Medical Science Liaison - Gastroenterology - Chicago

Role Summary

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is a field-facing role in Gastroenterology responsible for scientific exchange with external experts, stakeholder engagement, and insights generation to advance medical understanding of our products. The role requires working in a remote/field capacity across the Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin region, and involves building peer relationships with key opinion leaders and providers while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Be the trusted scientific partner to external experts by conducting timely, appropriate, and frequent scientific exchanges to enhance the understanding of the scientific and medical value of our products.
• Execute stakeholder engagement plans to gather data, develop and share medical insights that contribute to enhancement of medical messages, plans, and future research.
• Stay current with medical and scientific developments to identify research opportunities and support evidence-generation plans in real-world settings.
• Recognize, record, and share insights to deepen understanding of patient, regulator, payer, and provider needs and identify unmet needs.
• Maintain effective communication among internal stakeholders (Medical Affairs, Medical Information, Commercial Operations) while complying with company, industry, legal, and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrate operational understanding and risk management by ensuring excellence in governance processes.
• Engage external stakeholders in medical and scientific information exchanges, articulating the medical and scientific value of products and maintaining high scientific/clinical knowledge.
• Establish robust, long-term peer relationships with Key Opinion Leaders and other stakeholder partners.
• Engage with stakeholders on medical, clinical, epidemiologic, and scientific topics to advance understanding of the disease and respond to questions within regulatory guidelines.
• Understand local, state, regional, federal, or national healthcare policies and guidelines as they relate to clinical practices.
• Map and prioritize stakeholders, identifying opportunities to collaborate and build value-based partnerships supporting therapeutic goals.
• Plan territory and stakeholder engagement strategies aligned with the Medical Affairs plan and priorities.
• Represent Sanofi at scientific congresses and organize educational meetings or local scientific advisory boards when requested.
• Support speakers’ training to ensure continued scientific support in the field.
• Respond to unsolicited requests for medical information related to supported products and disease areas.
• Gather data and generate insights from stakeholder interactions and provide feedback to the organization.
• Record and report insights using approved mechanisms and tools; evaluate information from studies and interactions to develop key insights for medical strategy and product development.
• Maintain awareness of emerging evidence to inform discussions with stakeholders.
• Collaborate with internal teams (Commercial Operations, Regulatory, etc.) to facilitate reviews, product positioning, and compliance needs; contribute to creation of internal/external materials within policies.
• Support data collection opportunities and identify opportunities for additional data collection in clinical or investigator-led studies.
• Monitor disease epidemiology and assist with protocol development for various study types when needed; respond to unsolicited ISS inquiries and support ISS submissions.
• Operate independently in a regulatory-compliant manner from a remote environment; travel nationally and internationally as required.
• Manage a base of stakeholders and develop engagement plans to meet objectives; oversee KOL relationships and territory-specific medical strategy.

Qualifications

• Required: Advanced degree in a technical, scientific, or medical field (MD, PhD, PharmD) preferred; or other Life Science degree (RN/MS) with Gastroenterology expertise; must reside in the territory.
• Required: Valid driver’s license with clean driving record and ability to pass background check; capable of driving a company car for daily meetings.
• Required: Ability to operate vehicle safely and comply with company policies and traffic laws.
• Required: Minimum of 2 years of experience in pharmaceutical industry, Medical Science Liaison role, or relevant clinical practice; MSL experience strongly preferred. Immunology/Gastroenterology clinical experience is a plus.
• Required: Clear understanding of medical practice, clinical decision making, and healthcare systems; ability to interpret key scientific data and translate into educational/research needs.
• Required: Exemplary communication and presentation skills; experience working on multidisciplinary teams and managing multiple projects.

Skills

• Active listening and diplomacy, with ability to articulate expert opinion while respecting others’ positions.
• Professional communication to build strong internal and external relationships; flexible approach to people and situations.
• Strong planning, prioritization, and execution of multiple responsibilities and projects.
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to handle challenges within scope of authority.
• Knowledge of local pharmaceutical regulations and non-promotional activity requirements.
• Scientific expertise and ability to stay current with data, treatment trends, and translate feedback into insights.
• Understanding of healthcare systems, regulatory and payer environments, and industry trends.
• Proficiency with digital tools.

Additional Requirements

• Possible substantial travel: national and international.