Medical Science Liaison - Oncology

Bristol-Myers Squibb; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol Myers Squibb seeks an experienced Medical Science Liaison (MSL) in Oncology to lead peer-to-peer scientific dialogue with regional and national thought leaders. The MSL will translate scientific insights into patient care, engage top HCPs, and support launches and lifecycle management with field-based activities.

The role emphasizes in-person field engagement, medical education, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure physicians are informed about assets and indications.

Qualifications

• MD, PharmD, PhD, or Science graduate with experience in a specific Disease Area or with a broad medical background or relevant pharmaceutical experience
• Prior MSL experience required
• Strong Oncology experience required
• scientific or clinical disease area knowledge, patient treatment trends, clinical landscape
• pharmaceutical industry including compliance and regulatory guidelines
• Understanding of scientific publications
• clinical trial design and process
• understanding of national and regional healthcare and access environment.
• Deep understanding of TL environment and needs.

Responsibilities

• Develops trusted relationships with appropriate academic and community Thought Leaders (TLs) in Oncology through high-quality peer-to-peer scientific dialogue.
• Medical engagement with TLs to gain insights on clinical landscape and develop medical plans.
• Provides training for external speakers as needed.
• Provides medical support to address unsolicited HCP questions in real-time, face-to-face or via Medical on Call.
• Develops credible connections with TLs in Oncology through high-quality dialogue.
• Appropriately document and achieve annual goals as aligned with Manager.
• Leverages digital capabilities to enhance medical engagement.
• Liaises with key investigators to understand clinical barriers to patient access and supports trial feasibility.
• Support interventional and non-interventional studies to facilitate patient recruitment and safe use of products.
• Ensure Pharmacovigilance documents are understood and applied by investigators and alert BMS personnel to Adverse Events.
• Support CRO sponsored studies as defined by the scope.

Skills

Medical/PhD background

Oncology experience

Scientific communication

Customer engagement

Field-based collaboration

Education

MD/PhD/PharmD or science degree

Job description

At Bristol Myers Squibb, our employees often ask, “Who are you working for?”—a question that fuels collaboration, accountability, and urgency in our work. Our purpose-driven culture inspires us to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines to prevail over serious diseases. We offer uniquely interesting and meaningful work, opportunities for growth, and a supportive environment that values inclusion, wellbeing, flexibility, and comprehensive benefits. This is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it.

The role has responsibility for national coverage with a preference for NSW based candidate; Victoria-based candidate will also be considered.

At Bristol Myers Squibb, our employees often ask, “Who are you working for?”—a question that fuels collaboration, accountability, and urgency in our work. Our purpose-driven culture inspires us to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines to prevail over serious diseases. We offer uniquely interesting and meaningful work, opportunities for growth, and a supportive environment that values inclusion, wellbeing, flexibility, and comprehensive benefits. This is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it.

The role has responsibility for national coverage with a preference for NSW based candidate; Victoria-based candidate will also be considered.

Position Summary

The primary role of the Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is to engage in meaningful peer-to-peer scientific dialogue with healthcare system leaders such as Regional Thought Leaders (RTLs), National Thought Leaders, and Healthcare Professional (HCPs) within a defined geography to translate science into patient care. MSLs will also engage the top HCPs in high-disease burden hospitals.

The MSL captures medical insights and acts as a clinical & scientific advisor to Medical and cross-functional partners. They ensure applicable interactions are aligned with enterprise and medical strategies and ultimately serve to ensure patients have access to BMS medicines through their efforts to ensure the medical community is fully apprised of their safe and effective use. Additionally, the MSL will work with medical community to address other pertinent scientific related questions not limited to approved assets and indications. MSL engagement with HCPs is focused on pre- and peri-launch activities or according to lifecycle needs of the brand.

The MSL will engage in educational dialogue with relevant HCPs and share relevant clinical evidence and information based on the physicians’ needs and in accordance with the field medical plan. The MSL may also be responsible for serving on a scheduled, standing basis as “Medical on Call” - virtually engaging treating physicians in the community, facilitated by their commercial counterpart, TAS (Therapeutic Area Specialist), to answer unsolicited off-label and technically complex questions in real time.

