Medical Science Liaison, Rheumatology - South Texas/New Mexico/Louisiana
for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must only include sections when posting has real specific content. We need to extract content. Let's parse the posting: - Intro about J&J, mission, etc. Not a section. - Job Function: Medical Affairs Group, Sub Function: Medical Science Liaison, Category: Scientific/Technology. Locations: Houston, Texas, United States of America, Louisiana (Any City), New Mexico (Any City), Texas (Any City). This is metadata; we can fold into a short
or drop. Probably include a short paragraph with location info. - Job Description: includes "About Immunology" paragraph, then description of MSL role, responsibilities. We need sections: maybe "About the role" (could combine About Immunology and role description). "Responsibilities" (list of duties). "Requirements" (education, experience). "Qualifications" maybe overlapping with requirements; but we can combine. "Skills" (preferred skills list). "Benefits", "Pay", "Schedule" only if present. The posting does not mention benefits, pay, schedule explicitly. So we should not include those sections. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. We must remove boilerplate: EEO, accommodation, etc. We must preserve all substantive information. We need to use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose. We need to decide headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. Possibly also "Location". But location is minor metadata; we can put in a
without heading. Let's extract content: About Immunology paragraph: "Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow. Our Immunology team leads in the development of transformational medicines for immunological disorders and illnesses. You can influence where medicine is going by restoring health to millions of people living with immune diseases. Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine" That's prose. Then description of MSL role: "The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is considered the field based scientific and clinical emerging expert on current and future Johnson & Johnson Innovative products. The MSL is responsible for developing and enhancing professional relationships with Key thought leaders/HCPs and providing fair balanced, objective, non-promotional scientific information, and education to health care professionals. The MSL drives high-quality scientific exchange, territory execution, and actionable insight generation while maintaining‑ the highest standards of scientific integrity, professionalism, and compliance. The MSL is also responsible for staying abreast of current scientific and treatment landscape trends in the relevant therapeutic areas and providing appropriate scientific support for investigator‑initiated studies, including facilitating scientific exchange and connecting investigators with internal research and grant processes, in accordance with applicable policies and without assuming sponsor responsibilities." Then bullet list of responsibilities (starting with "The Medical Science Liaison Will Develop and implement a scientific engagement plan..."). Let's capture each responsibility sentence as list item. List: - Develop and implement a scientific engagement plan for the territory that aligns with Medical Affairs strategy, prioritized medical objectives, and approved core medical assets. - Cultivate strong professional relationships with community and academic opinion leaders/KOLs in the territory to advance our scientific credibility. - Engage in high quality, two-way scientific exchange that encourages dialogue, shared understanding, and learning over time in the relevant disease area. - Utilize insights and MSL tools to develop a strategic approach for customer engagements within territory by collecting, synthesizing, and applying clinical, scientific, competitive, and territory level information. - Leverage AI tools and insights to enhance decision making, streamline processes, and improve efficiency and outcomes across core responsibilities. - Maintain awareness of direct and indirect competitors within the therapeutic area and incorporate relevant, evidence based clinical context into scientific engagement planning and compliant scientific discussions - Deliver relevant scientific data tailored to HCP needs through clear and effective dialogue and presentations that translate complex clinical evidence into meaningful scientific discussion - Engage healthcare providers and internal partners to identify challenges or unmet needs and collaboratively propose evidence-based solutions or educational initiatives. - Identify, collect and submit high-quality actionable insights in a timely manner aligned with current strategic priorities of the organization that inform medical strategy and cross functional‑ discussions at the territory level. - Respond to unsolicited inquiries on J&J products and research from external stakeholders. - Provide point-of-contact support to investigators and internal partners for both company-sponsored and investigator-initiated studies. - Compliant collaborate with internal stakeholders within a matrixed internal environment to support Medical Affairs objectives aligned with organizational goals, and scientific exchange activities, including coordination with MSL field partners, R&D, U.S. and Global Medical Affairs teams, Clinical Operations, and appropriate, role defined interactions with Sales and Marketing. - Demonstrate strong