Medical Science Liaison, Dermatology (West PA, West NY)

Role Summary

Medical Science Liaison, Dermatology in West PA and West NY. Embodies the medical mission to be a trusted partner for internal stakeholders and the healthcare community, driving scientific exchange to enhance medical education, data generation, insights, and patient access to medicine. Identifies disease and product-related medical needs within a defined geography and builds relationships with Thought Leaders and Healthcare Providers to facilitate research and ensure safe, appropriate use of BMS medicines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with academic and community research thought leaders, appropriate HCPs, and access stakeholders within a geography to answer scientific, unsolicited product, and HEOR related questions. Interact via 1:1, group presentations, remote, etc.
• Demonstrate proficiency in using scientific resources and presentations; present information to TL/HCPs, respond to questions with medical accuracy and compliance.
• Assess the medical landscape by meeting with TL/HCPs/Access Stakeholders; continuously update knowledge on treatment strategies, products, unmet needs, clinical trials, HEOR, and scientific activities; understand competitive landscape and evolving healthcare models.
• Identify opportunities to partner with HCPs on disease state initiatives, collaborative research projects, and investigator-sponsored research aligned with BMS objectives.
• Attend medical congresses and local/regional meetings; provide meaningful medical insights to support strategy development and business decisions.
• Develop geography-specific Field Medical and TL Interaction plans; contribute to cross-functional institution/account plans; deliver scientifically meaningful medical programs.
• Establish a customer-centric, compliant collaboration with cross-matrix field teams; provide medical updates to internal stakeholders; support promotional meetings with scientific data and speaker evaluation; participate in congress activities.
• Support Interventional and Non-Interventional Research (NIR) studies; assess study sites; provide recommendations on study feasibility; support ISR submission and execution; ensure proper pharmacovigilance application and alert if adverse events occur; support CRO-sponsored studies as defined by scope.

Qualifications

• Required Experience: MD, PharmD, PhD, APP, PA, NP with experience in a disease area or broad medical/pharmaceutical background.
• Knowledge: Disease area knowledge, understanding of scientific publications, clinical trial design/process, national healthcare and access environment, HEOR concepts; excellent English, both spoken and written.
• Experience: Minimum 2 years in clinical/pharmaceutical environment; prior MSL experience; ability to work independently and as a team; strong communication and presentation skills; ability to translate scientific data for physicians; develop peer-to-peer relationships; quick learner; demonstrate BMS values.
• Essential Qualification: Ability to drive a company-provided car and travel between locations; ethical, with safe driving history.

Skills

• Scientific communication; clinical data presentation; stakeholder engagement; field-based collaboration; cross-functional teamwork; program development; investigator-sponsored research navigation.

Education

• MD, PharmD, PhD, APP, PA, NP or equivalent clinical/pharmaceutical background.

Additional Requirements

• Travel required. Field-based role; reside within or near the territory (within 50 miles of territory borders); majority of time in the field with external customers.