This role is field-based, and it is anticipated that the employee will spend >90% of the time in the field interacting with external stakeholders, including investigators and clinical thought leaders, while also supporting internal stakeholders and continuing to maintain a high level of therapeutic expertise.

Key Responsibilities

Develops trusted relationships with appropriate academic and community Thought Leaders (TLs) in Oncology through high-quality peer-to-peer scientific dialogue in both proactive and reactive settings. The MSL will use various channels for interactions (1 1, group presentations, virtual, etc.)

Medical engagement

• Effectively collaborates and engages in scientific dialogue with TLs to gain insights on clinical landscape to ensure development of a medical plan that is both product/disease area focused and translates into effective launch and LCM activities as aligned with the unified brand plan.
• Engages with medical societies and PAGs (Patient Advocacy Groups) as appropriate.
• Provides training for external speakers as needed.
• Provides medical support to address unsolicited HCP questions in real-time, both in face-to-face interactions and through the Medical on Call virtual capability (when available).
• Develops credible connections with key Thought Leaders (TLs) in Oncology through high-quality peer-to-peer scientific dialogue.
• Appropriately document and achieve annual goals as aligned with Manager.
• Leverages digital capabilities to enhance medical engagement.

Clinical Trial engagement

• Provides recommendations and insights to clinical development team on study feasibilities within the therapeutic area based on knowledge of the field and through direct contacts with potential investigators, as agreed with home office medical and Global Development Operations (GDO). Liaises with key large accounts to understand clinical barriers to patient access and ensuring equity in access to clinical trials. Leads major evidence read-outs with clinical trial investigators e.g., Ph 3 top-line data.
• Support Interventional and Non-Interventional Research (NIR) studies (e.g. identification and assessment of potential study sites) to facilitate patient recruitment and/or discussions around the safe and effective use of BMS investigational products, as agreed with home office medical and GDO and as defined by the study scope document.
• Provide recommendations and insights to clinical development team on study and site feasibilities within the therapeutic area based on knowledge of the field and through direct contacts with potential investigators, as agreed with home office medical and GDO.
• Support HCPs in the ISR submission and execution process and study follow-up as agreed upon with home office medical and GDO.
• Ensure that BMS Pharmacovigilance procedural documents are understood and applied by investigators of local studies, and alert appropriate BMS personnel to any identified Adverse Events.
• If applicable, support CRO sponsored studies as agreed with home office medical and GDO and as defined by the study scope document.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• MD, PharmD, PhD, or Science graduate with experience in a specific Disease Area or with a broad medical background or relevant pharmaceutical experience
• Prior MSL experience required
• Strong Oncology experience required
• scientific or clinical disease area knowledge, patient treatment trends, clinical landscape
• pharmaceutical industry including compliance and regulatory guidelines
• Understanding of scientific publications
• clinical trial design and process
• understanding of national and regional healthcare and access environment.
• Deep understanding of TL environment and needs.

Key competencies desired

• Change agility - The ability of individuals, teams, and organizations to adapt, respond, and thrive in the face of change and ambiguity.
• Scientific agility - Ability to understand the application of science to the business by staying up-to‑date in the rapidly changing landscape of scientific advancement to address the needs and challenges of healthcare professionals and organizations.
• Scientific communication/Customer engagement - Effectively engage and partner with HCPs, utilising all communication channels, to drive scientific exchange, enhance medical education, data generation and collect quality insights that inform strategic decisions to deliver more medicines to more patients faster.
• Customer mindset - Adopting a strategic and customer-focused perspective to facilitate scientific exchange and increase patient access to BMS medicines.
• Teamwork/Enterprise mindset - An approach that prioritizes collaboration, shared goals, and collective success within a team or organization to deliver an exceptional customer experience.
• Digital agility - The ability to adapt, thrive, and excel in the rapidly evolving digital landscape harnessing digital technologies to increase customer engagement and overall competitiveness.
• Analytical mindset - An approach with a strong emphasis on critical thinking, logical reasoning, and data-driven decision-making to identify and capitalise on the best opportunities for BMS.

We hire for skills and capabilities, not just credentials – if this role excites you, but doesn’t perfectly match your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway.

How We Work

Where you work matters – because collaboration, innovation and patient impact happen in many settings. Our roles are structured across four work models site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design. The model assigned to this role is based on its core responsibilities. Learn more at https //careers.bms.com/ways-of-working.

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