Senior Medical Science Liaison - California Based
LivaNova
Summary
The Senior Medical Science Liaison (MSL) establishes and maintains peer-to-peer relationships with health care providers, medical and scientific experts, and key opinion leaders (KOLs), and provides insights from these external stakeholders to internal colleagues for product and market development and life cycle management.
Job description
Major Accountabilities
- Develop and maintain peer-to-peer collaborations and relationships with key stakeholders in the medical and scientific communities.
- Develop an understanding of the regional landscape including specialties involved in care of patients.
- Generate and execute tactical regional plans to provide needs based, value-added support of the medical and scientific community in line with company goals.
- Support clinical development initiatives including investigator-initiated research (IIR) and LivaNova-sponsored clinical studies and registries (e.g., site identification, trial recruitment, and presentation of final approved data).
- Collaborate with key internal and external stakeholders on Medical Affairs-led initiatives including publications, advisory boards, medical education (e.g., CME) opportunities, training, and speaker development.
- Identify, profile, prioritize and map thought leaders in line with strategic initiatives and goals.
- Support external stakeholders with up-to-date medical information, robust disease expertise, and product information, including providing fair and balanced responses to requests for scientific information.
- Communicate clinical insights on new data to inform clinical and market development strategy for the therapeutic area.
- Serve as scientific peer-to-peer resource to external disease experts and internal stakeholders.
- Train internal stakeholders on key scientific and medical topics in relevant therapeutic area.
- Maintain effective and appropriate communication among internal stakeholders while maintaining full compliance with relevant requirements.
- Maintain accurate reporting and documentation of MSL action plans and key performance metrics.
Key Performance Indicators / Measures of Success
- Develops and maintains action plans and key performance indicators that facilitate and measure progress toward achieving regional, functional, and corporate goals
- Standardization and continuous improvement of medical affairs strategy and procedures across Therapeutic Area(s)
- Zero discordance of medical affairs activities with strategic plan objectives
Location
- Office is home based. Candidates must be based in California.
- Territory is comprised of California, Hawaii, and Alaska
Travel
- Up to 50% within region. Required travel to medical meetings, team meetings, and other group meetings (will require some weekends)
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biology, pharmacy, or other medical-related discipline.
- Advanced degree or relevant certification preferred, e.g., M.D., Ph.D. PharmD
Professional Experience
- Experience (≥3 years) in clinical affairs, medical affairs and/or clinical strategy in the medical device industry
- Clinical or research experience in epilepsy and neuromodulation is highly desirable
- Demonstrated ability to establish networks and active relationships with Key Opinion Leaders
- Understanding and demonstrated ability to work compliantly in a field-based role, within the medical affairs organization, in collaboration with the commercial organization
- Demonstrated ability to embrace responsibilities and to achieve goals
- Strong initiative and desire to work as part of a cross-functional team
- Excellent time management
- Demonstrated ability to work independently
- Pro-active team player, flexible, and ability to work in ambiguous situations
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biology, pharmacy, or other medical-related discipline
- Experience (≥3 years) in clinical affairs, medical affairs and/or clinical strategy in the medical device industry
- Demonstrated ability to establish networks and active relationships with Key Opinion Leaders
- Understanding and demonstrated ability to work compliantly in a field-based role, within the medical affairs organization, in collaboration with the commercial organization
- Demonstrated ability to embrace responsibilities and to achieve goals
- Strong initiative and desire to work as part of a cross-functional team
- Excellent time management
- Demonstrated ability to work independently
- Pro-active team player, flexible, and ability to work in ambiguous situations
- Advanced degree or relevant certification preferred, e.g., M.D., Ph.D. PharmD
- Clinical or research experience in epilepsy and neuromodulation is highly desirable
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Personal and Vacation Time
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Training & Education Assistance
- Bonus Referral Program
- Service Awards
- Employee Recognition Program
- Flexible Work Schedules
Company overview
LivaNova PLC is a global medical technology company with nearly five decades of experience in developing innovative medical solutions for neurological and cardiac conditions. Headquartered in London with operations in over 100 countries, the company employs approximately 2,900 professionals worldwide. LivaNova operates through two primary business segments: Cardiopulmonary and Neuromodulation. The Cardiopulmonary division focuses on perfusion systems, oxygenators, and autotransfusion devices, including the market-leading Essenz™ Perfusion System and world's number one heart-lung machine. The Neuromodulation segment specializes in VNS Therapy™ for treating drug-resistant epilepsy and difficult-to-treat depression. With annual revenues exceeding $1.25 billion, LivaNova has established itself as a leader in medical device innovation, having treated millions of patients globally. The company maintains manufacturing and R&D facilities across Europe and the United States, all ISO 13485 certified, and continues to advance clinical research in areas like obstructive sleep apnea and treatment-resistant depression.