The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) identifies disease and product-related medical needs in a defined geography and serves as a trusted medical resource, driving scientific exchange with Thought Leaders (TLs) and Healthcare Providers (HCPs) to enhance medical education, data generation, insight generation, and patient access.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain relationships with academic/community research thought leaders, appropriate HCPs, and access stakeholders to answer scientific, unsolicited product, and HEOR questions.
- Use multiple channels for interactions (1:1, group presentations, remote, etc.); use scientific resources effectively.
- Present accurate medical/scientific information and respond to questions in compliance with ethical, legal, and local directives.
- Assess the medical landscape by meeting with TLs/HCPs/access stakeholders; continuously update knowledge (treatment strategies, products, unmet needs, clinical trials, HEOR).
- Understand competitive landscape; identify opportunities to partner with HCPs on disease initiatives, collaborative research, and investigator-sponsored research (ISR) aligned with strategy.
- Attend medical congresses/local/regional meetings; collect and communicate meaningful medical insights to support strategy/business decisions.
Contribute to the Medical Plan
- Develop geography-specific Field Medical and TL interaction plans; contribute to cross-functional institution/account planning.
- Deliver scientifically meaningful medical programs/projects aligned with local plans.
Provide Medical Support
- Establish compliant collaboration with cross-matrix field teams.
- Support product/scientific training and provide scientific updates to internal stakeholders (e.g., Commercial, Regulatory, Pharmacovigilance, Legal, HEOR, Value Access & Payment).
- Support promotional meetings with scientific/clinical data and speaker evaluation/support; participate in assigned Congress activities.
Support Clinical Trial Activities
- Support interventional and non-interventional research studies (site identification/assessment) and patient recruitment discussions.
- Provide study/site feasibility recommendations; support ISR submission/execution and follow-up.
- Ensure pharmacovigilance documents are understood/applied by investigators; alert BMS to adverse events.
- Support CRO-sponsored studies per scope document.
Position Requirements
- MD, PharmD, PhD, APP, PA, NP with relevant pharmaceutical experience and disease area or broad medical background.
- Disease area knowledge; understanding of scientific publications.
- Knowledge of scientific/clinical area, competitive landscape, patient treatment trends.
- Knowledge of clinical trial design/process; national healthcare/access environment; HEOR core concepts.
- Excellent English (spoken/written).
Experience Desired
- 2+ years in clinical and/or pharmaceutical environment; prior MSL experience.
- Ability to work independently, collaborate, translate scientific/clinical data, and develop peer-to-peer relationships.
- Ability to learn new subject areas quickly; demonstrate BMS Values.
Essential Qualification & Travel
- Ability to drive a company-provided car (responsible/safe driving history); travel required.
- Field-based; live in the territory managed or within 50 miles of territory borders; majority of time in field with external customers.
Benefits (as explicitly stated)
- Health Coverage (medical, pharmacy, dental, vision); wellbeing support; 401(k) and insurance/disability benefits; business travel protection; legal support; survivor support.
- Paid Time Off (flexible time off/paid holidays per employee category) and additional time off based on eligibility.
Compensation Overview (as stated)
- Field - United States: $166,090 - $201,262; additional incentive cash/stock may be available (eligibility-dependent).
Application Instructions
- Apply if interested even if the resume does not perfectly match requirements.