Remote Senior Medical Science Liaison - Midwest KOL Network

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 151,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. in the United States Midwest (ideal location Chicago, IL) seeks a Senior Medical Science Liaison to join the US Medical team.

The role is field-based, focusing on KOL/HCP engagement, data interpretation, and translating insights into medical strategy. The position requires strong communication, collaboration, and cross-functional coordination across regulatory and compliance boundaries.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in life/health sciences preferred; Master’s degree in health sciences is the minimum requirement.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience as a field-based medical science liaison (MSL) in the pharmaceutical industry is required.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal), organization and collaboration skills are required.
• Dissemination of complex scientific data to healthcare audiences.
• Ability to work effectively in virtual and cross-functional teams, within legal, regulatory and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Externally-focused KOL/HCP activities are expected to comprise at least 80% of responsibilities.
• Build and maintain professional relationships with KOLs/HCPs per territory plans aligned to medical strategy.
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge of Takeda disease areas and products and disseminate to KOLs/HCPs in a compliant, fair-balanced manner.
• Support Takeda-sponsored research and assist with medical collaborative studies and investigator-initiated research.
• Identify and cultivate partnership opportunities between KOLs/HCPs and Takeda US Medical.
• Participate in medical strategy at conferences, including staff medical booth and dissemination of insights.
• Respond to unsolicited HCP medical information inquiries and complete CRM entries and other administrative duties promptly.

Skills

Excellent communication

Collaboration

Dissemination of data

Virtual cross-functional teamwork

Education

Health sciences master’s degree

Doctoral degree preferred (PharmD/MD/PhD)

Job description

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. in the United States Midwest (ideal location Chicago, IL) seeks a Senior Medical Science Liaison to join the US Medical team.

The role is field-based, focusing on KOL/HCP engagement, data interpretation, and translating insights into medical strategy. The position requires strong communication, collaboration, and cross-functional coordination across regulatory and compliance boundaries.