Medical Science Liaison, Rheumatology - Washington, DC

VetJobs; Washington (District of Columbia); Vor Ort; USD 166.000 - 201.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Bristol Myers Squibb is seeking a Medical Science Liaison (MSL) in Rheumatology to be a trusted scientific partner with Thought Leaders and Healthcare Providers. You will drive exchanges that educate, generate data, and support patient access to medicine across your geography.

The role is field-based, requires 2+ years in clinical or pharmaceutical settings, strong English communication, and the ability to travel to engage stakeholders and support research and HEOR activities.

Qualifikationen

• MD/PhD/PharmD with pharma or clinical experience in oncology or related fields.
• Excellent English language skills, spoken and written.
• Minimum 2 years in clinical and/or pharmaceutical environments.

Aufgaben

• Develop and maintain relationships with TLs and HCPs within the defined geography.
• Engage in scientific exchange to support education and data generation.
• Support clinical trials and ISR discussions with investigators and sites.
• Present scientific data at congresses and promotional meetings.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Commercial, Regulatory, HEOR.
• Provide medical input to inform strategy and patient access.
• Ensure compliance with local procedures, ethics and regulatory guidelines.
• Travel as required to meet stakeholders in field.

Kenntnisse

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Relationship building

Independent work

English language skills

Ausbildung

MD, PharmD, PhD, APP, PA, NP

PhD

Jobbeschreibung

Job Description

ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS - Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. Unless specifically stated otherwise, this role is "On-Site" at the location detailed in the job post. At Bristol Myers Squibb, our employees often ask, “Who are you working for?”—a question that fuels collaboration, accountability, and urgency in our work. Our purpose-driven culture inspires us to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines to prevail over serious diseases. We offer uniquely interesting and meaningful work, opportunities for growth, and a supportive environment that values inclusion, wellbeing, flexibility, and comprehensive benefits. This is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it.

Position: Medical Science Liaison, Rheumatology

The MSL role embodies our medical mission to be recognized as the trusted partner for internal stakeholders and the healthcare community, driving scientific exchange to enhance medical education, data generation, insight generation and patients’ access to medicine. The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is responsible for identifying disease and product related medical needs in a defined geography. The primary role of the MSL is to develop and maintain relationships with Thought Leaders (TL) and Healthcare Providers (HCP) within their healthcare system. The purpose of their interactions is to engage in meaningful scientific exchange that will ensure patients have access to BMS medicines, to ensure their safe and appropriate use through peer to peer discussions aligned with medical strategies and needs expressed by external stakeholders, and to facilitate research. The MSL also serves as the medical resource for external stakeholders in the community.

Key Responsibilities

External Environment and Customer Focus

• Develop and maintain relationships with academic and community research thought leaders, appropriate HCPs, and access stakeholders, within a given geography to answer scientific, unsolicited product, and HEOR related questions.
• The MSL will use various channels for interactions (1:1, group presentations, remote, etc.)
• Demonstrate proficiency in using available scientific resources and presentations.
• Effectively present information to TL/HCPs and be able to respond to questions, ensuring medical accuracy and compliance with local procedures, ethical and legal guidelines and directives.
• Actively assess the medical landscape by meeting with TL/HCPs/Access Stakeholders to understand their needs and expertise.
• Continuously update own knowledge in treatment strategies, products, unmet medical needs, clinical trials, health economics outcomes research and scientific activities.
• Understand the competitive landscape and evolving healthcare models and actively prepare to address informational needs of customers
• Identify opportunities to partner with HCPs on disease state initiatives, collaborative research projects, and investigator sponsored research (ISR) of interest and in alignment with BMS strategic objectives
• Attend medical congresses and local/regional meetings.
• Collect and provide meaningful medical insights and/or impact by communicating these back to the medical and commercial organizations to support strategy development and business decisions

