Senior Medical Science Liaison – Rheumatology - Northeast

Takeda • USA - MA - Virtual, MA

3d • $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; gathers and translates customer insights; fosters external expert networks; and compliantly connects customers with Takeda to advance medical strategy and improve patient outcomes. The position reports to the Director, MSL and requires residence in the Northeast territory, with Boston, Massachusetts, identified as the ideal location.

At least 80% of responsibilities are expected to involve external KOL/HCP activities. The role includes maintaining professional relationships with healthcare experts, communicating complex scientific information in a compliant and balanced manner, supporting research, gathering medical insights, and participating in conference activities. Frequent travel is required, up to 70% of the time, including some overnight and weekend travel.

The listed U.S. base salary range for Massachusetts is $151,100 to $237,490. Actual pay may depend on qualifications, relevant experience, skills, education, certifications or licenses, and work location. Takeda states its commitment to equitable pay and equal employment opportunity.

Requirements

• At least a master's degree in health sciences, such as MSN, NP, or PA.
• At least 2 years of experience as a field-based medical science liaison 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 in alignment with individual territory plans and medical strategy.
• Apply advanced knowledge of Takeda disease areas, products, and the therapeutic-area competitive 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 facilitate 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 medical booths 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, training, expense reporting, and other administrative responsibilities accurately, promptly, and compliantly.
• Travel frequently, including some overnight and weekend travel, and drive and/or fly to meetings.

What This Job Offers

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