Sr. Medical Science Liaison, Fertility - North Central

Merck•Boston, MA

61d•Remote

About The Position

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is a crucial role within the Medical Affairs team, representing EMD Serono in the education of the healthcare community externally and leading the transfer of insights to drive strategic decision making internally. The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is responsible for cultivating and maintaining collaborative relationships with influential members of the medical community to promote company, disease state and therapeutic awareness, in addition to serving as an advanced technical, scientific, and medical expert in the specified therapeutic area (Fertility) for the assigned region. This role is field-based and covers the North Central territory. This position does not offer sponsorship for work authorization, and external applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

Requirements

PharmD, PhD, MD, DO and 2+ years of relevant experience or NP / PA and 3+ years of relevant experience.
Equivalent combination of education and fertility clinical experience may be considered.
Advanced scientific knowledge, relationship building and networking skills.
Ability to communicate complex scientific and clinical information tailored to a wide-variety of audiences through multiple channels.
Comfortable with extensive (80%) regional travel including overnight travel, national meetings, and potentially international conferences.
Live within the assigned territory or within a reasonable commuting distance.

Nice To Haves

3 or more years of clinical and/or pharmaceutical experience in Fertility.
Prior experience as a field medical science liaison or equivalent (e.g., nurse clinical liaison).
Ability to communicate openly and share information to foster trust while encouraging constructive debate, making informed decisions, and ensuring shared commitment to outcomes.
Demonstrated willingness to take risks and stand up for what is right while prioritizing the needs and experiences of customers and patients in all decisions.
Commitment to setting and reaching ambitious goals and setting high standards while acting in the best interest of the company and taking initiative to drive results.
Uphold ethical standards and being honest in all interactions.
Ability to maintain collaborative relationships within a dynamic team environment.
Ability to streamlining processes to focus on what matters and creates impact and acting quickly to adapt to changes.
Demonstrated ability to embrace new ideas, challenge the status quo, and seek innovative solutions while valuing diverse perspectives and treating others with respect and dignity.

Responsibilities

Provide in-depth scientific, clinical, and educational support to academic thought leaders and community decision makers through the dissemination of pertinent educational, scientific, and clinical information on the specific disease state and its treatment.
Cultivate and maintain relationships with Key Opinion Leaders as peers whose opinions, disease and disease treatment insights and competitive knowledge provide direction to US Medical Affairs and EMD Serono.
Disseminate to healthcare professionals state-of-the-art research and medical concepts related to fertility and fertility treatments through one-to-one peer interactions and group learning activities.
Lead Medical Affairs activities in your region coordinating with internal departments and external customers.
Represent EMD Serono at medical events, programs, meetings, and conventions.
Liaise with the US Medical Affairs Fertility Team on the development and implementation of medical initiatives both regionally and nationally.
Communicate research and development concepts, key field insights and competitive intelligence to appropriate internal stakeholders.
As appropriate, coordinate with Clinical Development and Fertility Medical Affairs in providing field support for clinical research studies.
Act as a liaison between investigators and Medical Affairs for the Investigator Sponsored Studies (ISS) program.
Maintain HCP and institutional profiling and visitation records for the territory.
Administer and monitor appropriate budget expenditures to meet the responsibilities as outlined above.
Ensure compliant use of field material and conduct of activities.
Act as a respected and highly regarded representative of EMD Serono by demonstrating our values, behaviors, and high impact culture.