Senior Medical Science Liaison, Cardiorenal (New Orleans, LA/Gulf Coast)

Bayer•New Orleans, LA

18d•$156,000 - $234,000

About The Position

The Senior Medical Science Liaison (MSL) serves as a trusted scientific expert and partner representing Bayer in the medical community. The role disseminates and educates on scientific data related to Bayer products throughout the product lifecycle; builds proactive, long-term scientific and strategic relationships with influential healthcare providers, stakeholders, medical associations, and academic centers; and provides field-based scientific support to help ensure the safe and effective use of Bayer products. The MSL responds to unsolicited requests for detailed product and disease-state information and reports adverse events in a timely manner. The MSL develops a thorough understanding of experts, stakeholders, and the healthcare environment across assigned therapeutic categories and territory. This role collaborates with internal business partners and external contacts to address scientific and educational needs. The territory covers the Gulf Coast, including New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Lake Charles, Louisiana; Pensacola, Florida; Mobile, Alabama; and Beaumont and Lufkin, Texas. Responsibilities span therapeutic-area scientific expertise, external healthcare professional and stakeholder engagement, education, research support, insight generation, cross-functional collaboration, and the use of data and analytics. The position includes frequent travel of 50% or more and requires compliant, timely documentation of customer activities, training, expenses, and other administrative work.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree is required.
Experience in a scientific or healthcare clinical setting; pharmaceutical industry experience in Medical Affairs, Sales, Marketing, or Clinical Development; or post-graduate fellowship experience in a hospital or industry setting. Rotations or fellowships do not contribute to the stated experience requirements.
MSL experience is required.
Demonstrated project management ability.
Demonstrated expertise communicating scientific information.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Understanding of clinical trial design.
Ability to critically evaluate medical literature.
Ability to work in a team environment and build productive internal and external work relationships.
Ability to travel 50% or more and manage a demanding schedule.
Valid driver's license and eligibility to drive a company car or pooled vehicle; driving record must meet company guidelines, and an MVR will be reviewed as part of pre-employment screening.

Nice To Haves

Advanced terminal doctorate in medical or health sciences, such as MD, PhD, PharmD, DPH, or EdD; or an advanced degree in Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Medicine, Nursing, or equivalent experience.
Working knowledge of FDA and OIG requirements.
At least one year of MSL experience, or two years of experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry or post-graduate fellowship experience in a hospital or industry setting.
Cardiorenal experience.

Responsibilities

Complete core training and MSL and therapeutic-area certification; maintain continuous learning and complete recertification where applicable.
Coordinate and lead therapeutic-area updates, team discussions, training initiatives, and journal clubs.
Attend and report on local, regional, and national medical conferences; coordinate team coverage and high-quality meeting reports for major meetings.
Identify educational gaps and recommend educational resources, content, or initiatives.
Establish long-term relationships with thought leaders and other stakeholders by providing up-to-date scientific information aligned with relevant strategies.
Proactively engage thought leaders, healthcare providers, research sites, associations, societies, and other stakeholders according to defined engagement plans.
Identify emerging stakeholders and thought-leader groups and develop local strategy in alignment with US and Global strategies.
Translate the local medical plan into stakeholder engagement strategies with cross-functional teams, identifying synergies with Bayer and the medical community.
Use key metrics and territory plans to align account and customer engagement with medical objectives.
Support speaker training and evaluation, assess scientific merit, and coordinate or support advisory boards and other Bayer programs.
Coordinate thought-leader engagement with Franchise Medical Affairs and relevant internal stakeholders.
Deliver educational presentations and proactively identify educational opportunities for stakeholders and customer groups.
Provide timely, accurate, specific, and balanced responses to medical inquiries in collaboration with Medical Communications.
Follow SOPs, FDA guidance, and compliance requirements for scientific information and external contacts.
Prepare and present data to internal audiences, including Medical Affairs and Commercial partners.
Support research aligned with medical and brand strategy, including investigator-initiated research and research-site identification.
Support Bayer-sponsored clinical trials, including stakeholder engagement, data collection, feasibility and initiation visits, and study support as appropriate.
Generate, document, and communicate relevant healthcare provider and stakeholder insights to inform and refine tactics and strategy.
Report new compound development information and potential collaborations when appropriate or requested and in line with corporate strategy.
Collaborate compliantly with territory cross-functional stakeholders as part of the Area Business Unit team.
Lead project teams or task forces as appropriate and initiate best-practice discussions with MSL team members and internal partners.
Serve as an MSL mentor as appropriate.
Champion new platforms, systems, capabilities, and ways of working; train and mentor the Field Medical team in their use.
Complete customer activity documentation, training, expense reporting, and other administrative responsibilities accurately, promptly, and compliantly.
Review and interpret interaction analytics, take appropriate action on stakeholder plans, and use data to identify and maximize customer engagement opportunities.
Use country and Global platforms, systems, and omnichannel engagement methods to support tailored, customer-centric scientific education.