Medical Science Liaison (MSL) – Vascular & Oncology, France

BD; Lyon; Remote; EUR 45,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

BD is seeking a Medical Science Liaison to join our regional Medical Affairs team in France. This field-based role focuses on vascular therapies, peripheral intervention, and oncology, building trusted scientific relationships with KOLs and clinical teams across the country.

You will travel up to 70% nationwide, delivering scientific presentations, supporting advisory boards and educational programs, and collaborating with Global teams to shape Medical Affairs strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's level or higher in life sciences or related field.
• Advanced scientific/clinical qualification is advantageous (PhD/MD/etc).

Responsibilities

• Build strong scientific relationships with KOLs and healthcare professionals across France.
• Lead high-quality scientific exchanges on vascular disease, interventional medicine, and oncology.
• Provide scientific education and training to customer-facing colleagues with evidence-based material.
• Attend congresses and advisory boards and translate insights into Medical Affairs strategy.

Skills

Clinical Education

KOL Engagement

Scientific Presentations

Medical Affairs

Life Science

External Stakeholders

Cross-Functional Teamwork

Scientific Exchange

Medical Sciences

Medicine

Education

Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences

PhD/MD/PharmD/MSc advantageous

Job description

We are the people who give possibilities purpose. BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

Job Description

We are looking for a Medical Science Liaison (MSL) to join our regional Medical Affairs team in a newly created role dedicated to France. This is an exciting opportunity to become a key scientific partner to healthcare professionals across the French market, with a primary focus on vascular and peripheral intervention, alongside our oncology portfolio. As our MSL for France, you will build trusted scientific relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), vascular specialists, oncology collaborators and multidisciplinary clinical teams. You will facilitate relevant scientific exchange, bring insights from the field into our organization and help shape the execution of our Medical Affairs strategy in France.

Location: Field-based position with flexibility to be based anywhere in France.

Travel: Up to 70% nationwide, depending on project requirements and business needs.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Build and develop strong scientific relationships with national and regional KOLs, healthcare professionals, clinical teams and researchers across France.
• Lead high-quality scientific exchanges around vascular disease, peripheral intervention, oncology, clinical evidence and evolving patient care pathways.
• Act as a trusted field-based scientific resource for our Peripheral Intervention and Oncology portfolios, with a primary focus on vascular therapies.
• Capture insights and unmet medical, clinical and educational needs from the French healthcare environment and translate them into meaningful input for Medical Affairs strategy.
• Work closely with Regional and Global Medical Affairs teams on scientific priorities, evidence generation, education and partner engagement.
• Partner cross-functionally with Commercial and Marketing teams while maintaining Medical Affairs independence, scientific integrity and compliance.
• Develop and deliver scientific presentations and contribute to scientific and educational materials.
• Support advisory boards, scientific meetings, symposia, educational programs and hospital-based initiatives.
• Attend relevant French and international congresses and scientific meetings, sharing key insights with internal partners.
• Identify potential investigators, clinical experts and research or evidence-generation partners.
• Provide scientific education and training to customer-facing colleagues, ensuring information is accurate, balanced and evidence-based.
• Continuously develop your expertise across vascular disease, interventional medicine, oncology, clinical evidence and the evolving healthcare landscape.

About You

We are looking for someone who brings a strong scientific or clinical foundation together with the curiosity and communication skills needed to succeed in Medical Affairs.

You Will Ideally Have

• A Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Life Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy, Medicine or another relevant scientific field.
• An advanced scientific or clinical qualification such as a PhD, PharmD, MD, MSc, RN or equivalent would be an advantage.
• A strong scientific or clinical background, ideally within cardiovascular disease, vascular medicine, interventional medicine, oncology or a related area.
• The ability to understand, interpret and communicate complex clinical and scientific data in an engaging and credible way.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills and the confidence to engage with healthcare professionals and multidisciplinary clinical teams.
• Strong relationship-building, collaboration and stakeholder-management skills.
• An understanding of clinical research, evidence generation, scientific methodology or clinical practice would be beneficial.
• Strong analytical, organizational and problem-solving capabilities.
• Curiosity, learning agility and the motivation to continually build your scientific and Medical Affairs expertise.
• Salary range: 65-75k fixed base + bonus+ corporate benefits

Previous Medical Affairs or MSL experience is advantageous, but not essential. We are also interested in candidates from clinical, scientific, research, pharmaceutical or medical device backgrounds who have the right scientific foundation and are motivated to develop their career within Medical Affairs.

Why join us?

This is more than an opportunity to step into an MSL position. As a newly created role for France, you will have the opportunity to establish meaningful relationships across the French healthcare community and help strengthen our Medical Affairs presence locally.

You will work at the intersection of science, clinical practice and innovation, collaborating with experts across France as well as regional and global colleagues. If you are passionate about science, enjoy turning clinical evidence into meaningful conversations and want your work to contribute to better healthcare, we would love to hear from you.

Why Join Us?

To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of healthcare. At BD, you’ll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow and thrive.

We believe that when people connect in person, we learn faster, collaborate more deeply, and build a stronger culture. Join us and enjoy a culture where face-to-face collaboration supports your learning, your progress, and your success.

To learn more about BD visit https://bd.com/careers.

Becton, Dickinson, and Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

Required Skills

• Clinical Education
• Clinical Engagement
• Collaboration
• Cross-Functional Teamwork
• External Stakeholders
• Key Opinion Leaders
• KOL Engagement
• Life Science
• Medical Affairs
• Medical Devices
• Medical Sciences
• Medicine
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Scientific Exchange
• Scientific Presentations

Optional Skills

• Facilitation
• Prioritization
• Scientific Engagement

Primary Work Location

FRA Grenoble

Work Shift

At BD, we reward, support and develop our associates through our comprehensive Total Rewards program. We are committed to attracting and retaining high quality talent by providing reward and recognition opportunities that promote a performance-based culture, as well as a competitive package of compensation and benefits programs. You can learn more on our career site under "Our Commitment to You." Our salary or hourly rate ranges reward associates fairly and competitively. We regularly review these ranges and factors, such as location, contribute to the range displayed. Our pay is based on the role and the necessary skills and education to perform it successfully. The salary or hourly rate offered is determined by the role's specific requirements, including any applicable step rate pay system at the work location. Salary or hourly pay ranges are influenced by labor laws and Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) requirements applicable to the work location which may also affect the workplace arrangement of the role.

Salary Range Information

€45100,00 - €72175,00 EUR Annual