Senior MSL/MSL, Chicago South
GSK
Summary
The Senior MSL/MSL, Chicago South role is a field based, customer-facing, non-promotional medical and scientific position, covering South Chicago & Indiana. The MSL's key objective is to create impact through advancing clinical practice within the assigned territory that leads to improved patient outcomes. The MSL serves as a scientific expert in HIV treatment and prevention, understands territory and market influences, engages scientifically with Healthcare Providers (HCPs) and medical experts, manages and develops their territory, and executes all relevant activities in alignment with the medical strategic plan.
Job description
Responsibilities
- Build strong scientific acumen and serve as a primary point of contact for medical and scientific inquiries in HIV treatment and prevention supporting scientific engagement for territory.
- Provide advanced scientific and clinical knowledge to internal teams and external stakeholders.
- Identify, develop, and maintain relationships with external experts, researchers, and healthcare professionals.
- Maintain a strategic plan to provide support to external experts to facilitate scientific discussions and collaborations.
- Gather and relay insights from the field to inform product development, clinical trial design, and market strategies.
- Develop and deliver scientific presentations and training sessions for healthcare professionals and internal teams.
- Ensure all activities comply with regulatory guidelines and company policies and maintain accurate records of interactions and outcomes.
- Mentor and coach new or less experienced MSLs and lead scientific or strategic projects.
- Disseminate important safety information to healthcare professionals as directed by Medical Affairs or R&D teams.
- Interface with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, including external experts, healthcare professionals, investigators, professional societies, advocacy groups, and formulary decision-makers.
- Assist in clinical development activities, including GSK and Investigator Sponsored Studies (ISS).
- Attend national and regional scientific/medical meetings.
- Execute all responsibilities and training (e.g., Veeva CRM, email, expense report, mylearnings) in a timely manner, including profiling of core customers and ensuring up-to-date information in the CRM.
Basic Qualifications
- Advanced degree (MD or DO or PharmD, or PhD, or NP or PA)
- 3+ years of clinical experience in HIV
- Stakeholder management experience
- Valid Driver's License
- Ability to travel (40-60% by car and plane domestic)
Preferred Qualifications
- HIV field medical experience in the US
- Proven track record of consistent, high performance within Field-Based Medical Affairs
- Solid grounding in clinical, medical, and pharmaceutical science with demonstrated ability to rapidly assimilate specific and detailed knowledge
- Experience evaluating and effectively communicating evidence-based medicine with strong scientific communication and presentation skills
- Leadership skills and experience, including high business acumen, stakeholder management, and successful project participation and completion
- Demonstrated excellence in mentoring fellow MSLs, leading complex field based medical team initiatives, participating in and representing field-based medical on internal cross-functional teams, and contributing to strategic planning
- Experience engaging effectively one on one and in group settings
- Effective communication skills
Requirements
- Advanced degree (MD or DO or PharmD, or PhD, or NP or PA)
- 3+ years of clinical experience in HIV
- Stakeholder management experience
- Valid Driver's License
- Ability to travel (40-60% by car and plane domestic)
- HIV field medical experience in the US (preferred)
- Proven track record of consistent, high performance within Field-Based Medical Affairs (preferred)
- Solid grounding in clinical, medical, and pharmaceutical science (preferred)
- Experience evaluating and effectively communicating evidence-based medicine (preferred)
- Strong scientific communication and presentation skills (preferred)
- Leadership skills and business acumen (preferred)
- Mentoring experience (preferred)
- Effective communication skills (preferred)
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Retirement benefits
- Paid holidays
- Vacation
- Paid caregiver leave
- Paid parental leave
- Paid medical leave
- Annual bonus
- Share based long term incentive program
Company overview
GSK plc (formerly GlaxoSmithKline) is a British multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company headquartered in London, England. Founded in 2000 through the merger of Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham, GSK has grown to become one of the world's leading healthcare companies with operations in over 150 countries. The company specializes in researching, developing, and manufacturing prescription medicines, vaccines, and consumer healthcare products. GSK's therapeutic areas include respiratory diseases, HIV/AIDS, oncology, immunology, and infectious diseases. The company is particularly renowned for its vaccine portfolio and has been at the forefront of developing treatments for major global health challenges. With approximately 70,000 employees worldwide, GSK maintains a strong commitment to scientific innovation and has a significant presence in key markets including the United States, Europe, and emerging economies. The company's mission is to unite science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together, aiming to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade.