Medical Science Liaison, Neurodegeneration (Ohio/Western PA)

Role Summary

Medical Science Liaison, Neurodegeneration (Ohio/Western PA)

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with academic and community research thought leaders, appropriate HCPs, and access stakeholders, within a given geography to answer scientific, unsolicited product, and HEOR related questions. The MSL will use various channels for interactions (1:1, group presentations, remote, etc.)
• Demonstrate proficiency in using available scientific resources and presentations. Effectively present information to TL/HCPs and be able to respond to questions, ensuring medical accuracy and compliance with local procedures, ethical and legal guidelines and directives.
• Actively assess the medical landscape by meeting with TL/HCPs/Access Stakeholders to understand their needs and expertise. Continuously update own knowledge in treatment strategies, products, unmet medical needs, clinical trials, health economics outcomes research and scientific activities. Understand the competitive landscape and evolving healthcare models and actively prepare to address informational needs of customers
• Identify opportunities to partner with HCPs on disease state initiatives, collaborative research projects, and investigator sponsored research (ISR) of interest and in alignment with BMS strategic objectives
• Attend medical congresses and local/regional meetings. Collect and provide meaningful medical insights and/or impact by communicating these back to the medical and commercial organizations to support strategy development and business decisions

Qualifications

• MD, PharmD, PhD, APP, PA, NP with experience in Neuroscience or with a broad medical background and relevant pharmaceutical experience
• Disease area knowledge and an understanding of scientific publications
• Knowledge of a scientific or clinical area, competitive landscape and patient treatment trends
• Knowledge of clinical trial design and process
• Knowledge of the national healthcare and access environment
• Knowledge of HEOR core concepts
• Excellent English language skills, spoken and written
• A minimum of 2 years working in a clinical and/or pharmaceutical environment
• Prior MSL experience
• Ability to work independently and act as a team player
• Translating scientific or clinical data into an understandable and valuable form to help physicians best serve their patients
• Good communication and presentation skills to present scientific and/or clinical data to research or healthcare professionals
• Developing peer-to-peer relationships with TLs, scientists and other healthcare professionals
• Ability to quickly and comprehensively learn about new subject areas and environments
• Demonstration of the BMS Values
• Ability to drive a company-provided car is an essential qualification of this position
• Travel required. Position is field based, MSL will be required to live in the territory which they manage or within 50 miles of the territory borders

Skills

• Strong scientific exchange and communication
• Stakeholder engagement and relationship management
• Strategic planning and medical program development
• Clinical trial awareness and execution support
• Cross-functional collaboration

Education

• Relevant professional degree (MD, PharmD, PhD, APP, PA, NP)

Additional Requirements

• Travel required. Field-based role; based in Ohio/Western PA territory