web-based customer and clinical support tools.

Requisition ID: 610160

Minimum Salary: $99100

Maximum Salary: $188300

The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific (BSC) - see www.bscbenefitsconnect.com--will vary based on actual location of the position and other pertinent factors considered in determining actual compensation for the role. Compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, among other relevant business or organizational needs. At BSC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired near the bottom or top of the anticipated salary range listed above.

Compensation for non-exempt (hourly), non-sales roles may also include variable compensation from time to time (e.g., any overtime and shift differential) and annual bonus target (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

Compensation for exempt, non-sales roles may also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long-term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

For MA positions: It is unlawful to require or administer a lie detector test for employment. Violators are subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most - united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do - as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.

So, choosing a career with Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) isn't just business, it's personal. And if you're a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you!

At Boston Scientific, we recognize that nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace helps us be more innovative and it is important in our work of advancing science for life and improving patient health. That is why we stand for inclusion, equality, and opportunity for all. By embracing the richness of our unique backgrounds and perspectives, we create a better, more rewarding place for our employees to work and reflect the patients, customers, and communities we serve.

Boston Scientific Corporation has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To ensure full implementation of its equal employment policy, the Company will continue to take steps to assure that recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, and all other personnel decisions are made and administered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, gender expression, veteran status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.

Please be advised that certain US based positions, including without limitation field sales and service positions that call on hospitals and/or health care centers, require acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination status. Candidates will be notified during the interview and selection process if the role(s) for which they have applied require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment. Boston Scientific continues to evaluate its policies and protocols regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and will comply with all applicable state and federal law and healthcare credentialing requirements. As employees of the Company, you will be expected to meet the ongoing requirements for your roles, including any new requirements, should the Company's policies or protocols change with regard to COVID-19 vaccination.