Medical Science Liaison Rheumatology - San Diego CA

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Position: Medical Science Liaison, Rheumatology

Location: Field - San Diego, CA/AZ/NM

The 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.

Key Responsibilities

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is a member of a field-based team who function as an extension of the US Medical Affairs organization.  MSLs are responsible for developing and enhancing professional relationships with medical thought leaders involved in various phases of product development. MSLs provide medical information through scientific exchange in a fair-balanced manner and provide clinical/scientific support for Bristol Myers Squibb and the Medical Affairs department at the direction of Medical Affairs management.

This is position requires professionals with established personal and scientific creditability, deep understanding of the therapeutic landscape and excellent communication skills to interact with thought leaders.   

Responsibilities will include: 

Identify TL/HCPs, and establish and maintain scientific relationships
Demonstrate proficiency in using available scientific resources and presentations.
Effectively present information to TL/HCPs and be able to respond to questions, ensuring medical accuracy and compliance with local procedures, ethical and legal guidelines and directives.
Collaborate with the clinical organization to enhance patient enrolment in BMS-sponsored clinical trials by identifying appropriate clinical trial sites, interacting with investigators in ongoing studies, and educating the community for referrals
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 well as support HCPs in the ISR submission and execution process and study follow-up as agreed upon with home office medical and clinical development
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
Develop and execute territory and account/TL plans including institution/account referral network building and contribute to execution of regional and national strategy
Act as primary liaison to investigators interested in developing and performing investigator-initiated research
Provide clinical presentations and information in response to unsolicited questions (as appropriate) in academic, community, and healthcare provider setting in both group and one-on-one situations 
Provide scientific support at medical congresses and advisory boards as needed
Collect and provide meaningful medical insights by communicating these back to the medical and commercial organizations to support strategy development and business decisions
Ability and interest to evolve and shape the field medical role to maximize delivery of quality scientific exchange and foster long standing relationships