Medical Scientific Liaison (Bengaluru)

Baxter Healthcare; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Baxter Healthcare is seeking a proactive Medical Scientific Liaison to engage healthcare professionals through scientific exchange, evidence sharing, and insight gathering. The role supports medical strategy, internal training, and cross-functional collaboration while ensuring compliance and ethical standards.

The base location is Bengaluru, with travel domestically and internationally to build relationships with HCPs and key stakeholders, translating clinical data into practical medical

Qualifications

• Experience in Medical Affairs, clinical development, or market access is required.
• Proven ability to engage HCPs and translate data for strategic impact.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead medical strategies aligning local and regional objectives.
• Engage healthcare professionals through scientific exchange and education.
• Collect and analyze field insights to inform internal strategy and priorities.
• Develop internal medical training for commercial and cross-functional teams.
• Establish and manage KOLs and speaker engagement activities.
• Drive real-world data studies and investigator-initiated research.
• Ensure compliance and ethical standards across medical activities.

Skills

Medical affairs experience

English proficiency

Field-based, travel ready

Strong communication

Stakeholder management

Education

MBBS or life science advanced degree

Job description

This is whereyour work makes a difference.

At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond.

Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results.

Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride.

Your Role at Baxter

Medical Scientific Liaison is a field-based medical expert responsible for engaging healthcare professionals (HCPs) through scientific exchange, evidence sharing, and insight gathering to support medical and strategic objectives.

This role plays a key part in translating clinical data into practice, supporting internal teams with medical expertise, and strengthening Baxter scientific presence in the healthcare community.

We are looking for a proactive, scientifically driven, result-oriented and experienced in building strong relationships across diverse medical and cross-functional stakeholders.

Base Location – Bengaluru

What you'll be doing

• Lead and execute medical strategies for Baxter’s solutions, aligning both local and regional business objectives to drive leadership in the field.
• Engage healthcare professionals through scientific exchange, education, and evidence dissemination to support the appropriate use of Baxter’s therapeutics and enhance patient outcomes.
• Collect and analyze clinical insights from the field to inform internal strategy, shape evidence generation priorities, and support commercial and cross-functional teams with real-world intelligence.
• Develop and deliver internal medical training to commercial, market access, and cross-functional teams, strengthening internal capabilities on the therapeutic landscape and product knowledge.
• Establish and maintain strong KOL and speaker engagement, including planning and facilitating advisory boards, round-table scientific meetings, and speaker development initiatives to expand Baxter’s influence.
• Drive evidence generation projects such as real-world data studies and investigator-initiated research to address data gaps and support market development and access.
• Ensure compliance and ethical standards in all medical activities, including the review of promotional materials, grants, and participation in cross-functional initiatives, serving as a key medical reviewer and gatekeeper

What you'll bring

• MBBS or Master/PhD in life science or country equivalent required
• Experience in Medical Affairs, clinical development, market access, with therapeutic areas like anesthesia or surgical or ICU environment is a plus.
• Minimum of 2 years equivalent experience within a pharmaceutical and/or medical device company
• Excellent organizational skills, resilience and team spirit
• Proactive, self-driven, and results-oriented, with the ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, field-based role.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the maturity to navigate complex stakeholder networks and build trusted relationships with healthcare professionals and internal teams.
• Excellent organizational judgment and prioritization skills to manage multiple cross-functional requests and market needs effectively.
• Professional fluency in both written and spoken English; able to deliver clear, impactful scientific communication.
• Willing and able to travel domestically and internationally as required to support field engagement, scientific events, and regional collaboration
• Agile mindset and high business acumen
• Willingness to travel

Equal Employment Opportunity

Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

Reasonable Accommodations

Baxter is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities globally.

Recruitment Fraud Notice

Baxter has discovered incidents of employment scams, where fraudulent parties pose as Baxter employees, recruiters, or other agents, and engage with online job seekers in an attempt to steal personal and/or financial information.

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