Contribute to the Medical Plan

• Develop geography-specific Field Medical and TL Interaction plans based on therapeutic area objectives and TLs needs
• Adopt institution/account planning approach and contribute to cross-functional institution/account plans
• Contribute to development and delivery of scientifically meaningful medical programs/projects in line with the local Medical and Field Medical plan

Provide Medical Support

• Establish a customer-centric, compliant collaboration with cross-matrix field teams within assigned geography
• As necessary and appropriate, support the initial and ongoing medical /scientific area and product specific training and provide key scientific updates to internal stakeholders (e.g. Commercial, Regulatory, Pharmacovigilance, Legal, HEOR, Value Access & Payment)
• Provide scientific support at promotional meetings by presenting scientific and clinical data, by evaluating speakers and by giving support to BMS-contracted speakers (if applicable)
• Participate in assigned Congress activities

Support Clinical Trial Activities

• Support Interventional and Non Interventional Research (NIR) studies (e.g. identification and assessment of potential study sites) to facilitate patient recruitment and/or discussions around the safe and effective use of BMS investigational products, as agreed with home office medical and Global Development Operations (GDO) and as defined by the study scope document
• Provide recommendations and insights to clinical development team on study and site feasibilities within the therapeutic area based on knowledge of the field and through direct contacts with potential investigators, as agreed with home office medical and GDO
• Support HCPs in the ISR submission and execution process and study follow-up as agreed upon with home office medical and GDO
• Ensure that BMS Pharmacovigilance procedural documents are understood and applied by investigators of local studies, and alert appropriate BMS personnel to any identified Adverse Events
• Actively support CRO sponsored studies as agreed with home office medical and GDO and as defined by the study scope document

Minimum Education Required

Ph. D

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

Position Requirements

• MD, PharmD, PhD, APP, PA, NP with experience in a specific Disease Area or with a broad medical background and relevant pharmaceutical experience
• Disease area knowledge and an understanding of scientific publications
• Knowledge of a scientific or clinical area, competitive landscape and patient treatment trends
• Knowledge of clinical trial design and process
• Knowledge of the national healthcare and access environment
• Knowledge of HEOR core concepts
• Excellent English language skills, spoken and written

Experience Desired

• A minimum of 2 years working in a clinical and/or pharmaceutical environment
• Prior MSL experience
• Ability to work independently and act as a team player
• Translating scientific or clinical data into an understandable and valuable form to help physicians best serve their patients
• Good communication and presentation skills to present scientific and/or clinical data to research or healthcare professionals
• Developing peer-to-peer relationships with TLs, scientists and other healthcare professionals
• Ability to quickly and comprehensively learn about new subject areas and environments

Demonstration of the BMS Values

Essential Qualification

• Ability to drive a company-provided car is an essential qualification of this position.
• Candidates must be able to drive a BMS-provided vehicle between locations (often great distances apart) and arrive at each location ready and able to enthusiastically and efficiently demonstrate an applied knowledge of pertinent health care industry trends.
• Candidates must possess a high level of ethics, integrity, and a responsible and safe driving history

Travel Requirement

Travel required.

Position is field based

MSL will be required to live in the territory which they manage or within 50 miles of the territory borders. The MSL will spend the majority of their time in the field with their external customers.

Compensation Overview

Field - United States - US: $166,090 - $201,262

The starting pay range(s) listed above is for full-time employees (FTE). You may also be eligible for additional discretionary incentive cash and stock opportunities. We determine starting pay thoughtfully – carefully considering the nature of the role, required skills, work location, schedule and the knowledge and experience you bring. Final compensation is guided by pay equity principles and applicable employment laws. Compensation programs are reviewed on an ongoing basis and may be adjusted over time to reflect evolving market factors, and individual, team or Company performance.

City

Washington

State

District of Columbia

Job Category

Health/Medical other

Job Code

Pharmaceutical Pharmaceutical

Affiliate Sponsor

Bristol Myers Sqibb BMS

Salary Range

>$100,000