Senior Medical Science Liaison - California Based

LivaNova PLC; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401K

Employee stock purchase plan

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

LivaNova PLC is seeking a Senior Medical Science Liaison (MSL) based in California to build peer-to-peer relationships with healthcare professionals and KOLs. You will support regional medical affairs initiatives, investigator-initiated research, and external collaborations across publications, CME activities, and speaker development.

You will collaborate with internal teams to map thought leaders, provide current clinical insights, and train staff on therapeutic topics while maintaining

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biology, pharmacy, or related discipline.
• Advanced degree or relevant certification preferred (e.g., MD, PhD, PharmD).
• Minimum 3 years in clinical/medical affairs in the medical device field.
• Experience with epilepsy and neuromodulation is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain peer-to-peer collaborations with health care providers and KOLs.
• Generate regional plans to support medical and scientific community needs.
• Support investigator-initiated research and LivaNova-sponsored studies/registries.
• Collaborate on publications, advisory boards, CME opportunities, and speaker development.
• Identify and map thought leaders aligned with strategic goals.
• Provide up-to-date medical information and balanced responses to inquiries.
• Train internal teams on scientific topics relevant to the therapeutic area.
• Report MSL action plans and KPIs; ensure compliance with requirements.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in chemistry/biology/pharmacy or related field

Advanced degree or certification (MD/PhD/PharmD) preferred

≥3 years in clinical/medical affairs in medical devices

Experience in epilepsy and neuromodulation desirable

Job description

As a global medtech company, we are driven by our Vision of changing the trajectory of lives for a new day and our Mission to create ingenious solutions that ignite patient turnarounds. Our relentless commitment to patients and strong legacy of innovation in healthcare are the foundation of our future. If you're looking for a new chance, a new beginning, a new trajectory, LivaNova is where your talent can truly thrive. Join our talented team members worldwide to become a pioneer of tomorrow—because at LivaNova, we don’t just treat conditions — we aspire to alter the course of lives.

Senior Medical Science Liaison (MSL)

The Senior Medical Science Liaison (MSL) establishes and maintains peer-to-peer relationships with health care providers, medical and scientific experts, and key opinion leaders (KOLs), and provides insights from these external stakeholders to internal colleagues for product and market development and life cycle management.

Major Accountabilities

• Develop and maintain peer-to-peer collaborations and relationships with key stakeholders in the medical and scientific communities.
• Develop an understanding of the regional landscape including specialties involved in care of patients.
• Generate and execute tactical regional plans to provide needs based, value-added support of the medical and scientific community in line with company goals.
• Support clinical development initiatives including investigator-initiated research (IIR) and LivaNova-sponsored clinical studies and registries (e.g., site identification, trial recruitment, and presentation of final approved data).
• Collaborate with key internal and external stakeholders on Medical Affairs-led initiatives including publications, advisory boards, medical education (e.g., CME) opportunities, training, and speaker development.
• Identify, profile, prioritize and map thought leaders in line with strategic initiatives and goals.
• Support external stakeholders with up-to-date medical information, robust disease expertise, and product information, including providing fair and balanced responses to requests for scientific information.
• Communicate clinical insights on new data to inform clinical and market development strategy for the therapeutic area.
• Serve as scientific peer-to-peer resource to external disease experts and internal stakeholders.
• Train internal stakeholders on key scientific and medical topics in relevant therapeutic area.
• Maintain effective and appropriate communication among internal stakeholders while maintaining full compliance with relevant requirements.
• Maintain accurate reporting and documentation of MSL action plans and key performance metrics.

Key performance indicators/ Measures of success

• Develops and maintains action plans and key performance indicators that facilitate and measure progress toward achieving regional, functional, and corporate goals Standardization and continuous improvement of medical affairs strategy and procedures across Therapeutic Area(s) Zero discordance of medical affairs activities with strategic plan objectives

Location and Travel

Location Office is home based. Candidates must be based in California. Territory is comprised of California, Hawaii, and Alaska Travel Up to 50% within region. Required travel to medical meetings, team meetings, and other group meetings (will require some weekends).

Education

Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biology, pharmacy, or other medical-related discipline. Advanced degree or relevant certification preferred, e.g., M.D., Ph.D. PharmD

Professional Experience

Experience (≥3 years) in clinical affairs, medical affairs and/or clinical strategy in the medical device industry Clinical or research experience in epilepsy and neuromodulation is highly desirable Demonstrated ability to establish networks and active relationships with Key Opinion Leaders Understanding and demonstrated ability to work compliantly in a field-based role, within the medical affairs organization, in collaboration with the commercial organization Demonstrated ability to embrace responsibilities and to achieve goals Strong initiative and desire to work as part of a cross-functional team Excellent time management Demonstrated ability to work independently Pro-active team player, flexible, and ability to work in ambiguous situations

Pay Transparency

A reasonable estimate of the annual base salary for this position is $180,000 - $200,000 + discretionary annual bonus. Pay ranges may vary by location. Employee benefits include:

• Health benefits – Medical, Dental, Vision
• Personal and Vacation Time
• Retirement & Savings Plan (401K)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Training & Education Assistance
• Bonus Referral Program
• Service Awards
• Employee Recognition Program
• Flexible Work Schedules

Diversity and Inclusion

Valuing different backgrounds: LivaNova values equality and diversity. We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment process is fair, transparent and free from unlawful discrimination. Our selection process is driven by the key demands/requirements for the role rather than bias or discrimination on the basis of a candidate’s sex, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, non-job-related disability/handicap or medical condition, family status, sexual orientation, religion, color, ethnicity, race or any other legally protected classification.

Recruitment Policy

Notice to third party agencies: Please note that we do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Services Agreement, we will not consider, or agree to, payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event that a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, we explicitly reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.

Additional Information

Interested in learning more about working at LivaNova? Visit careers.livanova.com for more.