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

Bayer•Rochester, NY

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 educates on scientific data related to Bayer products across the product lifecycle, builds long-term relationships with influential healthcare providers and stakeholders, and helps ensure that relevant scientific information reaches healthcare providers and organizations. The MSL provides scientific and technical support in the field, including support for safe and effective product use, timely adverse-event reporting, and responses to unsolicited requests for detailed product and disease-state information. The position develops an understanding of national, regional, and local experts and stakeholders in relevant therapeutic categories and their healthcare environment. As an expert in assigned therapeutic areas and territory, the MSL collaborates with internal business partners and external contacts to address scientific and educational needs. Responsibilities span scientific expertise, stakeholder engagement, education, research support, insight generation, collaboration, and use of data and analytics to improve 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 requirements.
MSL experience.
Demonstrated project-management ability.
Demonstrated expertise 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 and build productive internal and external working relationships.
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, such as an M.D., Ph.D., Pharm.D., D.P.H., or Ed.D.; or an advanced degree in Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Medicine, or Nursing, or equivalent experience.
Working knowledge of FDA and OIG requirements.
At least one year of MSL experience, or two years of pharmaceutical/biotech industry experience, or post-graduate fellowship experience in a hospital or industry setting.
Cardiorenal experience.

Responsibilities

Complete core training, MSL and Therapeutic Area certification, ongoing learning, and applicable recertification and continuing education documentation.
Lead therapeutic-area updates, team discussions, training initiatives, and journal clubs; attend and report on medical conferences and coordinate team coverage and high-quality meeting reports.
Identify educational gaps and recommend educational resources, content, or initiatives.
Build and maintain long-term relationships with thought leaders and other stakeholders through compliant, scientifically current engagement aligned with medical strategies.
Identify emerging thought leaders and stakeholders, develop local territory strategies, and translate local medical plans into stakeholder engagement strategies with cross-functional teams.
Plan and evaluate account and territory engagement using relevant metrics, and support speaker training, scientific merit evaluations, advisory boards, and other Bayer programs.
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.
Provide timely, accurate, specific, and balanced responses to medical inquiries in collaboration with Medical Communications, following applicable SOPs, FDA guidance, and compliance guidelines.
Prepare and present scientific data to internal audiences, including Medical Affairs and Commercial partners.
Support research projects aligned with medical and brand strategy, including investigator-initiated research, research-site identification, and Bayer-sponsored clinical trials.
Support clinical trial data collection, feasibility and initiation visits, and study activities as appropriate.
Generate, document, and communicate relevant healthcare-provider and stakeholder insights to inform and improve tactics and strategy; report compound-development information and potential collaborations when appropriate.
Collaborate compliantly with territory cross-functional stakeholders and lead project teams or task forces as appropriate.
Initiate best-practice discussions and serve as an MSL mentor when appropriate.
Champion new platforms, systems, and capabilities; train, mentor, and empower the Field Medical team in their use.
Complete customer activity documentation, training, expense reporting, and other administrative responsibilities accurately, promptly, and compliantly.
Review and interpret interaction analytics, use data to identify customer-engagement opportunities, and apply evolving platforms and omnichannel methods to tailor stakeholder engagement.
Travel 50% or more and manage a demanding schedule.