Senior Medical Science Liaison – Rheumatology - Midwest

Takeda • McCullom Lake, IL

1d • $151,100 - $237,490 • Remote

About The Position

The Senior Medical Science Liaison is a field-based, external customer-facing member of Takeda’s US therapeutic area medical unit team. The role analyzes, interprets, and disseminates scientific data; acquires and translates customer insights; fosters external expert networks; and compliantly connects customers with Takeda to advance medical strategy and improve patient outcomes. The position is part of the US Medical team and reports to the Director, MSL. The territory is the Midwest Region, with Chicago, Illinois identified as the ideal location. At least 80% of responsibilities are expected to involve external KOL/HCP activities.

The role requires frequent travel, up to 70% of the time, including some overnight and weekend travel. The incumbent must be able to drive and/or fly to meetings and hold a clean, valid driver’s license. The position is listed as virtual in Illinois.

Requirements

• A Master’s degree in health sciences (MSN, NP, or PA) is the minimum education requirement.
• At least 2 years of experience as a field-based medical science liaison (MSL) in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, organization, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to travel up to 70% of the time, including some overnight and weekend travel.
• Ability to drive and/or fly to meetings.
• Clean and valid driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

• Doctoral degree in life or health sciences, such as PharmD, MD, PhD, or equivalent.
• Experience disseminating complex scientific data to healthcare audiences.
• Relevant therapeutic-area knowledge and expertise.
• Clinical, research, and/or teaching experience.
• Ability to work effectively in virtual and cross-functional teams.
• Experience executing activities within legal, regulatory, and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain professional relationships with KOLs/HCPs according to individual territory plans aligned with medical strategy.
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge of Takeda disease areas and products, as well as the therapeutic-area competitor landscape; analyze and interpret complex scientific information and disseminate it to KOLs/HCPs in a compliant, fair-balanced, and non-misleading manner.
• Support Takeda-sponsored research and appropriately assist with strategically aligned medical collaborative studies and investigator-initiated research processes.
• Collect, interpret, and internally communicate medical insights from KOLs/HCPs to inform and refine medical strategies and tactics.
• Identify and cultivate partnership opportunities between KOLs/HCPs and Takeda US Medical.
• Participate in executing medical strategy at medical conferences, including staffing the medical booth and communicating insights from poster and session attendance and KOL/HCP interactions.
• Respond to unsolicited HCP medical information inquiries referred by Medical Information within defined timelines and quality standards.
• Complete customer activity documentation, including CRM entries and insight capture, as well as required training, expense reporting, and other administrative responsibilities accurately, promptly, and compliantly.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior