Job Description

Medical Science Liaison, Molecular Diagnostics - Canada

Location: Canada - Toronto, Montreal, or Vancouver preferred; home-office based
Travel: Up to 50%, including travel across Canada and occasional international travel
Language: English required; French proficiency preferred

Role Summary

The Medical Science Liaison, Molecular Diagnostics will be a field-based medical affairs role responsible for supporting the execution of Hologic Canada's strategic medical plan and strengthening the company's presence within the Canadian molecular diagnostics market. The role will serve as a scientific and medical liaison between Hologic and external stakeholders, including key opinion leaders, healthcare professionals, clinical microbiology laboratories, and research collaborators.

Working closely with Medical Affairs, Commercial, Marketing, Market Access, R&D, Regulatory Affairs, and Clinical Affairs teams, the MSL will communicate scientific information, gather field insights, support educational initiatives, and facilitate investigator-initiated and collaborative research activities. The successful candidate will be recognized as a clinical microbiology and molecular diagnostics expert within Hologic Canada's Diagnostics Division and will help ensure Canadian market needs are understood and reflected internally.

Knowledge

• Clinical microbiology, infectious diseases, and molecular diagnostics within the Canadian healthcare environment.
• Molecular diagnostic technologies, including PCR, transcription-mediated amplification, nucleic acid amplification testing, and other relevant diagnostic methodologies.
• Clinical laboratory workflows, including the operational and scientific considerations that influence diagnostic testing adoption and implementation.
• Health Canada regulatory requirements, clinical trial guidelines, industry standards, and ethical guidelines relevant to diagnostics, research, and medical affairs activities.
• Canadian provincial and federal clinical guidelines relevant to molecular diagnostics, infectious disease testing, and clinical microbiology.
• Medical Affairs processes, including scientific engagement, insight gathering, investigator-initiated studies, external research proposals, and medical strategy execution.
• External scientific study processes, including study design, protocol development, validation studies, collaborative research, and data interpretation.
• Key opinion leader identification, mapping, segmentation, and engagement within the Canadian clinical microbiology and diagnostics landscape.
• Scientific congresses, educational programming, speaker support, and field-based scientific communication practices.
• Competitive dynamics, unmet clinical needs, and market considerations within the Canadian molecular diagnostics environment.
• Business software and productivity tools, including Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and other commonly used business applications.

Skills

• Support the creation and implementation of Medical Affairs strategic plans aligned to Canadian commercial priorities and international Medical Affairs strategy.
• Build and maintain effective scientific relationships with key opinion leaders, healthcare professionals, external investigators, and other clinical stakeholders.
• Deliver clear, accurate, and data-driven scientific presentations to external and internal audiences.
• Communicate complex clinical, scientific, and technical information in a credible and engaging manner.
• Analyze and interpret clinical and scientific data, identify trends, and translate findings into actionable insights.
• Gather and communicate field insights, unmet clinical needs, customer feedback, and competitive intelligence to Medical Affairs and Commercial leadership.
• Facilitate investigator-initiated studies and collaborative research proposals, including supporting protocol development and acting as a point of contact for study-related activities.
• Ensure research activities are appropriately aligned with Medical Affairs strategy and applicable internal governance processes, including Medical-Scientific-Clinical-Regulatory review requirements.
• Partner with Marketing and Market Access to plan and execute roundtables, voice-of-customer activities, educational events, and other external engagement initiatives.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional internal teams, including Sales, Marketing, Market Access, R&D, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Affairs, and Applications.
• Train and advise internal colleagues on new products, clinical evidence, scientific differentiation, competitive positioning, and relevant guidelines.
• Balance multiple projects, priorities, stakeholders, and timelines in a matrixed environment.
• Negotiate, influence, and engage senior internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintain strong written communication skills, including the ability to contribute to scientific materials, study protocols, and peer-reviewed publications where applicable.
• Work independently in a field-based role while maintaining regular alignment with internal teams.
• Use Microsoft Office applications effectively, particularly Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

Behaviors

• Scientific credibility and professionalism when engaging with healthcare professionals, clinical experts, and internal stakeholders.
• Strong customer and stakeholder focus, with the ability to understand and advocate for the needs of the Canadian molecular diagnostics market.
• High integrity and commitment to compliant, ethical, and scientifically balanced communication.
• Strategic thinking combined with a strong focus on execution and delivery.
• Curiosity and continuous learning, maintaining up-to-date clinical, scientific, technical, and regulatory expertise.
• Collaborative mindset, with the ability to work effectively across functions and within a matrixed organization.
• Strong ownership and accountability for field medical activities, research support, stakeholder engagement, and internal communication.
• Adaptability and resilience in a field-based role with changing priorities, travel demands, and evolving market needs.
• Solution-oriented approach, with creativity and sound judgment in addressing complex scientific, clinical, or operational challenges.
• Attention to detail in study planning, protocol support, data analysis, scientific communication, and documentation.
• Ability to influence without authority and build trust with senior stakeholders internally and externally.
• Self-motivation and independence, with the ability to operate effectively from a home-office environment and while traveling in the field.

Experience

• Ph.D. or other appropriate advanced qualification in clinical microbiology, infectious diseases, molecular diagnostics, or a related scientific field.
• Licensed clinical microbiologist or infectious disease specialist background preferred.
• Minimum of 2-5 years of post-license experience within a clinical microbiology laboratory.
• Minimum of 2-5 years of Medical Affairs experience within the in vitro diagnostics, molecular diagnostics, or pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience working with molecular diagnostics and clinical laboratory workflows preferred.
• Experience interacting with healthcare professionals, scientific thought leaders, key opinion leaders, and external investigators.
• Experience supporting or managing investigator-initiated studies, collaborative research, local validation studies, or external scientific research proposals.
• Experience writing or supporting study protocols, scientific materials, and peer-reviewed publications preferred.
• Experience presenting clinical data, scientific insights, and medical education content to external stakeholders.
• Experience collaborating with sales, marketing, applications, R&D, regulatory, clinical affairs, market access, and other cross-functional teams.
• Experience working in a field-based or customer-facing medical role preferred.
• Bilingual French and English capability preferred.

