Medical Science Liaison, GI - Blue Ridge

Biopharma Careers; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicines is seeking a Medical Science Liaison – GI based in the Blue Ridge territory, covering Louisville and Lexington, KY. The MSL serves as the field-based scientific expert delivering balanced, non-promotional information to healthcare professionals.

The MSL builds strong relationships with KOLs, supports investigator-initiated studies, and stays current with the evolving GI landscape while collaborating with Medical Affairs, R&D, and cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• The candidate has a doctoral level degree or equivalent with deep scientific knowledge.
• Experience engaging healthcare professionals with scientific, non-promotional information.
• Ability to collect and analyze scientific data and field insights.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a scientific engagement plan for the territory aligned with strategy.
• Cultivate relationships with community and academic leaders to advance scientific credibility.
• Engage in high-quality two-way scientific exchange and apply insights to strategy.
• Leverage AI tools to enhance decision making and efficiency in core duties.
• Maintain awareness of competitors and integrate evidence-based context into engagements.
• Deliver tailored scientific data to clinicians through clear dialogue and presentations.
• Collaborate with internal partners to address unmet needs and educational initiatives.
• Collect and submit actionable insights to inform medical strategy.
• Respond to unsolicited inquiries about products and research with balanced information.
• Ensure compliance and documentation across activities and expenses.

Skills

Scientific acumen

Therapeutic area knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Data gathering and analysis

Communication and presentation

Education

Doctorate level degree or equivalent (PharmD, PhD, MD)

Job description

Job Function

Medical Affairs Group

Job Sub Function

Medical Science Liaison

Job Category

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations

Lexington, Kentucky, United States, Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Job Description

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicines is recruiting for a Medical Science Liaison – GI based in the Blue Ridge territory, which includes but is not limited to Louisville and Lexington, KY.

About Immunology

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Our Immunology team leads in the development of transformational medicines for immunological disorders and illnesses. You can influence where medicine is going by restoring health to millions of people living with immune diseases. Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL)

The MSL is considered the field based scientific and clinical emerging expert on current and future Johnson & Johnson Innovative products. The MSL is responsible for developing and enhancing professional relationships with Key thought leaders/HCPs and providing fair balanced, objective, non-promotional scientific information, and education to health care professionals.

The MSL drives high-quality scientific exchange, territory execution, and actionable insight generation while maintaining the highest standards of scientific integrity, professionalism, and compliance. The MSL is also responsible for staying abreast of current scientific and treatment landscape trends in the relevant therapeutic areas and providing appropriate scientific support for investigator-initiated studies, including facilitating scientific exchange and connecting investigators with internal research and grant processes, in accordance with applicable policies and without assuming sponsor responsibilities.

The Medical Science Liaison will:

• Develop and implement a scientific engagement plan for the territory that aligns with Medical Affairs strategy, prioritized medical objectives, and approved core medical assets.
• Cultivate strong professional relationships with community and academic opinion leaders/KOLs in the territory to advance our scientific credibility.
• Engage in high quality, two-way scientific exchange that encourages dialogue, shared understanding, and learning over time in the relevant disease area. Utilize insights and MSL tools to develop a strategic approach for customer engagements within territory by collecting, synthesizing, and applying clinical, scientific, competitive, and territory level information.
• Leverage AI tools and insights to enhance decision making, streamline processes, and improve efficiency and outcomes across core responsibilities.
• Maintain awareness of direct and indirect competitors within the therapeutic area and incorporate relevant, evidence based clinical context into scientific engagement planning and compliant scientific discussions.
• Deliver relevant scientific data tailored to HCP needs through clear and effective dialogue and presentations that translate complex clinical evidence into meaningful scientific discussion.
• Engage healthcare providers and internal partners to identify challenges or unmet needs and collaboratively propose evidence-based solutions or educational initiatives.
• Identify, collect and submit high-quality actionable insights in a timely manner aligned with current strategic priorities of the organization that inform medical strategy and cross functional discussions at the territory level.
• Respond to unsolicited inquiries on J&J products and research from external stakeholders.
• Provide point-of-contact support to investigators and internal partners for both company-sponsored and investigator-initiated studies.
• Compliantly collaborate with internal stakeholders within a matrixed internal environment to support Medical Affairs objectives aligned with organizational goals, and scientific exchange activities, including coordination with MSL field partners, R&D, U.S. and Global Medical Affairs teams, Clinical Operations, and appropriate, role defined interactions with Sales and Marketing.
• Demonstrate strong scientific acumen through self-reading, engaging in journal clubs, attending educational seminars, attending local and national congresses, and engaging in scientific discussion‑with peers.
• Foster a culture of inclusion and belonging (internally and externally), increasing engagement, productivity and innovation that reflects the diverse communities we serve.
• Develop a thorough understanding and competence in the following areas – regulatory and health care compliance guidelines; corporate policies on appropriate business conduct and ethical behavior; Medical Affairs SOPs and guidelines.
• In collaboration with Field Director (manager), MSL will develop and implement a performance and development plan and may contribute to additional leadership or enterprise initiatives.
• Perform all administrative requirements in a timely, accurate, and compliant manner including documentation of activities and expense reporting.

Requirements

• A Doctorate level degree or equivalent experience is required (PharmD, PhD, MD, Advanced Practice Providers)
• Post graduate experience is required for Doctoral level candidates, with preference for therapeutic area clinical experience.
• Scientific Acumen: In-depth scientific and/or therapeutic knowledge.
• Research and/or health care system knowledge.
• Proficiency in data gathering and analysis, clinical expertise, problem solving, interpersonal influence, and cross functional collaboration strategic thinking and competitive landscape analysis.
• Ability to support a specific territory with up to 70% travel (in territory & for internal meetings & congresses.
• Must hold a valid US Driver’s License.

Preferred

• 2+ years of relevant experience, preferably in MSL role.
• 2+ years of therapeutic area experience is preferred
• Residency/fellowship preferred.
• Board certification for clinical degrees preferred.
• Demonstrated commitment to learning emerging technologies, such as AI, through exploration, iteration, and applying new tools over time

Company Commitment

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers and internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Preferred Skills

• Clinical Experience, Clinical Research and Regulations, Competitive Landscape Analysis, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Customer Centricity, Data-Driven Decision Making, Data Gathering and Analysis, Developing Others, Inclusive Leadership, Interpersonal Influence, Leadership, Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, Medical Compliance, Mentorship, Performance Measurement, Problem Solving, Relationship Building, Research and Development, Scientific Communications, Strategic Thinking