Senior Medical Science Liaison - Remote

LivaNova; Sacramento (CA); Remote; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Vacation time

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase plan

Education assistance

Referral bonus program

Flexible schedules

Job summary

LivaNova is seeking a Senior Medical Science Liaison to establish peer-to-peer relationships with healthcare providers and KOLs, driving product and market development insights. The role supports investigator-initiated research and LivaNova-sponsored studies, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders on medical affairs initiatives.

The position emphasizes up-to-date medical information, disease expertise, and fair responses to scientific inquiries, while maintaining compliant

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biology, pharmacy, or other medical-related discipline.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain peer-to-peer collaborations and relationships with key stakeholders in the medical and scientific communities.
• 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.
• 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.

Skills

Networking

KOL relationships

Clinical knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in life sciences

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. 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.

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.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain peer-to-peer collaborations and relationships with key stakeholders in the medical and scientific communities.
• 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.
• 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 & Travel

Office is home based. Travel

• Required travel to medical meetings, team meetings, and other group meetings (will require some weekends).

Educational & Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biology, pharmacy, or other medical-related discipline.
• 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.
• Pro-active team player, flexible, and ability to work in ambiguous situations.

Compensation & Benefits

A reasonable estimate of the annual base salary for this position is $180,000 - $200,000 + discretionary annual bonus. Health benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision.

• Personal and Vacation Time
• Retirement & Savings Plan (401K)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Training & Education Assistance
• Bonus Referral Program
• Flexible Work Schedules

Equal Opportunity & Diversity Statement

LivaNova values equality and diversity. 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.

Recruiter/Agency Policy

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.