Medical Science Liaison - California

AVITA Medical Americas, LLC; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

AVITA Medical Americas, LLC is seeking a Medical Science Liaison (MSL) to develop and maintain relationships with leading clinicians in the wound care field. The MSL will translate complex clinical data into engaging, actionable messages for healthcare professionals, supporting both pre-market and post-market initiatives.

The role involves collaboration with customers, internal teams, and external vendors, delivering up-to-date data in response to inquiries, and contributing to clinical study

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in medical field, life sciences, or public health preferred.
• 2+ years in clinical education, clinical research, MSL, or medical affairs position.
• Medical writing (study protocols, abstracts, posters, and manuscripts).
• Experience in management of acute wounds (burn injuries/soft tissue injuries) preferred.
• Up to 50% travel time may be required.

Responsibilities

• Build Awareness of AVITA Medical skin regeneration products in key accounts across the acute wound division.
• Attendance at burns/trauma/conferences focusing on gathering competitive information for clinical development.
• Proactively identify and engage with key opinion leaders in the acute wound space.
• Promotion of conference abstract submission and content development for podium and poster presentations.
• Contributor to publication planning and journal manuscript submissions.
• Establish and maintain relationships with key opinion leaders to facilitate clinical studies.
• Engagement with health care professionals and review of investigator-initiated research protocols and results.
• Support commercial team with translation of clinical/scientific information into marketing/education tools.
• Assist with development of company sponsored clinical study protocols and alignment with product benefits.
• Responsible for customer inquiries and network for peer-to-peer communication.
• Stay abreast of scientific trends, company data, and competitor products.
• Drive departmental project prioritization and workload management.

Skills

Clinical education

Clinical research

MSL

Medical affairs

Medical writing

Acute wounds management

Travel up to 50%

Education

Advanced degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

AVITA Medical® is a therapeutic acute wound care company focused on transforming how patients heal. We develop and deliver innovative technologies that harness the body’s own healing capabilities to accelerate recovery and improve clinical outcomes.Our flagship technology, RECELL®, uses a patient’s own skin to create Spray-On Skin™ at the point of care, enabling faster healing for patients with serious wounds, including burns and trauma. In the U.S., we also bring forward advanced wound care solutions such as Cohealyx® and PermeaDerm®, expanding our ability to support clinicians across the continuum of care.At AVITA Medical, we are united by a shared purpose: to help patients heal faster - and to make a meaningful difference when it matters most.

Position Summary

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is a key contributor to the company’s clinical and commercial development with responsibility for establishing, developing, and maintaining relationships with prominent experts in the therapeutic areas where AVITA Medical skin regeneration products are sold. This role works with customers, internal stakeholders, and outside vendors on clinical research in support of pre-market and post-market initiatives. Additionally, the MSL will provide the latest emerging data in response to healthcare professional inquiries, as well as interpret and translate dense clinical and scientific information into engaging, persuasive messages.

Key Responsibilities

• Build Awareness of AVITA Medical skin regeneration products in key accounts across the acute wound division which includes burns and soft tissue reconstruction.
• Attendance at key conferences (burns, trauma, plastics) focusing on gathering competitive information as well as other information with implications for clinical development of AVITA Medical products.
• Proactively identifies and engages with upcoming and established key opinion leaders in the acute wound space.
• Promotion of conference abstract submission and content development in support of conference podium and poster presentations.
• Contributor to publication planning and journal manuscript submissions.
• Establish and maintain relationships with key opinion leaders to facilitate the execution of clinical studies.
• Engagement with heath care professionals and review of investigator-initiated research protocols and results.
• Support commercial team with translation of clinical and scientific information into marketing and education tools.
• Assist with the review and approval of customer facing materials.
• Provide sales training and field activity support as needed (customer meetings, device training, and case coverage).
• Assist with development of company sponsored clinical study protocols in alignment with demonstration of key product benefits as well as pre-clinical studies.
• Responsible for customer inquiries and network for peer-to-peer communication.
• Support the translation of VOC into medically relevant product design specifications as well as usability testing.
• Stay abreast of current scientific trends, opinions of company data, and competitor products.
• Drive departmental project prioritization, time and workload management activities.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in medical field, life sciences, or public health preferred.
• 2+ years in clinical education, clinical research, MSL, or medical affairs position.
• Medical writing (study protocols, abstracts, posters, and manuscripts).
• Experience in management of acute wounds (burn injuries/soft tissue injuries) preferred.
• Up to 50% of travel time may be required.

Special Knowledge/Skills

• Understanding of clinical research and GCP.
• Familiarity with skin cell biology and pre-clinical models of wound healing.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Knowledge of aseptic techniques, bloodborne pathogens, and operating room etiquette.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team.
• Capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously.