Territory: Southeast (DE, MD, VA, WV, TN, KY, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, AR, MO)

Medical Science Liaison (MSL) – Pain/Addiction

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) will represent the Company and its portfolio supporting the Addiction therapeutic area. The MSL is responsible for identifying, developing, and managing relationships with current and future professional contacts in the academic, community practice, and managed care space.

The MSL will act as a scientific expert, having robust clinical conversations, providing presentations and testimonies, building relationships, and leading strategic discussions as it relates to key clinical issues/concepts and health economics and outcomes research data on the Company’s products. The MSL will engage with a variety of different healthcare professionals across the spectrum of the healthcare system including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and physician assistants in the clinic/practice/institution setting, and with medical and pharmacy directors, formulary committees, pharmacists, case managers, Medicaid decision-makers, and others in the managed care setting.

This position will work with the Medical Affairs Team and other internal stakeholders, to execute the overall Company Medical Science Liaison team strategy.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain customer relationships across the various customer segments:
  • Clinical and Hospital/Institution setting
  • Associations
  • Managed Care (as needed)
• Schedule appointments and meet with key contacts to foster peer-to-peer relationships.
• Identify new Scientific Leaders (SL) or equivalent for customer engagement within each therapeutic area
• Collect and share insights across the Medical Affairs organization
• Execute field medical strategies and tactics across the Company’s portfolio of products.
• Work in alignment with other functions including Medical Affairs, Market Access Leadership, Brand Leadership, State Government Affairs, and any additional key internal stakeholders to ensure execution of field medical strategies.
• Contribute to the development of tools and resources needed for customer engagements.
• Attend and participate in virtual and live team trainings.
• Identify regional/local meetings of interest in collaboration with key internal stakeholders.
• Maintain a presence at major, relevant medical meetings and communicate important information back to the organization.
• Support Medical Affairs IIR strategy
• Identify customers who are interested in research, collaboration, ad board participation, speaking engagements, etc.

Required Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree preferred (Ph.D., or PharmD). Advanced level degrees (RN, NP, PA, or MSN) will also be considered in context with therapeutic expertise
• A minimum of 1 year experience in a field medical role in the pharma/healthcare industry 
• Prior experience in a field MSL role is REQUIRED
• Established relationships with key opinion leaders in Pain Management or Addiction preferred

• Ability to multi-task across various interactions and responsibilities (e.g., customer engagements, conference attendance, support of internal projects, awareness of the regional clinical marketplace) as well as multiple therapeutic areas
• Excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills, strong personal integrity, teamwork abilities, and a customer focus are necessary.
• Ability to interface effectively with a variety of technical platforms for the collection, review, and dissemination of medical information.
• 60%-80% travel may be required when permissible

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements:

This role is subject to TMAC, government and/or customer requirements regarding vaccination against COVID-19, some may be more stringent than TMAC policy. Accordingly, successful applicants need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have an approved religious or medical exemption. Employment is contingent on disclosure of your COVID-19 vaccination status and, if relevant, proof of vaccination.

Salary offers to be determined based on industry experience, education and therapeutic expertise.