Working Environment and Travel

• The role is home-office based, with work also performed in Hologic Canada office settings and in the field.
• Field work may include visits to medical offices, clinical laboratories, hospitals, conferences, and stakeholder meetings.
• Regular travel across Canada is required, up to 50% of the time.
• Occasional international travel may be required for internal meetings, scientific congresses, and conferences.

The total compensation range for this role is 140,000 - 165,000 CAD. This is based on a base salary and commission plan combination. Final compensation packages will ultimately depend on factors including relevant experience, skillset, knowledge, territory/ geography, education, business needs, market demand and performance versus quota.

Agency and Third Party Recruiter Notice:

Agencies that submit a resume to Hologic must have a current executed Hologic Agency Agreement executed by a member of the Human Resource Department. In addition Agencies may only submit candidates to positions for which they have been invited to do so by a Hologic Recruiter. All resumes must be sent to the Hologic Recruiter under these terms or they will not be considered.

Conseiller médical scientifique, diagnostic moléculaire - Canada

Lieu : Canada - Toronto, Montréal ou Vancouver de préférence; poste basé en télétravail
Déplacements : Jusqu'à 50 %, incluant des déplacements partout au Canada et des déplacements internationaux occasionnels
Langue : Anglais requis; maîtrise du français souhaitée

Résumé du poste

Le conseiller médical scientifique, diagnostic moléculaire, occupera un rôle de terrain au sein des affaires médicales. Il sera responsable de soutenir l'exécution du plan médical stratégique de Hologic Canada et de renforcer la présence de l'entreprise sur le marché canadien du diagnostic moléculaire. Ce rôle servira de liaison scientifique et médicale entre Hologic et les parties prenantes externes, notamment les leaders d'opinion, les professionnels de la santé, les laboratoires de microbiologie clinique et les collaborateurs de recherche.

En collaboration étroite avec les équipes des Affaires médicales, Commerciales, Marketing, Accès au marché, R-D, Affaires réglementaires et Affaires cliniques, le conseiller médical scientifique communiquera des informations scientifiques, recueillera des renseignements terrain, soutiendra les initiatives éducatives et facilitera les activités de recherche initiées par des chercheurs et les projets de recherche collaborative. La personne retenue sera reconnue comme experte en microbiologie clinique et en diagnostic moléculaire au sein de la Division Diagnostics de Hologic Canada et contribuera à faire en sorte que les besoins du marché canadien soient compris et reflétés à l'interne.

Connaissances

• Microbiologie clinique, maladies infectieuses et diagnostic moléculaire dans l'environnement de soins de santé canadien.
• Technologies de diagnostic moléculaire, y compris la PCR, l'amplification médiée par transcription, les tests d'amplification des acides nucléiques et d'autres méthodologies diagnostiques pertinentes.
• Flux de travail des laboratoires cliniques, y compris les considérations opérationnelles et scientifiques qui influencent l'adoption et la mise en œuvre des tests diagnostiques.
• Exigences réglementaires de Santé Canada, lignes directrices relatives aux essais cliniques, normes de l'industrie et lignes directrices éthiques pertinentes aux activités de diagnostic, de recherche et d'affaires médicales.
• Lignes directrices cliniques provinciales et fédérales canadiennes pertinentes au diagnostic moléculaire, aux tests de dépistage des maladies infectieuses et à la microbiologie clinique.
• Processus des Affaires médicales, y compris l'engagement scientifique, la collecte de renseignements, les études initiées par des chercheurs, les propositions de recherche externe et l'exécution de la stratégie médicale.
• Processus d'études scientifiques externes, y compris la conception d'études, l'élaboration de protocoles, les études de validation, la recherche collaborative et l'interprétation des données.
• Identification, cartographie, segmentation et engagement des leaders d'opinion dans le domaine canadien de la microbiologie clinique et du diagnostic.
• Congrès scientifiques, programmes éducatifs, soutien aux conférenciers et pratiques de communication scientifique sur le terrain.
• Dynamiques concurrentielles, besoins cliniques non satisfaits et considérations de marché dans l'environnement canadien du diagnostic moléculaire.
• Logiciels d'affaires et outils de productivité, y compris Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel et d'autres applications professionnelles couramment utilisées.

Compétences

• Soutenir la création et la mise en œuvre de plans stratégiques des Affaires médicales alignés sur les priorités commerciales canadiennes et la stratégie internationale des Affaires médicales.
• Établir et maintenir des relations scientifiques efficaces avec les leaders d'opinion, les professionnels de la santé, les chercheurs externes et les autres parties prenantes cliniques.
• Présenter des informations scientifiques claires, exactes et fondées sur les données à des auditoires externes et internes.
• Communiquer des informations cliniques, scientifiques et techniques complexes de manière crédible et engageante.
• Analyser et interpréter les données cliniques et scientifiques, identifier les tendances et traduire les résultats en renseignements exploitables.
• Recueillir et communiquer les renseignements terrain, les besoins cliniques non satisfaits, les commentaires des clients et la veille concurrentielle à la direction des Affaires médicales et Commerciale.
• Faciliter les études initiées par des chercheurs et les propositions de recherche collaborative, notamment en soutenant l'élaboration de protocoles et en agissant comme