Medical Science Liaison, Fertility - North Central

Merck Group; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 232,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

PTO

Retirement contributions

Job summary

EMD Serono is seeking a Medical Science Liaison to educate the healthcare community and transfer insights to drive internal decisions. The MSL will build relationships with Key Opinion Leaders to promote fertility awareness and support Medical Affairs across the North Central territory.

This field-based role involves extensive travel (80%) and requires a doctoral degree (PharmD/MD/PhD/DO) or NP/PA with relevant experience, plus strong communication across diverse audiences.

Qualifications

• PharmD, PhD, MD, DO with 2+ years of relevant experience; NP/PA with 3+ years may be considered.
• Advanced scientific knowledge and networking skills.
• Ability to communicate complex scientific information to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Provide scientific, clinical, and educational support to academic leaders and decision makers.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with Key Opinion Leaders across the territory.
• Disseminate research concepts related to fertility to healthcare professionals.

Skills

Scientific knowledge

Relationship building

Communication skills

Travel willingness

Education

PharmD/MD/PhD/DO

NP/PA eligible

Job description

Work Your Magic with us! Start your next chapter and join EMD Serono.

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you've got big plans - so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people's lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.

This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

Your Role:

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is a crucial role within the Medical Affairs team, representing EMD Serono in the education of the healthcare community externally and leading the transfer of insights to drive strategic decision making internally. The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is responsible for cultivating and maintaining collaborative relationships with influential members of the medical community to promote company, disease state and therapeutic awareness, in addition to serving as an advanced technical, scientific, and medical expert in the specified therapeutic area (Fertility) for the assigned region.

Location:

Field-based, Assigned Territory: North Central (IN, IL, MI, WI, MN, ND, SD, NE, KS, IA, MO)

Key Accountabilities:

• Provide in-depth scientific, clinical, and educational support to academic thought leaders and community decision makers through the dissemination of pertinent educational, scientific, and clinical information on the specific disease state and its treatment
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with Key Opinion Leaders as peers whose opinions, disease and disease treatment insights and competitive knowledge provide direction to US Medical Affairs and EMD Serono
• Disseminate to healthcare professionals state-of-the-art research and medical concepts related to fertility and fertility treatments through one-to-one peer interactions and group learning activities
• Lead Medical Affairs activities in your region coordinating with internal departments and external customers
• Represent EMD Serono at medical events, programs, meetings, and conventions
• Liaise with the US Medical Affairs Fertility Team on the development and implementation of medical initiatives both regionally and nationally
• Communicate research and development concepts, key field insights and competitive intelligence to appropriate internal stakeholders
• As appropriate, coordinate with Clinical Development and Fertility Medical Affairs in providing field support for clinical research studies
• Act as a liaison between investigators and Medical Affairs for the Investigator Sponsored Studies (ISS) program
• Maintain HCP and institutional profiling and visitation records for the territory
• Administer and monitor appropriate budget expenditures to meet the responsibilities as outlined above
• Ensure compliant use of field material and conduct of activities
• Act as a respected and highly regarded representative of EMD Serono by demonstrating our values, behaviors, and high impact culture
• Extensive (80%) regional travel including overnight travel, national meetings, and may include international conferences

Who You Are:

The MSL must command a comprehensive understanding of reproductive medicine focused on fertility and will partner with other members of the US Field Medical, US Medical Fertility and other key stakeholders to contribute to the overall understanding of fertility and the fertility treatment landscape, developing significant and long‑term relationships for EMD Serono with KOLs and community clinical leaders

Minimum Qualifications:

• PharmD, PhD, MD, DO and 2+ years of relevant experience or NP / PA and 3+ years of relevant experience. Equivalent combination of education and fertility clinical experience may be considered
• Advanced scientific knowledge, relationship building and networking skills
• Ability to communicate complex scientific and clinical information tailored to a wide‑variety of audiences through multiple channels
• Comfortable with extensive (80%) regional travel including overnight travel, national meetings, and potentially international conferences
• Live within the assigned territory or within a reasonable commuting distance

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3 or more years of clinical and/or pharmaceutical experience in Fertility
• Prior experience as a field medical science liaison or equivalent (e.g., nurse clinical liaison)
• Ability to communicate openly and share information to foster trust while encouraging constructive debate, making informed decisions, and ensuring shared commitment to outcomes.
• Demonstrated willingness to take risks and stand up for what is right while prioritizing the needs and experiences of customers and patients in all decisions.
• Commitment to setting and reaching ambitious goals and setting high standards while acting in the best interest of the company and taking initiative to drive results.
• Uphold ethical standards and being honest in all interactions.
• Ability to maintain collaborative relationships within a dynamic team environment.
• Ability to streamlining processes to focus on what matters and creates impact and acting quickly to adapt to changes.
• Demonstrated ability to embrace new ideas, challenge the status quo, and seek innovative solutions while valuing diverse perspectives and treating others with respect and dignity.

Pay range for this position: $154,600 - $231,800. The offer range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base pay compensation for this position. The actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level of experience, education, skills, and other job-related factors. Position may be eligible for sales or performance-based bonuses. Benefits offered by the Company include health insurance, paid time off (PTO), retirement contributions, and other perquisites. For more information click here.

What we offer:

We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!