Medical Science Liaison (MSL) - Pennsylvania & New Jersey

Tarsus Pharmaceuticals; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Sur place; USD 134 000 - 188 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Bonus

Stock options/equity

Health, dental, vision insurance

Paid time off

Résumé du poste

Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is seeking a Medical Science Liaison (MSL) to operate in a field-based role across Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey. You will engage optometrists and ophthalmologists, exchange scientific data, and support education on disease states related to eye care.

Travel 60-80% is required. Ideal candidates hold a Doctorate of Optometry or MD/PhD with eye care expertise and have 3+ years of MSL or clinical eyecare experience.

Qualifications

• Doctorate of optometry or MD/PhD with eye care expertise required.
• 3+ years MSL experience in eye care preferred; or 3+ years clinical eyecare plus 1+ year of industry experience or 7+ years clinical eyecare.

Responsabilités

• Manage KOL optometrists and ophthalmologists in a designated region with compliant conduct.
• Be the primary medical affairs KOL contact for day-to-day needs and scientific exchanges.
• Collect actionable insights from field exchanges to shape medical strategy.
• Provide whole practice education to optometric and ophthalmic centers.
• Instruct on investigator initiated trials and medical information procedures.
• Plan KOL engagements and attend scientific sessions as needed.
• Liaise with local ophthalmic societies and present scientific evidence to payers.

Connaissances

KOL management

Scientific exchange

Medical affairs

Presentation skills

CRM software

Formation

Doctorate of Optometry

MD/PhD with eye care expertise

Outils

Microsoft Office

CRM software

Description du poste

About the Role

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) reports to our National Director of Field Medical. MSLs are field-based healthcare professionals to our customers. They will engage in compliant scientific exchange and provide whole practice education on disease state and respond to inquiries related to our products.

Let's talk about some of the key responsibilities of the role:

• Manage key opinion leader (KOL) optometrists and ophthalmologists in a designated region, ensuring compliant conduct per PhRMA and Tarsus guidelines.
• Be the primary medical affairs KOL point of contact for day-to-day needs and peer-based scientific exchange, adhering to our Tarsus scientific platform; engagements may include both virtual and live interactions.
• Collect actionable insights from field scientific exchange, prioritize and collate these insights to shape medical strategy.
• Provide whole practice education to optometric and ophthalmic centers.
• Provide resources to facilitate disease state education in Optometry schools and Ophthalmology residency programs.
• Instruct customers (upon request) on investigator initiated trial and medical information procedures.
• Compliantly identify and recommend KOLs for a variety of projects (including advisory boards, medical education initiatives, training, publications, special projects, clinical trials, business development evaluations) based on expertise, interests, and competencies.
• Plan KOL engagements and schedule and attend scientific sessions at local, regional and national medical meetings as needed.
• Liaise with local and regional optometric and ophthalmic medical societies
• Present scientific evidence to the payer community.
• Provide leadership and expertise on medical affairs projects and initiatives.
• Participate in continual optimization of training, insights gathering and field medical processes.
• Host local disease state scientific exchanges and "lid+lash labs."
• Participate in compliant and collaborative engagements with cross-functional team members including training and KOL meetings.
• Provide clinical trial support as needed and determine by the clinical development team.
• Manage territory budget, metrics, KOL mapping and CRM entries.

Factors to Success

• Doctorate of optometry, or MD, PharmD, PhD with eye care expertise required.
• 3+ years of experience as a medical science liaison in eye care is preferred; or 3+ years of clinical experience in eyecare with at least one year of industry experience or 7+ years of clinical practice in eyecare. Senior level exists for those with 4+ years of previous MSL experience.
• Strong emotional intelligence and presentation skills.
• Ability to plan, organize, manage, and prioritize workload proactively in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to navigate systems and processes including Microsoft Office and customer relationship management software, work independently, and be self-motivated.
• Ability to collect actionable insights and critically analyze data.
• Ability to influence and collaborate with peers.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to convey technical and clinical information.
• Decision Making - Demonstrates strong decision-making by applying structured analysis to complex challenges, balancing competing priorities and long-term impacts while engaging stakeholders and driving solutions aligned with organizational goals.
• Collaboration and Team Building - Promotes collaboration by aligning diverse teams around shared goals, fostering healthy debate to advance outcomes, and building strong networks that strengthen organizational effectiveness and cross-team learning.
• Outcome Driven - Demonstrates strong outcomes focus by aligning teams around shared priorities, proactively addressing risks and dependencies, and driving cross-functional accountability to sustain progress and deliver results.

A Few Other Details Worth Mentioning:

• The position is field based and requires travel 60-80% of the time.
• Territory includes: Pennsylvania, and South New Jersey with candidates ideally located in: Philadelphia, PA.
• The candidates must live in their assigned territory, preference will be given to candidates who reside within 45 minutes of a major airport / major metropolitan area.
• We are passionate about our culture! Our Tarsans live our values of commitment to patients, empowerment to champion innovation, and teamwork to amplify impact!
• This position reports directly to our National Director of Field Medical.

At Tarsus, we understand the importance of attracting and retaining top talent. The expected base pay range for this position is $134,200 to $188,000; with a higher range of $165,000 to $231,000 for candidates hired at the Senior level, plus bonus, stock equity, and comprehensive benefits. The base pay range reflects the target range for this position, but individual pay will be determined by additional factors such as job-related skills, experience and relevant education or training. Our benefits include health, dental and vision insurance benefits to ensure your well-being. We believe in work-life balance and offer generous paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and personal days. For more details regarding Tarsus benefits, please visit: https://eb.alliant.com/26tarsusbenefitssnapshot.

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Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.