Senior Medical Science Liaison Cardiorenal - Rochester, NY (Upstate NY)

Bayer•Rochester, NY

17h•$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 provides education on scientific data related to Bayer products across the product lifecycle, while building proactive, long-term scientific and strategic relationships with influential healthcare providers, stakeholders, medical associations, and academic centers of excellence. The MSL ensures the medical community can access relevant scientific information and shares pertinent information with Bayer. The MSL provides field-based technical and scientific support to healthcare providers to encourage the safe and effective use of Bayer products, including timely adverse-event reporting and responses to unsolicited requests for detailed product and disease-state information. The position develops a thorough understanding of experts, stakeholders, and the healthcare environment in its therapeutic area and region, and collaborates with internal business partners and external contacts to address scientific and educational needs. The role covers the Cardiorenal therapeutic area in the Rochester, New York area and requires travel of 50% or more. Responsibilities include scientific expertise and training, stakeholder engagement, education, research support, insight generation, cross-functional collaboration, and use of data and analytics to plan and tailor customer engagement.

Requirements

Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree.
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 count toward the stated experience requirement.
MSL experience.
Demonstrated project-management ability.
Demonstrated expertise in 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.
Ability to build productive working relationships internally and externally.
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 a motor vehicle record will be reviewed during pre-employment screening.

Nice To Haves

Advanced terminal doctorate in medical or health sciences (e.g., M.D., PhD, PharmD, DPH, or EdD), or an advanced degree in Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Medicine, or Nursing, or equivalent experience.
Working knowledge of FDA and OIG requirements.
At least 1 year of MSL experience, or 2 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry, or post-graduate fellowship experience in a hospital or industry setting.
Cardiorenal experience.

Responsibilities

Complete core training and basic MSL and Therapeutic Area certification, maintain continuous learning, complete recertification where applicable, and maintain professional licensure and continuing education documentation where applicable.
Coordinate and lead therapeutic-area updates, team discussions, training initiatives such as journal clubs, and attendance and reporting for local, regional, and national medical conferences.
Coordinate team coverage of major meetings, including program evaluation, attendance, and high-quality meeting reports.
Identify educational gaps and recommend educational resources, content, or initiatives.
Build long-term relationships with thought leaders and other key stakeholders by providing current scientific information in alignment with US, Global, and Area Business Unit definitions and strategies.
Proactively engage thought leaders, healthcare providers, research sites, associations, societies, and other stakeholders according to defined scope and engagement plans, and identify emerging stakeholders and thought-leader groups.
Translate local medical plans into implementable stakeholder engagement strategies with cross-functional teams, and identify alignment with the interests of Bayer and the medical community.
Use key metrics to strategically manage accounts, customers, and the Area Business Unit in alignment with territory plans and medical objectives.
Support speaker training and evaluation, assess scientific merit, coordinate or support advisory boards and other Bayer programs, and coordinate thought-leader engagement with Franchise Medical Affairs and relevant internal stakeholders.
Deliver educational presentations to external audiences and identify educational opportunities within the assigned Area Business Unit.
Provide timely, accurate, specific, and balanced responses to medical inquiries in collaboration with Medical Communications, and follow SOPs, FDA guidance, and compliance guidelines.
Prepare and present data to internal audiences, including Medical Affairs and Commercial partners.
Support research projects aligned with medical and brand strategy, including investigator-initiated research and research-site identification.
Support Bayer-sponsored clinical trials by engaging appropriate stakeholders and assisting with data collection, feasibility and initiation visits, and study support as appropriate.
Generate, document, and communicate relevant healthcare-provider and stakeholder insights to inform, refine, and enhance tactics and strategy.
Report new compound development information and potential collaborations when appropriate or requested and aligned with corporate strategy.
Collaborate strategically and compliantly with territory cross-functional stakeholders as part of the Area Business Unit team.
Lead project teams or task forces as appropriate, initiate best-practice discussions, and mentor other MSLs as appropriate.
Champion new platforms, systems, and capabilities; train, mentor, and empower the Field Medical team to use new ways of working.
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 and analytics to maximize customer engagement opportunities.
Use evolving country and Global platforms and omnichannel methods to support data-driven, tailored, customer-centric engagement and scientific education.