Medical Science Liaison, Neurodegeneration

• Engage in meaningful peer-to-peer scientific dialogue with healthcare system leaders such as Regional Thought Leaders (RTLs) and National Thought Leaders within a defined geography.
• Capture medical insights and act as a clinical & scientific advisor to cross-functional partners.
• Ensure applicable interactions are aligned with enterprise and medical strategies to ensure patients have access to BMS medicines.
• Work with the medical community to address scientific related questions.
• Engage in educational dialogue with relevant HCPs and share relevant clinical evidence.
• Serve on a scheduled, standing basis as “Medical on Call” - virtually engaging treating physicians to answer unsolicited off‑label and technically complex questions.
• Spend a majority of time in the field interacting with external stakeholders, including investigators and clinical thought leaders, while also supporting internal stakeholders and maintaining therapeutic expertise.

Requirements

• MD, PharmD, PhD, APP, PA, NP with experience in a specific Disease Area or with a broad medical background or relevant pharmaceutical experience
• Working in a scientific and/or clinical research environment.
• Field medical expertise is preferred.
• Deep understanding of TL environment and needs.
• Strong neurology experience required: Scientific or clinical disease area knowledge, patient treatment trends, clinical landscape.
• Pharmaceutical industry including compliance and regulatory guidelines.
• Understanding of scientific publications: Clinical trial design and process.
• Understanding of national and regional healthcare and access environment.
• Key competencies desired: Scientific Agility Ability to engage in a dialogue about data in a compelling, fair and balanced way and explain in a manner that resonates with TLs/HCPs.
• Expert knowledge of clinical practice and evolving healthcare delivery models.
• Ability to understand and critically appraise scientific publications.
• Knowledge of clinical trial design and methodology, including Good Clinical Practices and ethical, governmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Understands treatment paradigms, competitive landscape and can frame information in a convincing and compliant way that resonates with physicians.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills to articulate scientific and clinical data in an easy-to-understand manner to help HCPs best serve their patients.
• Has a strong learning mindset and passion for science.
• Prioritizes staying current with the latest data.
• Patient centricity: Understands the patient journey and experience. Has a patient-focused mindset.
• Customer-focused/enterprise mindset: Understands overall enterprise objectives and prioritization.
• Winning Mindset: results-oriented, positive, resilient attitude, able to quickly adapt in an ever-changing environment.
• Willingness to embrace new ways of working and technological tools.
• Demonstrated ability to drive organizational performance.
• Experience identifying, engaging, and cultivating relationships with HCPs.
• Demonstrated ability to influence matrix organization and problem-solving mentality.
• Analytical Capability: Ability to analyze data, such as market trends, and HCP preferences. Data-driven insights help them strategize and target their efforts effectively.
• Ability to segment HCPs based on their preferences and other relevant factors. This helps them tailor their communication and proactive presentations to suit individual HCP needs.
• Ability to derive actionable insights from data and analytics, including CE^3 analytics engine.
• Providing feedback proactively to enable continuous improvement of technology and tools like CE^3.
• Technological Agility: Understanding, adapting, and effectively using technology in various aspects of healthcare business and interacting with HCPs.
• Utilizing various digital communication channels such as emails, instant messaging apps, and video conferencing to stay in touch with healthcare professionals, colleagues, and clients. This enables them to respond promptly to inquiries, share updates, and maintain effective communication.
• Competency using CE^3 and other software or CRM tools to collect, enter, and manage quality HCP data in a timely manner, track interactions, and plan future engagements with healthcare professionals.
• Ability to use the Medical on Call technology effectively.
• Being able to navigate and utilize the internet and online resources effectively. Keeping up to date with technological advancements and changes.
• Teamwork/Cross-functional mindset: Ability to work independently and act as a team player by developing strong rapport and working relationships with external and internal stakeholders.
• Knowledge of the national healthcare and access environments.
• Deep knowledge and experience of RWE. Ability to interpret RWE and identify opportunities for RWE projects.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in engaging with healthcare professionals and thought leaders, providing clinical insights, and navigating the pharmaceutical landscape. Possesses strong analytical capabilities to derive actionable insights from data while maintaining a patient‑centric and customer‑focused approach.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• MD, PharmD, PhD, APP, PA, NP
• Neurology Experience
• Field Medical Expertise
• Understanding of Clinical Trial Design
• Analytical Capability

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Scientific Agility
• Clinical Practice Knowledge
• Understanding of Regulatory Guidelines
• Ability to Analyze Data
• Knowledge of Treatment Paradigms
• Understanding of RWE
• Ability to Critically Appraise Scientific Publications
• Patient-Centric Mindset
• Ability to Segment HCPs
• Technological Agility

Soft Skills

• Excellent Communication Skills
• Winning Mindset
• Teamwork/Cross-Functional Mindset
• Problem-Solving Mentality
• Strong Learning Mindset

Industry Keywords

• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Compliance Guidelines
• Healthcare Access Environment
• Clinical Landscape
• Patient Treatment Trends

Tools & Technologies

• CE^3 Analytics Engine
• Medical on Call Technology
• CRM Tools
• Digital Communication Channels