Medical Science Liaison, Cardiovascular - Milvexian (Michigan)

Overview

Position Medical Science Liaison, Cardiovascular - Milvexian
Location: Field - Michigan

The 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. The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is responsible for identifying disease and product related medical needs in a defined geography. The primary role of the MSL is to develop and maintain relationships with Thought Leaders (TL) and Healthcare Providers (HCP) within their healthcare system. The purpose of their interactions is to engage in meaningful scientific exchange that will ensure patients have access to BMS medicines, to ensure their safe and appropriate use through peer to peer discussions aligned with medical strategies and needs expressed by external stakeholders, and to facilitate research. The MSL also serves as the medical resource for external stakeholders in the community.

Key Responsibilities

• External Environment and Customer Focus: 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 HEOR related questions.
• The MSL will use various channels for interactions (1 on 1, group presentations, remote, etc.).
• Demonstrate proficiency in using available scientific resources and presentations.
• Effectively present information to TL/HCPs and respond to questions, ensuring medical accuracy and compliance with local procedures, ethical and legal guidelines and directives.
• Actively assess the medical landscape by meeting with TL/HCPs/Access Stakeholders to understand their needs and expertise.
• Continuously update 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; address informational needs of customers.
• Identify opportunities to partner with HCPs on disease state initiatives, collaborative research projects, and investigator sponsored research (ISR) aligned 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 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.
• Adopt institution/account planning approach and contribute to cross-functional institution/account plans.
• Contribute to development and delivery of scientifically meaningful medical programs/projects in line with the local Medical and Field Medical plan.

Provide Medical Support

• Establish a customer-centric, compliant collaboration with cross-matrix field teams within assigned geography.
• Support initial and ongoing medical/scientific area and product specific training; 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 data, evaluating speakers, and supporting BMS-contracted speakers as applicable.
• Participate in assigned Congress activities.

Support Clinical Trial Activities

• Support interventional and non-interventional research (NIR) studies to facilitate patient recruitment and discuss safe and effective use of BMS investigational products, as agreed with home office medical and Global Development Operations (GDO) and defined by the study scope document.
• Provide recommendations on study and site feasibilities within the therapeutic area based on field knowledge and direct contacts with potential investigators.
• Support HCPs in ISR submission and execution process and study follow-up as agreed with home office medical and GDO.
• Ensure BMS Pharmacovigilance procedures are understood and applied by investigators; alert appropriate BMS personnel to any identified adverse events.
• Actively support CRO-sponsored studies as agreed with home office medical and GDO and defined by the study scope document.

Position Requirements

• MD, PharmD, PhD, APP, PA, NP with experience in a specific disease area or broad medical background with relevant pharmaceutical experience.
• Disease area knowledge and understanding of scientific publications.
• 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.

Experience Desired

• At least 2 years in a clinical and/or pharmaceutical environment.
• Prior MSL experience.
• Ability to work independently and as a team player.
• Translate scientific or clinical data into understandable information to help physicians serve patients.
• Good communication and presentation skills to present scientific/clinical data to research or healthcare professionals.
• Develop peer-to-peer relationships with TLs, scientists and other healthcare professionals.
• Ability to quickly learn about new subject areas and environments.
• Demonstration of the BMS Values.

Essential Qualification

• Ability to drive a company-provided car is an essential qualification for this position.
• Candidates must be able to drive a BMS-provided vehicle between locations and demonstrate applied knowledge of health care industry trends.
• High level of ethics, integrity, and a responsible and safe driving history.

Travel

• Travel required. Field-based; MSL will live in the territory or within 50 miles of its borders.
• Majority of time spent in the field with external customers. Further requirements based on territory and team needs.

Compensation Overview and Benefits are listed on the careers site. This includes the starting range and potential incentive opportunities, as well as information about health, wellbeing, and work-life programs. For more details, visit the careers site.

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