Medical Science Liaison, Neurodegeneration (Orange County West, CA)

About the role

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) role is dedicated to engaging in meaningful peer-to-peer scientific dialogue with healthcare system leaders such as Regional Thought Leaders (RTLs), National Thought Leaders, and Healthcare, Professional (HCPs) within a defined geography. This role involves translating science into patient care, capturing medical insights, and acting as a clinical & scientific advisor to cross-functional partners.

Responsibilities

• Develops trusted relationships with appropriate academic and community Thought Leaders (TLs) in neurology through high-quality peer-to-peer scientific dialogue in both proactive and reactive settings.
• Engages in scientific dialogue with TLs to gain insights on clinical landscape to ensure development of a medical plan that is both product/disease area focused and translates into effective launch.
• Engages with medical societies, PAGs (Patient Advocacy Groups) and guideline committee members as appropriate.
• Provides training for external speakers as needed.
• Strategically engages payers in the pre- and peri-launch phases (with fHEOR and Account Executives).
• Serves as “Medical on Call” - virtually engaging treating physicians in the community, facilitated by their commercial counterpart, TAS (Therapeutic Area Specialist), to answer unsolicited off-label and technically complex questions in real time.
• Provides medical support to address unsolicited HCP questions in real-time, both in face-to-face interactions and through the Medical on Call virtual capability.
• Supports clinical trial feasibility assessments and ensures equitable access to clinical trials.
• Supports HCPs in the ISR submission and execution process and study follow-up.
• Ensures that BMS Pharmacovigilance procedural documents are understood and applied by investigators of local studies, and alerts appropriate BMS personnel to any identified Adverse Events.
• Supports CRO sponsored studies as agreed with home office medical and GDO and as defined by the study scope document.

Requirements

• MD, PharmD, PhD, APP, PA, NP with experience in a specific Disease Area or with a broad medical background or relevant pharmaceutical experience.
• Field medical expertise is preferred.
• Deep understanding of TL environment and needs.
• Strong Neurology Experience Required.
• Scientific or clinical disease area knowledge, patient treatment trends, clinical landscape.
• Pharmaceutical industry including compliance and regulatory guidelines.
• Understanding Of Scientific Publications.
• Understanding Of Clinical Trial Design and Process.
• Understanding Of National and Regional Healthcare and Access Environment.

Qualifications

• Scientific Agility.
• Expert knowledge of clinical practice and evolving healthcare delivery models.
• Knowledge of clinical trial design and methodology, including Good Clinical Practices and ethical, governmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Understands treatment paradigms, competitive landscape and can frame information in a convincing and compliant way that resonates with physicians.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills to articulate scientific and clinical data in an easy-to-understand manner to help HCPs best serve their patients.
• Strong learning mindset and passion for science. Prioritizes staying current with the latest data.
• Patient Centricity.
• Customer-focused/enterprise Mindset.
• Winning Mindset: results-oriented, positive, resilient attitude, able to quickly adapt in an ever-changing environment.
• Willingness to embrace new ways of working and technological tools.
• Demonstrated ability to drive organizational performance.
• Experience identifying, engaging, and cultivating relationships with HCPs.
• Demonstrated ability to influence matrix organization and problem-solving mentality.
• Analytical Capability.
• Ability to analyze data, such as market trends, and HCP preferences.
• Ability to segment HCPs based on their preferences and other relevant factors.
• Ability to derive actionable insights from data and analytics, including CE^3 analytics engine.
• Ability to use the Medical on Call technology effectively.
• Ability to use the internet and online resources effectively.
• Technological Agility.
• Understanding, adapting, and effectively using technology in various aspects of healthcare business and interacting with HCPs.
• Utilizing various digital communication channels such as emails, instant messaging apps, and video conferencing to stay in touch with healthcare professionals, colleagues, and clients.
• Ability to use CE^3 and other software or CRM tools to collect, enter, and manage quality HCP data in a timely manner, track interactions, and plan future engagements with healthcare professionals.
• Teamwork/Cross-functional Mindset.
• Ability to work independently and act as a team player by developing strong rapport and working relationships with external and internal stakeholders.
• Knowledge of the national healthcare and access environments.
• Deep knowledge and experience of RWE.
• Ability to interpret RWE and identify opportunities for RWE projects.
• Holds a high level of integrity and good judgment, to navigate the requirements of the role effectively and compliantly in accordance with BMS policies and procedures.

Benefits

Bristol Myers Squibb offers a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us.