Associate, Medical Science Liaison

Responsibilities

• Serve as a scientific resource to external healthcare providers and internal stakeholders.
• Provide up-to-date medical information and product knowledge related to CooperSurgical ob/gyn portfolio.
• Maintain a deep expertise in procedures and emerging evidence related to clinical ob/gyn medical devices.
• Serve as a credible and valued representative in a variety of interactions with key stakeholders internally and externally.
• Train internal stakeholders on key scientific and medical topics relevant to CooperSurgical ob/gyn portfolio.
• Provide fair balanced medical information for healthcare providers by addressing questions from healthcare providers based on available scientific data.
• Respond to Medical Information Requests in a timely manner and work collaboratively as needed.
• Create multimedia scientific educational content for presentations in live and virtual formats for internal and external stakeholders.
• Conduct regular and extensive reviews of the literature, develop presentations, and assist with publications and medical communications.
• Keep abreast of medical and scientific developments and proactively report competitive activities and events that can influence the use of company products.
• Adhere to corporate compliance in all activities, including those related to scientific interactions with internal and external groups.
• Research: Identify and evaluate scientific merits of Investigator Initiated Studies (IIS) and External Collaborative Research (ECR) study protocols related to CooperSurgical ob/gyn medical devices.
• Facilitate the collaborative research process; to include assist in set-up, implementation, and execution of company-sponsored studies related to CooperSurgical portfolio.
• Prepare and present materials for investigator and team meetings related to CooperSurgical medical device related studies.
• Serve as the primary liaison between the company and investigators from inception to publication for (IIS) and (ECR) projects related to CooperSurgical ob/gyn related studies.
• Provide scientific input and guidance on study design, protocol development, data interpretation, and publication strategy.
• KOL Development: Identify, establish and maintain relationships with KOLs, healthcare providers, and researchers.
• Engage KOLs in scientific discussions, share clinical data and insights, and gather feedback on CooperSurgical ob/gyn portfolio.
• Establish and develop scientific and clinical relationships with thought leaders and academic centers to engage in scientific exchange and maintain a reliable presence with those scientific leaders to ensure they have medical contact within the company.
• Actively participate in advisory boards, speaker training events, clinical investigator meetings, and regional and national conferences, when required.
• Collaborate with healthcare providers on medical affairs initiatives including publications, conference presentations, advisory boards, medical education, training, speaker development and research.
• Communicate clinical insights and competitive intelligence to Medical Affairs team to inform medical strategy.
• Maintain up-to-date and accurate reporting and documentation of MSL activities.

Qualifications

• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Strong communication and presentation skills; ability to engage diverse audiences. Experience in designing and conducting clinical research, statistics and scientific data interpretation. Proven ability to build and maintain KOL relationships. Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work independently and collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Experience: Direct experience in clinical Ob/gyn. Preferred: OR experience. Preferred: 2-3 years of Medical Science Liaison or equivalent experience.
• Education: Required: Advanced degree in a relevant scientific discipline required, terminal degree (PhD, DNP) preferred.

Benefits

The good faith estimate of the salary range for this role is $150,000 to $155,000. The actual amount offered is determined by a number of factors including but not limited to location, skills and experience.