Medical Science Liaison – Oncology (Solid Tumor) – Minneapolis, MN Territory

Novartis

1d•$160,300 - $297,700•Remote

About The Position

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is a field-based, customer-facing, non-promotional medical and scientific professional who advances clinical practice and supports improved patient outcomes in an assigned oncology solid tumor territory. The role requires deep therapeutic expertise, knowledge of territory and market influences, and scientific engagement with healthcare providers and medical experts. The MSL manages and develops the territory and executes activities aligned with medical strategy and tactical plans while following Novartis conduct, ethics, compliance, and working-practice requirements. The role also informs and shapes medical strategy by collecting actionable insights and assessing their potential strategic impact. This is a remote, field-based role supporting key accounts in an assigned geography. The preferred location is Minneapolis, Minnesota; candidates must reside within the territory or within a reasonable daily commuting distance of 50 miles from its border. Relocation support and visa sponsorship are not available. The role requires approximately 60–70% travel and a fully valid, unrestricted driver’s license. The position may be leveled as Manager or Associate Director based on experience. The MSL engages healthcare professionals and thought leaders, supports company-sponsored clinical trials, collaborates cross-functionally, and maintains current knowledge of the therapeutic area, Novartis compounds, applicable regulations, and internal policies. The role includes administrative responsibilities, required training, and ongoing personal and professional development. For field roles with a dedicated training period, initial training includes home study and is limited to eight or fewer hours per day and forty or fewer hours per week.

Requirements

Graduate degree in science or healthcare.
For Manager level: 0–3 years of experience in a pharmaceutical-industry field medical position or as an MSL is required, or 3–5 years of relevant medical affairs, clinical research, or related experience in a scientific or clinical setting is preferred.
For Associate Director level: At least 3 years of pharmaceutical-industry field medical or MSL experience is preferred, or 5–7 years of relevant medical affairs, clinical research, or related scientific or clinical experience is required.
Strong clinical knowledge of pharmacotherapy, treatment guidelines, clinical research processes, medical expert engagement strategies, and FDA promotional guidelines, regulations, and ethical guidelines for the pharmaceutical industry.
Ability to comply with applicable laws, regulations, and Novartis policies, including ethics, compliance, and promotional policies.
Must reside within the territory or within a reasonable daily commuting distance of 50 miles from the territory border.
Must have a fully valid and unrestricted driver’s license; driving is an essential function of the role.
Must be able to meet the role’s approximately 60–70% travel requirement.
Must comply with customer credentialing guidelines for customer-facing roles, which may require COVID-19 vaccination.
Must successfully complete required initial training for field roles with a dedicated training period.

Nice To Haves

Doctoral degree, such as MD, PhD, DNP, or PharmD.
Previous experience in the assigned or a related therapeutic area.

Responsibilities

Build professional relationships and engage with healthcare providers—including community physicians, pharmacists, medical experts, nurses, and other healthcare professionals—and thought leaders in the territory in alignment with medical strategy.
Conduct customer engagements involving emerging data, clinical trials, barriers in the patient journey, market dynamics, unmet medical needs, pipeline discussions, disease-state and product education, adverse-event capture, and medical insights across the product lifecycle.
Develop a strategic territory vision and identify, map, and plan medical engagements and key accounts in collaboration with internal colleagues.
Identify stakeholders who influence the patient journey and disease area throughout the product development lifecycle, and develop strategies for education, engagement, and partnership.
Identify partnership opportunities with academic centers, centers of excellence, and systems of care to drive impact in the territory.
Identify opportunities to involve healthcare professionals or medical experts when specific medical needs arise, including publications and clinical trial participation.
Identify opportunities for internal collaboration to advance therapeutic-area, clinical, or product goals.
Support company-sponsored clinical trials through relevant medical activities and collaboration with Medical Affairs and Clinical Operations.
Collaborate regularly with internal colleagues, including HEOR, access, marketing, commercial, and sales, to advance clinical practice while maintaining customer centricity and compliance.
Maintain in-depth knowledge of the assigned therapeutic area and Novartis compounds and serve as a medical resource for customers and internal colleagues.
Maintain knowledge of internal policies and external regulations affecting daily responsibilities, including field medical working-practice, travel, expense, state and local, and institutional policies.
Complete administrative responsibilities and training in a timely manner, including CRM, voicemail, email, expense reports, compliance modules, customer profiling, and keeping CRM information up to date.
Adapt to emerging responsibilities as strategic priorities and territory needs evolve.
Proactively pursue personal and professional development.
Perform duties in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and Novartis policies; uphold ethics, compliance, and promotional policies and support an environment free from discrimination and harassment.
Drive as an essential function of the role and travel approximately 60–70% to meet performance and business objectives.