Medical Science Liaison Oncology

Syneos Health, Inc.; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

competitive compensation package

Health benefits to include Medical,  D

Company match 401k

flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick

Job summary

Syneos Health is seeking a Medical Science Liaison in Richmond, VA. You will interact with Key Opinion Leaders and Health Care Professionals, delivering fair and evidence-based scientific information while building and maintaining strategic scientific relationships across the organization.

The role requires 3+ years of MSL experience, advanced scientific degree, and oncology focus. Travel up to 60% and strong collaboration with field medical and commercial teams are essential components of the

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a scientific field is required.
• 3+ years of industry experience as a Medical Science Liaison.
• Oncology experience is highly preferred.
• Infectious disease, immunology or rare disease exposure preferred.
• Strong scientific and clinical acumen.
• Ability to translate complex data into clinical practice.
• Ability to travel up to 60% with a valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Provide fair, balanced, and compliant scientific responses to information requests from KOLs/HCPs.
• Serve as medical and subject matter expert to internal and external stakeholders.
• Cultivate and maintain scientific relationships with stakeholders and understand clinical practice areas.
• Integrate scientific data into real-life practice to meet customer needs.
• Support tactical engagement plans for Medical Affairs strategies.
• Maintain ongoing scientific knowledge through literature review and continuous learning.
• Collaborate with field medical and commercial colleagues to share insights.
• Leverage standards of care and knowledge of trials/competition to inform communications.
• Respond to unsolicited inquiries from HCPs/investigators, incorporating real-world evidence.

Skills

Advanced scientific degree

MSL experience

Oncology experience

Infectious disease

Immunology

Rare disease

Scientific acumen

Translate data to practice

Travel 60%

Collaborative

Education

MD/PhD/PharmD/NP/PA

Job description

Location: Richmond, VA, United States

Researched and relatable, science-driven and social, you’re an extroverted expert. If there’s one thing your preparation in earning your advanced degree has taught you, it’s how to evolve your expertise rapidly and stay at the forefront of your field. Forging new relationships and establishing rapport with thought leaders comes naturally to you and you like being around people. Poised and articulate, you are a listener, an educator and a gifted cultivator of new and exciting opportunities found in science. You’ve got what it takes to be a Medical Science Liaison with Syneos Health.

Responsibilities:

You’ll confer with internal stakeholders and build new collaborative relationships with medical and scientific leaders. You’ll contribute cutting-edge clinical and scientific data to help move healthcare forward and positively impact patients. You will:

The Medical Science Liaison will be responsible for providing fair balance, objective, scientific information and appropriate product education to Key Opinion Leaders and other HCPs in compliance with all policies and regulations.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide clear, informative, fair-balanced and compliant scientific responses to medical information requests from Key Opinion Leaders/HCPs.
• Medical and subject area expert to internal and external stakeholders.
• Establish, cultivate, and maintain scientific relationships with stakeholders while developing a strong understanding of clinical practice as it relates to areas of interest for our client
• Integrate scientific data into real life practice to meet customer/audience needs, adapting interpersonal style to situations and people
• Participate in the development of a customer-centric tactical engagement plan to support Medical Affairs strategies
• Maintain scientific and clinical knowledge base through continuous learning and awareness of related scientific literature to enable meaningful scientific exchange
• Collaborate with field based medical colleagues, appropriate Commercial colleagues, and the broader organization to provide scientific expertise and share Medical insights in support of internal and external activities
• Leverage knowledge of standards of care and company/investigator sponsored clinical trials and competitor landscape to facilitate external-internal research communication
• Respond to unsolicited scientific inquiries of Health Care Providers (HCPs)/investigators/health care systems/academic medical centers and treatment team members integrating scientific data including real world evidence in to real life practice to meet customer needs

Requirements:

Along with your ability to remain at the forefront of your field, you must possess:

• An advanced scientific degree (MD, PhD, PharmD, NP, PA)
• 3+ years industry experience as a Medical Science Liaison
• Oncology disease experience is highly preferred
• Infectious Disease, Immunology, or Experience with Rare Disease Diagnosis/Products preferred
• Strong scientific and clinical acumen
• Ability to quickly understand and translate complex scientific data and realize the potential impact of that data on clinical practice and potential research needs
• Ability to travel 60% (including overnight travel) and possess a valid driver’s license to drive to assignments, unless otherwise specified
• The drive for self-development, the ability to collaborate, and an action-oriented work ethic

At Syneos Health, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles. We also encourage you to join our Talent Network to stay connected to additional career opportunities.

Why Syneos Health? Each life we positively impact makes our work worthwhile. By joining one of our field medical teams, you will partner with some of the most talented clinicians in the industry and be reminded why you chose a career in healthcare. The diversification and breadth of our new and existing partnerships create a multitude of career paths and employment opportunities. Join our game-changing, global company dedicated to creating better, smarter, faster ways to get biopharmaceutical therapies to patients. Experience the thrill of knowing that your everyday efforts are contributing to improving patients’ lives around the world.

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Syneos Health companies are affirmative action/equal opportunity employers (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)

At Syneos Health, we believe in providing an environment and culture in which Our People can thrive, develop and advance. We reward and recognize our people by providing valuable benefits and a quality-of-life balance. The benefits for this position will include:

• competitive compensation package
• Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision
• Company match 401k
• flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time

Because certain states and municipalities have regulated paid sick time requirements, eligibility for paid sick time may vary depending on where you work. Syneos Health complies with all applicable federal, state, and municipal paid sick time requirements.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

Discover what our more than 25,000 employees already know: work here matterseverywhere. We work hard,and smart, all in the name of getting much-needed therapies to thosewho need them most. A career with Syneos Health means your everyday workimprovespatients’ lives around the world. Selecting us as an employer secures acareer inwhich you’re guaranteed to:

Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization builtto accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercialinsights into outcomes to address modern market realities. To learn more visit syneoshealth.com .

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