Senior Medical Science Liaison - Hepatology (West)

Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals • Los Angeles, CA

3d • Remote

About The Position

The Senior Medical Science Liaison (Sr. MSL) is a field-based role responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders in the medical and scientific community within an assigned geographic territory and therapeutic area. The role uses strong scientific expertise to provide credible clinical and scientific information and education to clinicians, key opinion leaders (KOLs), professional societies, and payers. The Sr. MSL supports medical strategies, strengthens thought-leader relationships, and contributes to projects that improve the value and productivity of the MSL team and Medical Affairs.

The Sr. MSL engages KOLs and healthcare professionals in scientific exchange, identifies and develops KOL advocates and collaborators, and provides timely, ethical, customer-focused responses to scientific inquiries. The position gathers and organizes scientific and clinical insights, supports advisory boards and research-related activities, and contributes to internal projects, training, congress planning, and team development. It collaborates across a matrix organization and has no sales objectives or accountability for prescribing or sales of company products.

This position reports to the Field Director of MSLs. It is field-based and requires travel up to 60% of the time. The expected base pay range is $138,000–$221,000, and the position is eligible for a discretionary bonus under the applicable program.

Requirements

• Advanced scientific degree (MD, OD, PhD, PharmD) or equivalent experience.
• At least 3 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, another healthcare environment, or equivalent experience.
• Thorough knowledge of medicine, treatment guidelines, clinical research processes, customer strategies, and FDA promotional guidelines, regulations, and ethical guidelines.
• Demonstrated ability to access and develop relationships with high-level stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate scientific content effectively in one-to-one meetings, small-group interactions, and writing.
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects, including timelines, stakeholder management, and risk control.
• Demonstrated ability to build and facilitate effective training programs.
• Experience in a mentoring role.
• Ability to independently research responses to scientific inquiries.
• Ability to identify and build effective plans for engaging KOLs in a territory.
• Strong teamwork and ability to collaborate effectively with internal departments.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Ability to travel up to 60% of the time.

Nice To Haves

• At least 2 years of leadership experience.
• Prior experience in Hepatology, Nephrology, or Transplantation.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with KOLs in the assigned territory through scientific exchange and identify KOLs and Focus KOLs for the therapeutic area.
• Communicate scientific content effectively in response to KOL requests and assess KOL alignment with key elements of the scientific platform to inform territory and medical strategy.
• Develop KOL advocates and collaborators, build and execute territory plans, and independently prepare for effective KOL interactions.
• Compliantly support company-sponsored research, investigator-initiated studies, and publications associated with company products.
• Coach and support MSLs in gaining KOL access and developing engagement strategies.
• Engage in scientific exchange with payers as needed.
• Stay current on emerging scientific literature and clinical data and translate findings into applicable knowledge.
• Respond to medical information requests with initial contact within two days and a full answer within three weeks.
• Disseminate clinical and scientific information about FDA-approved and pipeline products appropriately, promptly, ethically, and with a customer focus.
• Collect scientific and clinical insights, respond to directed insight requests within expected timeframes, and support coordinated communications and activities across the organization.
• Participate in advisory boards and monitor team insights by tagging and classifying them for review and organization.
• Contribute scientific content and develop materials for projects and initiatives.
• Independently run projects, including project planning, stakeholder engagement, risk management, and quality control; coordinate others' work and coach them toward project goals.
• Understand and practice Company Values, mentor MSLs, lead congress planning and reporting, and develop training materials using effective instructional design techniques.
• Provide ongoing scientific and medical training or support to the MSL team and internal partners.
• Collaborate across internal functions and with external stakeholders, including trade associations, professional societies, payers, clinicians, policy thought leaders, and government personnel and agencies.
• Avoid situations that could create the appearance of responsibility for product sales or prescribing.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and benefits through a Total Rewards package.
• Eligibility for a bonus in accordance with the applicable program; bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree