Entry Level Medical Science Liaison Jobs in Springfield, MA

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Medical Science Liaison, Neuropsychiatry
Location: CT, W. MA, RT, VT
The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) role embodies our medical mission to be recognized as the trusted partner for internal stakeholders and the healthcare community, driving scientific exchange to enhance medical education, data generation, insight generation and patients' access to medicine.
The MSL/Senior MSL is responsible for identifying disease and product related medical needs in a defined geography. The primary role of the MSL/Sr. MSL is to develop and maintain relationships with Thought Leaders (TL) and Healthcare Providers (HCP) within their territory. The purpose of their interactions is to engage in meaningful scientific exchange that will ensure patients have access to BMS medicines, to ensure their safe and appropriate use through peer-to-peer discussions aligned with medical strategies and needs expressed by external stakeholders, and to facilitate research. The MSL/Sr. MSL also serves as the medical resource for external stakeholders in the community.
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 Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR)-related questions. The MSL will use various channels for interactions (1:1, group presentations, remote, etc.)
Demonstrate proficiency in using available scientific resources and presentations. Effectively present information to TLs/HCPs and be able to respond to questions, ensuring medical accuracy and compliance with local procedures, ethical and legal guidelines and directives.
Actively assess the medical landscape by meeting with TLs/HCPs/Access Stakeholders to understand their needs and expertise. Continuously update their 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) of interest and in alignment with BMS strategic objectives
Attend medical congresses and local/regional meetings. Collect and provide meaningful medical insights and/or impact by communicating these back to the medical and commercial organizations to support strategy development and business decisions
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
As necessary and appropriate, support the initial and ongoing medical/scientific area and product specific training and provide key scientific updates to internal stakeholders (e.g. Commercial, Regulatory, Pharmacovigilance, Legal, HEOR, Value Access & Payment)
Provide scientific support at promotional meetings by presenting scientific and clinical data, by evaluating speakers and by giving support to BMS-contracted speakers (if applicable)
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/or discussions around the safe and effective use of BMS investigational products, as agreed with home office medical and Global Development Operations (GDO) and as defined by the study scope document
Provide recommendations and insights to clinical development team on study and site feasibilities within the therapeutic area based on knowledge of the field and through direct contacts with potential investigators, as agreed with home office medical and GDO
Support HCPs in the ISR submission and execution process and study follow-up as agreed upon with home office medical and GDO
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 and as defined by the study scope document