Core Responsibilities
The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) serves as a trusted scientific partner to internal stakeholders and the healthcare community. The role focuses on scientific exchange, medical education, insight generation, data generation, patient access, and appropriate use of BMS medicines. The MSL identifies disease- and product-related medical needs within the assigned geography and develops relationships with thought leaders (TLs), healthcare providers (HCPs), academic and community researchers, and access stakeholders.
External Scientific Engagement
Develop and maintain relationships with research thought leaders, HCPs, and access stakeholders.
Respond to unsolicited scientific, product, and HEOR-related questions using accurate and compliant scientific information.
Conduct one-to-one, group, and remote scientific interactions.
Present scientific and clinical information and respond to questions with medical accuracy.
Assess the medical landscape, treatment strategies, unmet medical needs, clinical trials, HEOR developments, and scientific activities.
Monitor competitive landscape and evolving healthcare models.
Identify opportunities for disease-state initiatives, collaborative research, and investigator-sponsored research.
Attend medical congresses and local/regional scientific meetings.
Capture and communicate meaningful medical insights to medical and commercial organizations to support strategy and business decisions.
Medical Planning and Cross-Functional Support
Develop geography-specific Field Medical and Thought Leader Interaction Plans.
Contribute to institution/account planning and cross-functional account plans.
Support scientifically meaningful medical programs and projects aligned with medical strategy.
Collaborate compliantly with cross-matrix field teams.
Provide scientific updates and training to Commercial, Regulatory, Pharmacovigilance, Legal, HEOR, Value Access & Payment, and other internal stakeholders.
Support promotional meetings through scientific and clinical presentations and speaker-related activities where appropriate.
Participate in assigned congress activities.
Clinical Research Responsibilities
Support interventional and non-interventional research, including potential site identification and assessment.
Provide study feasibility recommendations based on local therapeutic-area knowledge and investigator relationships.
Support HCPs with investigator-sponsored research submissions, execution, and follow-up.
Ensure investigators understand and apply pharmacovigilance procedures and escalate identified adverse events appropriately.
Support CRO-sponsored studies according to approved study scope.
Compliance and Field Requirements
Maintain compliance with medical, ethical, legal, and local procedures.
Protect confidentiality and maintain scientific accuracy during external engagements.
Travel extensively within the assigned territory and spend the majority of working time with external customers.
Live within the managed territory or within 50 miles of territory borders.
Drive a company-provided vehicle between territory locations; a responsible and safe driving history is required.
Qualifications
Candidates must have an MD, PharmD, PhD, APP, PA, or NP qualification with disease-area experience, broad medical background, or relevant pharmaceutical experience. The role requires disease-area knowledge, scientific publication understanding, clinical-trial knowledge, healthcare/access knowledge, HEOR understanding, and excellent spoken and written English.