scientific acumen through self-reading, engaging in journal clubs, attending educational seminars, attending local and national congresses, and engaging in scientific discussion‑ with peers. - Foster a culture of inclusion and belonging (internally and externally), increasing engagement, productivity and innovation that reflects the diverse communities we serve. - Develop a thorough understanding and competence in the following areas – regulatory and health care compliance guidelines; corporate policies on appropriate business conduct and ethical behavior; Medical Affairs SOPs and guidelines. - In collaboration with Field Director (manager), MSL will develop and implement a performance and development plan and may contribute to additional leadership or enterprise initiatives. - Perform all administrative requirements in a timely, accurate, and compliant manner including documentation of activities and expense reporting. Now Requirements section: "Requirements: A Doctorate level degree or equivalent experience is required (PharmD, PhD, MD, Advanced Practice Providers) Post graduate experience is required for Doctoral level candidates, with preference for therapeutic area clinical experience. Scientific Acumen: In-depth scientific and/or therapeutic knowledge. Research and/or health care system knowledge. Proficiency in data gathering and analysis, clinical expertise, problem solving, interpersonal influence, and cross functional collaboration strategic thinking and competitive landscape analysis. Ability to support a specific territory with up to 70% travel (in territory & for internal meetings & congresses. Must hold a valid US Driver’s License. Preferred: 2+ years of relevant experience, preferably in MSL role. 2+ years of therapeutic area experience is preferred Residency/fellowship preferred. Board certification for clinical degrees preferred. Demonstrated commitment to learning emerging technologies, such as AI, through exploration, iteration, and applying new tools over timeLocated in a major metro area; Houston preferred" We need to separate requirements vs qualifications vs skills. The posting lumps many items. We can treat "Requirements" as the mandatory items: Doctorate level degree, postgraduate experience, scientific acumen, proficiency..., ability to support territory up to 70% travel, valid US driver's license. Then "Preferred" items: 2+ years relevant experience preferably MSL, 2+ years therapeutic area experience, residency/fellowship, board certification, commitment to learning emerging tech, located in major metro area; Houston preferred. "Skills" list: At bottom: "Required Skills Preferred Skills: Analytics Dashboards, Clinical Experience, Clinical Research and Regulations, Coaching, Competitive Landscape Analysis, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Customer Centricity, Data-Driven Decision Making, Data Gathering and Analysis, Data Reporting, Interpersonal Influence, Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, Medical Compliance, Organizing, Problem Solving, Relationship Building, Research and Development, Strategic Thinking, Technical Credibility" That seems a list of skills (both required and preferred). We'll put under Skills section. We need to avoid duplication. We'll include the skills list as
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Location: Houston, Texas; Louisiana (any city); New Mexico (any city); Texas (any city).
About the role
[About Immunology paragraph + MSL role description maybe combined?] We'll put the About Immunology paragraph and the general MSL description as prose.
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Requirements
- Doctorate level degree or equivalent experience (PharmD, PhD, MD, Advanced Practice Providers)
- Post‑graduate experience required for doctoral‑level candidates, with preference for therapeutic area clinical experience
- In‑depth scientific and/or therapeutic knowledge; research and/or health‑care system knowledge
- Proficiency in data gathering and analysis, clinical expertise, problem solving, interpersonal influence, and cross‑functional collaboration; strategic thinking and competitive landscape analysis
- Ability to support a specific territory with up to 70% travel (in‑territory and for internal meetings & congresses)
- Valid US driver’s license
Qualifications
Maybe we can combine preferred items under Qualifications. Or we could skip Qualifications and put preferred under Requirements? But we need to follow headings only if real content. We have preferred items; we can put them under Qualifications.Qualifications
- 2+ years of relevant experience, preferably in an MSL role
- 2+ years of therapeutic area experience
- Residency/fellowship preferred
- Board certification for clinical degrees preferred
- Demonstrated commitment to learning emerging technologies (e.g., AI) through exploration, iteration, and applying new tools over time
- Located in a major metro area; Houston preferred
Skills
- Analytics Dashboards
- Clinical Experience
- Clinical Research and Regulations
- Coaching
- Competitive Landscape Analysis
- Critical Thinking
- Cross‑Functional Collaboration
- Customer Centricity
- Data‑Driven Decision Making
- Data Gathering and Analysis
- Data Reporting
- Interpersonal Influence
- Medical Affairs
- Medical Communications
- Medical Compliance
- Organizing
- Problem Solving
- Relationship Building
- Research and Development
- Strategic Thinking
- Technical Credibility
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