Sr. Medical Science Liaison

Becton Dickinson Medical Devices•Warwick, RI

1d•Remote

About The Position

This is a Field Based role. Locations: Colorado/ Great Lakes (ND, SD, CO, MN, WI), North East, (NY, NJ, MA, RI, CT) or Mid Atlantic (PA, VA, NC) (must live within the territory). The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) role involves aligning on medical strategy and key objectives with cross-functional partners, identifying and mapping stakeholders (KOLs, surgeons, HCPs, payers, patient groups), developing personalized engagement plans, and executing coordinated objectives for different audience segments. The role utilizes a blend of proactive and reactive engagement tactics across various channels, including in-person and virtual meetings, collaborative research, educational events, and digital platforms. The MSL is responsible for collecting, documenting, and communicating insights from stakeholder interactions to internal teams, ensuring strict compliance and ethical standards, and tracking engagement activities against benchmarks. The role requires fostering long-term relationships with stakeholders by serving as a scientific expert and advancing clinical knowledge, while staying up-to-date in the therapeutic area. Additionally, this role involves managing a small territory and serving as a "player-coach" for newly hired MSLs, with direct management responsibility for three MSLs.

Requirements

Advance Scientific or Clinical Degree preferred (MD, DO, PhD, PharmD, NP, PA, RN)
3-5 years of either: Field-based MSL experience and / or clinical plastic surgery work experience.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery experience is a must industry or clinical background in plastic surgery.
Previous management experience.

Nice To Haves

Strong expertise in medical affairs, KOL engagement, and the clinical/regulatory landscape specific to surgical innovation
Demonstrated record of effective cross-functional collaboration and understanding of compliance.
Ability to analyze stakeholder networks and tailor communications to varying audiences
Outstanding presentation, relationship-building, and organizational skills
Ability to interpret complicated clinical and pre-clinical data
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Knowledge of the US Healthcare System and relevant regulations
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Knowledge of clinical trial design and process
Understanding of US healthcare system, medical practice, and clinical decision making
Ability to develop trust and integrity with peers and others within BD
Experience with OR/surgical suite environment and familiarity with credentialing and OR certification process strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Align on medical strategy and key objectives with cross-functional partners, including medical, clinical, marketing, commercial, regulatory, R&D, and market access teams.
Identify, segment, and map all relevant stakeholders: KOLs, plastic and reconstructive surgeons, HCPs, payers, patient groups, and internal influencers.
Gather and analyze comprehensive data on stakeholder backgrounds, interests, and networks to prioritize impactful engagement.
Develop personalized engagement plans reflecting stakeholder needs and organizational goals in plastic and reconstructive surgery.
Design and execute coordinated objectives for each audience segment, with clearly defined scientific and educational outcomes.
Deploy a blend of proactive (planned educational sessions, advisory boards, congress symposia) and reactive (data inquiry response, ad hoc consultation) engagement tactics.
Use diverse engagement channels: in-person or virtual KOL meetings, collaborative research, educational events, surgical congresses, and digital platforms.
Collect, document, and communicate insights from stakeholder interactions to internal teams, continually refining the overall medical strategy and supporting leadership in plastic and reconstructive surgery therapeutics.
Maintain strict compliance and ethical standards, ensuring clear separation between scientific engagement and promotional activity.
Track engagement activities against established benchmarks; assess and adapt engagement impact and tactics to maximize value.
Foster and sustain long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with stakeholders by serving as a scientific expert and advancing clinical knowledge.
Keep up to date in therapeutic area, scientific narrative and main study level to ensure expertise level in plastics and reconstructive surgery.
Demonstrate the ability to manage a small territory while serving as a “player-coach” for newly hired MSLs, with direct management responsibility and accountability for three MSLs.