As a customer-facing, field-based medical expert, the Medical Science Liaison (MSL) will support our client’s oncology portfolio, by advancing scientific and collaborative relationships with key members of the oncology healthcare community and internal stakeholders.
The MSL will serve as a trusted scientific resource, facilitating balanced, non-promotional scientific exchange, providing disease-state and product-related education, gathering actionable field insights, and supporting the broader Medical Affairs strategy. The role will engage KOLs, healthcare professionals, and other appropriate oncology stakeholders through both in-person and virtual interactions.
What will you be doing?
- Serve as a field-based scientific expert, executing Medical Affairs strategy within the assigned East, Central, or West territory.
- Establish and maintain strong scientific credibility and trusted relationships with KOLs, healthcare professionals, and other appropriate oncology stakeholders.
- Facilitate balanced, accurate, and non-promotional scientific exchange related to oncology disease states, clinical data, and evolving standards of care.
- Acquire and maintain a high level of scientific and clinical knowledge related to assigned therapeutic areas and disease states and effectively interpret and communicate relevant clinical and scientific information.
- Gather, synthesize, and communicate actionable medical, scientific, and clinical insights, including emerging stakeholder needs and trends, to appropriate internal Medical Affairs partners.
- Identify opportunities for scientific engagement and support appropriate medical and educational initiatives aligned with Medical Affairs strategy.
- Support scientific meetings, medical congresses, advisory activities, and other field-based Medical Affairs initiatives as directed.
- Respond appropriately to unsolicited scientific and medical information requests in a fair, balanced, accurate, and compliant manner.
- Collaborate effectively with internal Medical Affairs and cross-functional stakeholders while maintaining the appropriate separation between Medical Affairs and commercial activities.
- Maintain timely and accurate documentation and reporting and adhere to all applicable compliance, privacy, safety, and adverse-event reporting requirements.
- Independently manage a large geographic territory, appropriately prioritizing KOL engagement, scientific activities, travel, and administrative responsibilities.
What do you need for this position?
- Direct MSL experience preferred or 1–2 years of MSL experience in prostate cancer or hematology.
- Candidates with substantial relevant oncology clinical experience (e.g., an accomplished oncology NP/PA); Advanced scientific or clinical degree required, including PharmD, PhD, MD, DO, DNP, MPAS, or another relevant advanced degree held by a licensed NP/PA or other qualified clinician/scientist.
- Strong scientific communication, presentation, relationship-building, and insight-generation skills.
- Strong territory-management, documentation, organizational, and prioritization capabilities.
- Ability to work independently in a field-based role and travel extensively within the assigned geography.
- Strong experience conducting balanced, non-promotional scientific exchange and communicating complex clinical and scientific information to sophisticated healthcare audiences.
- Experience supporting medical congresses, advisory activities, scientific meetings, and other field-based Medical Affairs initiatives preferred.
The base pay range for this position is $130K – $240K per year. The final compensation offered to a successful candidate will be determined by factors such as experience, skills, internal equity, and business needs.
