Medical Science Liaison, Rheumatology (NJ & Eastern PA)

Key Responsibilities

External Environment and Customer Focus

• Develop and maintain relationships with academic and community research thought leaders, appropriate HCPs, and access stakeholders, within a given geography to answer scientific, unsolicited product, and HEOR related questions.
• Use various channels for interactions (1:1, group presentations, remote, etc.).
• Demonstrate proficiency in using available scientific resources and presentations; effectively present information to TL/HCPs and respond to questions ensuring medical accuracy and compliance.
• Actively assess the medical landscape by meeting with TL/HCPs/Access Stakeholders to understand their needs and expertise.
• Continuously update own knowledge in treatment strategies, products, unmet medical needs, clinical trials, health economics outcomes research and scientific activities.
• Understand the competitive landscape and evolving healthcare models and actively prepare to address informational needs of customers.
• Identify opportunities to partner with HCPs on disease state initiatives, collaborative research projects, and investigator sponsored research (ISR).
• Attend medical congresses and local/regional meetings; collect and provide meaningful medical insights back to the medical and commercial organizations.

Contribute to the Medical Plan

• Develop geography-specific Field Medical and TL Interaction plans based on therapeutic area objectives and TLs needs.
• Adopt institution/account planning approach and contribute to cross-functional institution/account plans.
• Contribute to development and delivery of scientifically meaningful medical programs/projects in line with the local Medical and Field Medical plan.

Provide Medical Support

• Establish a customer-centric, compliant collaboration with cross-matrix field teams within assigned geography.
• Support the initial and ongoing medical/scientific area and product specific training and provide key scientific updates to internal stakeholders.
• Provide scientific support at promotional meetings by presenting scientific and clinical data, evaluating speakers and supporting BMS-contracted speakers.
• Participate in assigned Congress activities.

Support Clinical Trial Activities

• Support Interventional and Non Interventional Research (NIR) studies (e.g. identification and assessment of potential study sites) to facilitate patient recruitment and discussions around safe and effective use of BMS investigational products.
• Provide recommendations and insights to clinical development team on study and site feasibilities within the therapeutic area.
• Support HCPs in the ISR submission and execution process and study follow-up.
• Ensure that BMS Pharmacovigilance procedural documents are understood and applied by investigators of local studies, and alert appropriate BMS personnel to any identified Adverse Events.
• Actively support CRO sponsored studies as agreed with home office medical and GDO.

Position Requirements

Required Experience: MD, PharmD, PhD, APP, PA, NP with experience in a specific Disease Area or with a broad medical background and relevant pharmaceutical experience.

Knowledge Desired

• Disease area knowledge and an understanding of scientific publications.
• Knowledge of a scientific or clinical area, competitive landscape and patient treatment trends.
• Knowledge of clinical trial design and process.
• Knowledge of the national healthcare and access environment.
• Knowledge of HEOR core concepts.
• Excellent English language skills, spoken and written.

Experience Desired

• A minimum of 2 years working in a clinical and/or pharmaceutical environment.
• Prior MSL experience.
• Ability to work independently and act as a team player.
• Translating scientific or clinical data into an understandable and valuable form to help physicians best serve their patients.
• Good communication and presentation skills to present scientific and/or clinical data to research or healthcare professionals.
• Developing peer-to-peer relationships with TLs, scientists and other healthcare professionals.
• Ability to quickly and comprehensively learn about new subject areas and environments.
• Demonstration of the BMS Values.

Essential Qualification

Ability to drive a company-provided car is an essential qualification of this position. Candidates must be able to drive a BMS-provided vehicle between locations (often great distances apart) and arrive at each location ready and able to demonstrate an applied knowledge of pertinent health care industry trends. Candidates must possess a high level of ethics, integrity, and a responsible and safe driving history.

Travel Requirement

Position is field based; MSL will be required to live in the territory which they manage or within 50 miles of the territory borders. The MSL will spend majority of their time in the field with their external customers.