Medical Science Director

System One; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

System One is seeking a field-based Medical Science Director/Medical Science Liaison to support Medical Affairs through compliant scientific exchange, insight gathering, and cross-functional collaboration across oncology and related areas. The role partners with healthcare providers, KOLs, pharmacy leaders, and institutional stakeholders to advance medical strategy and evidence generation.

The ideal candidate holds an advanced healthcare or scientific degree and has oncology experience, with

Qualifications

• Advanced healthcare or scientific degree required.
• Oncology experience required with infectious disease/nephrology/critical care preferred.
• Experience in academic, healthcare or pharmaceutical environments is valued.

Responsibilities

• Support medical affairs through compliant scientific exchange and insight gathering.
• Assist with medical strategy development, publication planning and evidence dissemination.
• Identify trial sites and investigators to facilitate study enrollment and referral networks.

Skills

Field medical liaison experience

Scientific communication

Relationship-building

Cross-functional collaboration

Independent work

Education

Advanced healthcare or scientific degree

Job description

A field-based Medical Science Director/Medical Science Liaison will support Medical Affairs through compliant scientific exchange, insight gathering, and cross-functional collaboration across oncology and related therapeutic areas, including infectious disease, nephrology, and acute/critical care. This role partners with healthcare providers and key opinion leaders, as well as pharmacy leaders and institutional stakeholders, across inpatient and outpatient settings to advance medical strategy, evidence generation initiatives, and scientific engagement activities such as congresses, advisory boards, and education. An advanced scientific or clinical degree is required, and oncology experience is required.

The role will support medical affairs activities by engaging healthcare providers, key opinion leaders, pharmacy stakeholders, and institutional decision-makers to build trusted relationships. Responsibilities include assisting with the development and execution of medical strategy, including publication planning and evidence dissemination, and identifying and supporting clinical trial sites, investigators, and referral networks to facilitate study enrollment and execution. The position also handles unsolicited medical information requests in accordance with corporate policies and applicable regulatory guidelines, while providing scientific education and training to internal teams and collaborating within a matrix organization to meet medical objectives.

Qualifications include an advanced healthcare or scientific degree (such as MD, DO, PharmD, PhD, DNP, NP, PA-C, or equivalent). Prior field medical/scientific liaison experience may be preferred, along with experience in an academic, healthcare, or pharmaceutical environment. Oncology experience is required, with additional experience in infectious disease, nephrology, or critical care strongly preferred. The role also requires exceptional scientific communication and presentation skills, strong relationship-building abilities, proficiency in evaluating scientific literature and interpreting medical data, the ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities, and a high level of professionalism, integrity, and compliance orientation.