Medical Science Liaison

BD; Warwick (RI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Becton Dickinson is seeking a field-based medical affairs professional to align medical strategy with cross-functional teams across the plastics and reconstructive surgery landscape.

You will map stakeholders, develop engagement plans, and execute scientific activities to advance clinical knowledge while maintaining strict compliance. Territory-based role requiring residency within specified regions.

Qualifications

• Advance Scientific or Clinical Degree preferred (MD, DO, PhD, PharmD, NP, PA, RN)

Responsibilities

• Align on medical strategy and key objectives with cross-functional partners, including medical, clinical, marketing, commercial, regulatory, R&D, and market access teams.
• Identify, segment, and map all relevant stakeholders: KOLs, plastic and reconstructive surgeons, HCPs, payers, patient groups, and internal influencers.
• Gather and analyze data on stakeholder backgrounds, interests, and networks to prioritize impactful engagement.
• Develop personalized engagement plans reflecting stakeholder needs and organizational goals in plastic and reconstructive surgery.
• Design and execute coordinated objectives for each audience segment, with clearly defined scientific and educational outcomes.
• Deploy planned educational sessions, advisory boards, congress symposia, and data inquiry responses as engagement tactics.
• Use diverse engagement channels: in-person or virtual KOL meetings, collaborative research, educational events, surgical congresses, and digital platforms.
• Collect, document, and communicate insights from stakeholder interactions to refine the medical strategy and support leadership in plastics and reconstructive surgery therapeutics.
• Maintain strict compliance and ethical standards, ensuring clear separation between scientific engagement and promotional activity.
• Track engagement activities against benchmarks; assess and adapt engagement impact and tactics to maximize value.
• Foster and sustain long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with stakeholders as a scientific expert and to advance clinical knowledge.
• Keep up to date in therapeutic area and main study level to ensure expertise in plastics and reconstructive surgery.

Education

MD/DO/PhD/PharmD/NP/PA/RN

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

This is a Field Based role. Locations: Colorado/ Great Lakes (ND, SD, CO, MN, WI), North East, (NY, NJ, MA, RI, CT) or Mid Atlantic (PA, VA, NC) (must live within the territory)

Job Responsibilities

• Align on medical strategy and key objectives with cross-functional partners, including medical, clinical, marketing, commercial, regulatory, R&D, and market access teams.
• Identify, segment, and map all relevant stakeholders: KOLs, plastic and reconstructive surgeons, HCPs, payers, patient groups, and internal influencers.
• Gather and analyze comprehensive data on stakeholder backgrounds, interests, and networks to prioritize impactful engagement.
• Develop personalized engagement plans reflecting stakeholder needs and organizational goals in plastic and reconstructive surgery.
• Design and execute coordinated objectives for each audience segment, with clearly defined scientific and educational outcomes.
• Deploy a blend of proactive (planned educational sessions, advisory boards, congress symposia) and reactive (data inquiry response, ad hoc consultation) engagement tactics.
• Use diverse engagement channels: in-person or virtual KOL meetings, collaborative research, educational events, surgical congresses, and digital platforms.
• Collect, document, and communicate insights from stakeholder interactions to internal teams, continually refining the overall medical strategy and supporting leadership in plastic and reconstructive surgery therapeutics.
• Maintain strict compliance and ethical standards, ensuring clear separation between scientific engagement and promotional activity.
• Track engagement activities against established benchmarks; assess and adapt engagement impact and tactics to maximize value.
• Foster and sustain long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with stakeholders by serving as a scientific expert and advancing clinical knowledge.
• Keep up to date in therapeutic area, scientific narrative and main study level to ensure expertise level in plastics and reconstructive surgery.

Required Requirements

• Advance Scientific or Clinical Degree preferred (MD, DO, PhD, PharmD, NP, PA, RN)
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