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About the Role

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) embodies our medical mission to be a trusted partner for internal stakeholders and the healthcare community, driving scientific exchange to enhance medical education, data generation, insight generation, and patient access to medicine. The primary role is to develop and maintain relationships with Thought Leaders (TL) and Healthcare Providers (HCPs) within their healthcare system to ensure patients have access to BMS medicines, facilitate research, and serve as a medical resource.

Responsibilities

Identify disease and product related medical needs in a defined geography.
Develop and maintain relationships with Thought Leaders (TL) and Healthcare Providers (HCPs) within their healthcare system.
Engage in meaningful scientific exchange to ensure patients have access to BMS medicines.
Ensure safe and appropriate use of medicines through peer-to-peer discussions aligned with medical strategies.
Facilitate research.
Serve as the medical resource for external stakeholders in the community.
Develop and maintain relationships with academic and community research thought leaders, appropriate HCPs, and access stakeholders.
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 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.
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 and/or impact by communicating them back to the medical and commercial organizations.
Develop geography-specific Field Medical and TL Interaction plans.
Adopt an institution/account planning approach and contribute to cross-functional institution/account plans.
Contribute to the development and delivery of scientifically meaningful medical programs/projects.
Establish a customer-centric, compliant collaboration with cross-matrix field teams.
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 Interventional and Non Interventional Research (NIR) studies (e.g., identification and assessment of potential study sites).
Provide recommendations and insights to clinical development team on study and site feasibilities.
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.
Alert appropriate BMS personnel to any identified Adverse Events.
Actively support CRO sponsored studies.

Requirements

MD, PharmD, PhD, APP, PA, NP with experience in a specific Disease Area or with a broad medical background and relevant pharmaceutical experience.
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.
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.
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.
Ability to drive a company-provided car is an essential qualification.
Candidates must be able to drive a BMS-provided vehicle between locations.
Candidates must possess a high level of ethics, integrity, and a safe driving history.

Skills

Communication skills
Presentation skills
Scientific exchange
Data generation
Insight generation
Medical education
Relationship building

Location

Field - ME, VT, NH, MA, RI, Upstate NY

Work Type

Field-based
Full-time

Experience Level

A minimum of 2 years working in a clinical and/or pharmaceutical environment
Prior MSL experience

Education Level

MD
PharmD
PhD
APP
PA
NP

Salary/Compensations

$166,090 - $201,262

Benefits

Health Coverage: Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision care.
Wellbeing Support: Programs such as BMS Well-Being Account, BMS Living Life Better, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).
Financial Well-being and Protection: 401(k) plan, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, accident insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection, personal liability protection, identity theft benefit, legal support, and survivor support.
Work-life benefits include: Paid Time Off
US Exempt Employees: flexible time off (unlimited, with manager approval, 11 paid national holidays)
Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico and Rayzebio Exempt, Non-Exempt, Hourly Employees: 160 hours annual paid vacation for new hires with manager approval, 11 national holidays, and 3 optional holidays
Unlimited paid sick time
Up to 2 paid volunteer days per year
Summer hours flexibility
Leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military needs
Annual Global Shutdown between Christmas and New Years Day.

About the Company

Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment.
With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science™ ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary.
Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in a supportive culture, promoting global participation in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

Equal Opportunity

BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles.
BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.