Senior Medical Science Liaison – Rheumatology - Mid-Atlantic

Takeda • Washington, DC

10d • $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; develops external expert networks; and compliantly connects customers with Takeda to advance medical strategy and improve patient outcomes. At least 80% of responsibilities are expected to involve external KOL/HCP activities. The position reports to the Director, MSL and requires residence in the Mid-Atlantic territory, with Washington, D.C. identified as the ideal location.

The role builds and maintains professional relationships with KOLs and HCPs, communicates complex scientific information in a compliant and balanced manner, supports strategically aligned research, gathers and shares medical insights, and helps execute medical strategy at conferences. It also responds to referred unsolicited medical information inquiries and completes required documentation, training, expense reporting, and other administrative duties. Frequent travel is required, up to 70% of the time, including some overnight and weekend travel.

Requirements

• At least a master's degree in health sciences (MSN, NP, or PA).
• At least 2 years of post-doctorate experience as a field-based medical science liaison (MSL) in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, organization, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to execute activities within legal, regulatory, and compliance requirements.
• Ability to reside in the Mid-Atlantic territory.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain professional relationships with KOLs/HCPs in accordance with territory plans aligned to medical strategy.
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge of Takeda disease areas, products, therapeutic areas, and the competitor landscape; analyze and communicate complex scientific information to KOLs/HCPs in a compliant, fair-balanced, and non-misleading manner.
• Support Takeda-sponsored research and appropriately facilitate strategically aligned medical collaborative studies and investigator-initiated research processes.
• Collect, interpret, and 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.
• Help execute medical strategy at medical conferences, including staffing medical booths and communicating insights gained through poster and session attendance and KOL/HCP interactions.
• Respond within defined timelines and quality standards to unsolicited HCP medical information inquiries referred by Medical Information.
• 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