Senior Medical Science Liaison — Remote Field-Based

Takeda; Texas; Remote; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda seeks a Senior Medical Science Liaison for the US field team in Texas, adapting medical strategies to external stakeholders and ensuring compliant data dissemination. The role emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams and strategic engagement with KOLs.

Responsibilities include building relationships, supporting Takeda-backed studies, and delivering insights to inform medical tactics while maintaining compliance and timely documentation.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in life/health sciences preferred; Master’s degree minimum.
• Minimum of 2 years of field-based MSL experience in pharma.
• Dissemination of complex scientific data to healthcare audiences.
• Clinical, research, and/or teaching experience.
• Ability to work effectively in virtual and cross-functional teams.
• Execution of activities within legal, regulatory, and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with KOLs/HCPs per territory plans.
• Analyze complex scientific information and disseminate to KOLs/HCPs in a compliant manner.
• Support Takeda-sponsored research and investigator-initiated studies.
• Communicate medical insights to refine medical strategies and tactics.
• Identify partnerships between KOLs/HCPs and Takeda US Medical.
• Participate in medical strategy at conferences and with staff booths.
• Respond to unsolicited HCP medical information inquiries.
• Complete CRM entries, training, and expense reporting timely.

Skills

MSL experience

KOL engagement

Healthcare communication

Compliance awareness

Education

Master’s in health sciences

Doctoral degree (PharmD/MD/PhD)

Tools

CRM (e.g., Veeva)

Job description

Takeda seeks a Senior Medical Science Liaison for the US field team in Texas, adapting medical strategies to external stakeholders and ensuring compliant data dissemination. The role emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams and strategic engagement with KOLs.

Responsibilities include building relationships, supporting Takeda-backed studies, and delivering insights to inform medical tactics while maintaining compliance and timely documentation.