Description:
The Senior Medical Science Liaison (MSL) serves as a trusted scientific expert and partner representing Bayer in the medical community through the dissemination of and education on scientific data related to Bayer products across the product lifecycle. The MSL establishes proactive long- term scientific/strategic relationships with key, influential healthcare providers, and stakeholders, and with major medical associations and academic centers of excellence. These relationships will ensure that healthcare providers and organizations have access to relevant scientific information and that pertinent information is shared with the medical community. The MSL serves as technical and scientific support in the field for healthcare providers ensuring 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 MSL also develops a complete understanding of national, regional, and local experts and stakeholders in specific therapeutic categories and the healthcare environment in which they work. The MSL is an expert in specific therapeutic areas covering a specific region and Area Business Unit, collaborating with internal business partners and external contacts addressing specific scientific and educational needs.
Candidates will need to reside near/within territory.
Your Tasks And Responsibilities
The primary responsibilities of this role, Senior Medical Science Liaison, are to:
Scientific Expertise
- Complete core training curriculum and basic MSL and Therapeutic Area (TA) Certification;
- Demonstrated accountability to continuous learning and growth (Franchise data, MSL role, Soft Skills, Personal Development). Completes recertification where applicable;
- Professional licensure with CEU documentation where applicable;
- Depth of knowledge within the therapeutic area exceeds that of peers and/or Medical Affairs experience in multiple therapeutic areas;
- Coordinates and lead TA updates, team discussions, training initiatives (i.e. journal clubs);
- Attend and report on local, regional and national medical conferences and other meetings of value;
- Coordinate team coverage of major regional or national meetings including program evaluation, required attendance and coordination of high quality meeting reports;
- Identifies educational gaps and provides subsequent recommendations for educational resource, content, or initiative development.
External HCP and Stakeholder Engagement
- Establishes robust long-term relationships with Thought Leaders and other key stakeholders through education on up to date scientific information in alignment with US, Global, and Area Business Unit definitions and strategies;
- Impactful proactive engagement with TLs, HCPs, research sites, associations, societies, & other stakeholders according to defined scope and engagement plans. Actively seeks future stakeholders and emerging Thought Leader groups in alignment with local health care system and medical strategy;
- Leverage knowledge of US and Global definitions and strategies to develop and pull through local Area Business Unit strategy;
- Responsible and Accountable for driving medical strategy by translating the local medical plan into implementable TL and stakeholder engagement strategies with cross-functional teams and identify synergies with the interests of Bayer and the general medical community;
- Approach accounts, customers, and Area Business Unit strategically, utilizing key metrics to ensure alignment to territory plan and medical objectives;
- Compliantly supports speaker training and evaluation and medical evaluation of scientific merit;
- Advisory Board or other Bayer Program coordination or support during meeting;
- Coordinates TL engagement with Franchise Medical Affairs team and relevant internal stakeholders.
Education
- Delivers educational presentations to external audiences, stakeholders, and customers groups. Proactive identification of educational opportunities within assigned Area Business Unit to stakeholders or customers groups;
- Responsible for timely, accurate, specific and balanced responses to Medical Inquires in collaboration with Medical Communications;
- Adherence to SOP and FDA guidance for distribution of scientific information;
- Adherence to SOP and compliance guidelines for all external contacts;
- Prepares and presents data to internal audiences including MA and Commercial partners.
Research
- Responsible for supporting research projects aligned with medical and brand strategy; including facilitating investigator-initiated research (IIR) and research site identification;
- Responsible for supporting clinical trial team and engaging with appropriate stakeholders for Bayer sponsored clinical trials. Support with data collection, feasibility & initiation visits, and study support as appropriate.