Medical Science Liaison, Rheumatology (IL, MI, N. Indiana))

Medical Science Liaison, Rheumatology

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:

• 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 (1:1, group presentations, remote, etc.)
• Demonstrate proficiency in using available scientific resources and presentations.
• Effectively present information to TL/HCPs and be able to 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 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

Position Requirements:

• MD, PharmD, PhD, APP, PA, NP with experience in a specific Disease Area or with a broad medical background and relevant pharmaceutical experience
• Disease area knowledge and an 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:

• A minimum of 2 years working in a clinical and/or pharmaceutical environment
• Prior MSL experience
• Ability to work independently and act as a team player
• Translating scientific or clinical data into an understandable and valuable form to help physicians best serve their patients
• Good communication and presentation skills to present scientific and/or clinical data to research or healthcare professionals
• Developing peer-to-peer relationships with TLs, scientists and other healthcare professionals
• Ability to quickly and comprehensively 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 of this position.
• Candidates must be able to drive a BMS-provided vehicle between locations (often great distances apart) and arrive at each location ready and able to enthusiastically and efficiently demonstrate an applied knowledge of pertinent health care industry trends.
• Candidates must possess a high level of ethics, integrity, and a responsible and safe driving history

Travel Requirement:

• Travel required.
• Position is field based, MSL will be required to live in the territory which they manage or within 50 miles of the territory borders
• The MSL will spend the majority of their time in the field with their external customers.
• Further requirements based on territory assignment and team needs