Senior Medical Science Liaison – Rheumatology - Great Lakes

Takeda; Ohio; Remote; USD 151,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda is seeking a Senior Medical Science Liaison to join the US Medical team. This field-based role focuses on scientific data interpretation, customer insights, and building KOL/HCP networks across the Great Lakes territory, with Ohio as the ideal location.

You will travel up to 70% and externally engage KOLs/HCPs, support Takeda-sponsored research, and communicate medical insights in a compliant, balanced manner to advance medical strategy and patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in life/health sciences preferred; Master’s degree is the minimum requirement.
• Excellent communication, organizational and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Externally-focused KOL/HCP activities expected to comprise ~80% of responsibilities.
• Build and maintain professional relationships with KOLs/HCPs per territory plans.
• Disseminate complex scientific information to KOLs/HCPs in a compliant, fair-balanced manner.
• Support sponsored research and facilitate investigator-initiated studies.
• Collect, interpret, and communicate medical insights to refine medical strategies.
• Identify partnership opportunities between KOLs/HCPs and Takeda US Medical.
• Present medical insights at conferences and staff booths.
• Respond to unsolicited HCP inquiries with documentation and compliance.

Skills

KOL/HCP engagement

Communication

Organization

Collaboration

Virtual teamwork

Education

Master’s degree in health sciences (MSN, NP or PA)

Doctoral degree in life/health sciences preferred

Job description

Job Description:

About the role:

The Senior Medical Science Liaison is a field-based, external customer-facing member of the US therapeutic area medical unit team, responsible for analyzing, interpreting and disseminating scientific data, acquiring and translating customer insights, fostering external expert networks, and compliantly connecting customers to Takeda to advance medical strategy and improve patient outcomes. As part of the US Medical team, you will report to the Director, MSL. You must reside in the Great Lakes territory which includes Michigan and Ohio (ideal location is Ohio).

How you will contribute:

• Externally-focused KOL/HCP related activities are expected to comprise a minimum of 80% of responsibilities
• Build and maintain professional relationships with KOLs/HCPs per individual territory plans aligned to medical strategy
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge regarding Takeda disease areas and products as well as therapeutic area competitor landscape; analyze and interpret complex scientific information and disseminate to KOLs/HCPs in a compliant, fair-balanced, and non-misleading manner
• Support Takeda-sponsored research and appropriately assist with facilitation of strategically aligned medical collaborative studies and investigator-initiated research processes
• Display advanced knowledge of therapeutic area key intelligence topics/questions and effectively collect, interpret, and internally communicate medical insights from KOLs/HCPs to inform and refine medical strategies and/or tactics
• Identify and cultivate partnership opportunities between KOLs/HCPs and Takeda US Medical
• Participate in executing medical strategy at medical conferences (e.g., staff medical booth, internally communicate medical insights acquired through poster/session attendance and KOL/HCP interactions)
• Within defined timelines and quality standards, respond to unsolicited HCP medical information inquiries referred by Medical Information
• Complete all required customer activity documentation (e.g., CRM entries, insights capture, etc.), training, expense reporting, and other administrative responsibilities in a timely, accurate, and compliant manner

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree in life/health sciences is preferred (PharmD, MD, PhD, or equivalent), Master’s degree in health sciences (MSN, NP or PA) 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

Other Desired Experience And Skills Include

• Dissemination of complex scientific data to healthcare audiences
• Relevant therapeutic area knowledge and expertise
• 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

Travel requirements

• Frequent travel is required; must be available to travel up to 70% of time, including some overnight and weekend
• Ability to drive and/or fly to meetings is required
• Must have clean and valid driver’s license

Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary:

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices.

For Location:

Ohio - Virtual

U.S. Base Salary Range :

$151,100.00 - $237,490.00

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.

EEO Statement:

Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.

Locations:

Ohio - Virtual

Worker Type:

Employee

Worker Sub-Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Job Exempt:

Yes