Medical Science Liaison (MSL) - Fulltime Remote

Makonis; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Makonis is seeking an experienced Medical Science Liaison to provide scientific information and engage with healthcare professionals across assigned territories.

You will deliver clinical presentations, support advisory boards, and collaborate with Commercial and Medical Affairs while traveling up to 50%.

Advanced degree and 5+ years of MSL experience required; strong communication and regulatory knowledge are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years as a Medical Science Liaison.
• Advanced degree required (PharmD/PhD/MD/DO).
• Experience across multiple therapeutic areas.
• Ability to travel 50%+.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clear, accurate and effective clinical and scientific presentations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Support other internal stakeholders in their engagements with healthcare professionals.
• Provide scientific support at medical conferences.
• Develop and maintain peer-to-peer collaborations and relationships with key medical experts in relevant therapeutic areas.
• Respond to unsolicited medical information requests using a customized approach.
• Provide medical and scientific input into the planning and execution of Advisory Boards as needed. Work with physicians and experts to review speaker presentations and provide medical references when requested.
• Participate in the development and review of professional slide decks, medical letters, clinical summaries, and other materials.
• Provide a summary of key insights obtained through interactions with healthcare professionals to internal stakeholders
• Maintain compliance with all internal and external legal and regulatory guidelines.
• Educate healthcare professionals regarding current and pipeline therapies by Client
• Provide support to clinical investigators studying Client products
• Work closely with relevant internal stakeholders from Headquarters, Commercial, and Medical Affairs to ensure information dissemination, education and research needs of healthcare professionals are met and to ensure scientific and technical training needs of commercial organization are identified and met.
• Maintain annual expenses within assigned budget parameters.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation of above activities

Skills

MSL experience

Therapeutic breadth

Stakeholder engagement

Presentation skills

Regulatory knowledge

Travel flexibility

Education

Advanced degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Reporting to the Director, Field Based Medical Affairs is responsible for providing accurate and comprehensive medical and scientific information to support Client’s portfolio of products.

Territory Coverage: (Any one Territory) Wyoming or Arizona or Utah or Colorado or Idaho or Montana

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Deliver clear, accurate and effective clinical and scientific presentations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Support other internal stakeholders in their engagements with healthcare professionals.
• Provide scientific support at medical conferences.
• Develop and maintain peer-to-peer collaborations and relationships with key medical experts in relevant therapeutic areas.
• Respond to unsolicited medical information requests using a customized approach.
• Provide medical and scientific input into the planning and execution of Advisory Boards as needed. Work with physicians and experts to review speaker presentations and provide medical references when requested.
• Participate in the development and review of professional slide decks, medical letters, clinical summaries, and other materials.
• Provide a summary of key insights obtained through interactions with healthcare professionals to internal stakeholders
• Maintain compliance with all internal and external legal and regulatory guidelines.
• Educate healthcare professionals regarding current and pipeline therapies by Client
• Provide support to clinical investigators studying Client products
• Work closely with relevant internal stakeholders from Headquarters, Commercial, and Medical Affairs to ensure information dissemination, education and research needs of healthcare professionals are met and to ensure scientific and technical training needs of commercial organization are identified and met.
• Maintain annual expenses within assigned budget parameters.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation of above activities

Work Experience :

• Previous experience as a Medical Science Liaison.
• Experience working across a diverse number of therapeutic areas, preferably in biologics and biosimilars
• Demonstrated success at navigating and maintaining effectiveness when changes in work tasks or environment occur.
• Experience in developing relationships and engaging with external stakeholders, including healthcare professionals.
• Ability to compliantly partner with key internal stakeholder teams including Commercial, Sales, and Market Access.
• Positively and compliantly represent the company and Medical Affairs during exchanges with the medical/scientific community.

Skills and Specifications:

• Through knowledge of applicable pharmaceutical industry legal and regulatory guidelines.
• Excellent verbal and communication skills. Ability to communicate information clearly, accurately and effectively using a variety of media, to individuals and groups.
• Strong interpersonal skills and collaborative skills
• Strong presentation and teaching skills.
• Ability to communicate clinical and non-clinical technical information.
• Ability to engage the audience and help them understand and retain information.
• Ability to learn and comprehend complex clinical and non-clinical technical information.
• Ability to work independently and in a team structure.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to travel 50% + varies with territories assigned.

Education :

• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Medical Science Liaison
• Advanced degrees (PharmD, PhD, MD, DO)