Senior Medical Science Liaison (Central)

About the role

Rapport is a biotech company focused on developing precision neuromedicines. Our mission is to improve patients' lives through innovative science and strong teams.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and serve as a primary scientific contact for peer-to-peer relationships with scientific leaders, investigators, healthcare professionals, and academic centers within the assigned geography.
• Conduct compliant, balanced, and evidence-based scientific exchange regarding disease-state science, clinical data, treatment paradigms, safety considerations, and the evolving competitive landscape.
• Respond to unsolicited medical inquiries in accordance with company policies and applicable regulations, including inquiries related to clinical data, evidence interpretation, safety, and patient management considerations.
• Represent Medical Affairs at medical conferences, scientific congresses, regional society meetings, and advocacy or educational events as appropriate.
• Gather, document, and synthesize field insights related to clinical practice trends, patient needs, barriers to care, emerging evidence, and competitive intelligence.
• Communicate insights to appropriate internal stakeholders to inform medical strategy, evidence generation, scientific communications, lifecycle planning, and field execution.
• Identify regional opportunities and challenges that may impact medical education, stakeholder engagement, evidence needs or launch readiness.
• Deliver high-quality scientific presentations to healthcare providers, formulary or decision-making stakeholders, and internal teams, as appropriate.
• Contribute to the development or review of scientific materials, including slide decks, FAQs, training resources, congress materials, advisory board content, and standard medical responses, when requested.
• Support internal medical training and field readiness activities by sharing scientific expertise, field insights, and external stakeholder perspectives.
• Partner with Medical Affairs colleagues and cross-functional teams, including Medical Science, Clinical Trial Awareness, Regulatory, Safety, Market Access, Corporate Affairs, and Commercial, while maintaining strict compliance boundaries.
• Provide scientific input and field perspective to support launch planning, competitive preparedness, medical education, payer-related scientific needs, and patient journey initiatives.
• Escalate key scientific, safety, compliance, or reputational issues through appropriate internal channels in a timely manner.

Requirements

Advanced degree in a relevant scientific or clinical discipline required; PharmD, PhD, MD, DO, NP, or equivalent preferred depending on therapeutic area and business needs. 5+ years of industry experience with at least 3 as an MSL with additional years in clinical, research, or related healthcare experience. Epilepsy and/or neurology therapeutic area expertise and established network. Strong understanding of clinical research, evidence generation, medical communications, and compliant scientific exchange. Demonstrated ability to build credible peer-to-peer relationships with external scientific and clinical stakeholders. Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to tailor communication to diverse scientific and healthcare audiences. Strong organizational skills and ability to manage a field territory, prioritize external engagements, and document insights in a timely manner. Collaborative mindset: We are looking for individuals who are humble, curious, generous with their expertise, and committed to helping teammates succeed. Ability to travel approximately 50% or more depending on geography, business needs, and congress activity.

Qualifications

Must-have qualifications include advanced degree in a relevant scientific or clinical discipline, 5+ years of industry experience as an MSL, epilepsy and/or neurology therapeutic area expertise, strong understanding of clinical research, evidence generation, medical communications, and compliant scientific exchange, demonstrated ability to build credible peer-to-peer relationships, excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, strong organizational skills, and ability to manage a field territory, prioritize external engagements, and document insights in a timely manner. Preferred qualifications include prior experience in field medical affairs, medical communications, clinical development, real-world evidence, or investigator-initiated study support, psychiatry therapeutic area expertise, experience supporting pre-launch, launch, or post-launch medical activities, and experience working in emerging biotech environment.

Skills

Strong understanding of clinical research, evidence generation, medical communications, and compliant scientific exchange. Demonstrated ability to build credible peer-to-peer relationships with external scientific and clinical stakeholders. Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to tailor communication to diverse scientific and healthcare audiences. Strong organizational skills and ability to manage a field territory, prioritize external engagements, and document insights in a timely manner. Collaborative mindset: We are looking for individuals who are humble, curious, generous with their expertise, and committed to helping teammates succeed. Ability to travel approximately 50% or more depending on geography, business needs, and congress activity.

Benefits

Competitive benefits including unlimited PTO, a lifestyle spending account, commuting reimbursement, and much more!

Pay

$180,000 to $200,000

Schedule

Flexible, with the possibility of remote work options.