Medical Science Liaison, Neuropsychiatry (Louisiana, South Mississippi, FL Panhandle)(

About the role

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) role embodies our medical mission to be recognized as the trusted partner for internal stakeholders and the healthcare community, driving scientific exchange to enhance medical education, data generation, insight generation and patients' access to medicine.

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 Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR)-related questions.
• Demonstrate proficiency in using available scientific resources and presentations. Effectively present information to TLs/HCPs and be able to respond to questions, ensuring medical accuracy and compliance with local procedures, ethical and legal guidelines and directives.
• Continuously update their 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.
• Contribute to the Medical Plan Develop geography-specific Field Medical and TL Interaction plans based on therapeutic area objectives and TLs needs.
• Contribute to development and delivery of scientifically meaningful medical programs/projects in line with the local Medical and Field Medical plan.
• Establish a customer-centric, compliant collaboration with cross-matrix field teams within assigned geography.
• Support the initial and ongoing medical/scientific area and product specific training and provide key scientific updates to internal stakeholders (e.g. Commercial, Regulatory, Pharmacovigilance, Legal, HEOR, Value Access & Payment).
• Provide scientific support at promotional meetings by presenting scientific and clinical data, by evaluating speakers and by giving support to BMS-contracted speakers (if applicable).
• Support assigned Congress activities.
• Support Interventional and Non-Interventional Research (NIR) studies (e.g. identification and assessment of potential study sites) to facilitate patient recruitment and/or discussions around the safe and effective use of BMS investigational products, as agreed with home office medical and Global Development Operations (GDO) and as defined by the study scope document.
• Support HCPs in the ISR submission and execution process and study follow-up as agreed upon with home office medical and GDO.
• Ensure that BMS Pharmacovigilance procedural documents are understood and applied by investigators of local studies, and alert appropriate BMS personnel to any identified Adverse Events.
• Support CRO sponsored studies as agreed with home office medical and GDO and as defined by the study scope document.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in medical/biosciences (i.e., MD, PhD, PharmD, DNP, PA-C, etc.) AND a minimum 3-5 years of MSL or clinical practice experience.
• Minimum 3-5 years of MSL and/or clinical practice experience in psychiatry, mental health or schizophrenia with proven track record of establishing, maintaining, and enhancing effective and successful collegial relationships with external experts.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Ability to work independently and act as a team player.
• Good communication and presentation skills to present scientific and/or clinical data to research or healthcare professionals.
• Ability to quickly and comprehensively learn about new subject areas and environments.
• Demonstration of the BMS Values.

Skills

• Ability to drive a company-provided car is an essential qualification of this position.
• Ability to work independently and act as a team player.
• Good communication and presentation skills to present scientific and/or clinical data to research or healthcare professionals.
• Ability to quickly and comprehensively learn about new subject areas and environments.
• Demonstration of the BMS Values.

Benefits

• Health Coverage: Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision care.
• Wellbeing Support: Programs such as BMS Well-Being Account, BMS Living Life Better, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).
• Financial Well-being and Protection: 401(k) plan, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, accident insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection, personal liability protection, identity theft benefit, legal support, and survivor support.
• Work-life Benefits Include Paid Time Off.