Medical Science Liaison, Senior Medical Science Liaison - Oncology

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North Carolina.

📋 Description

• Act as the main field medical and scientific contact within the designated region.

• Keep up-to-date with clinical and scientific knowledge in GU Oncology, NMIBC, standards of care, treatment landscape, and pertinent evidence.

• Interact with healthcare professionals and external experts to facilitate accurate, balanced, non-promotional, and compliant scientific discussions.

• Create and implement territory and external expert engagement strategies.

• Establish and nurture long-term scientific relationships with healthcare providers, professional societies, research networks, and institutions.

• Comprehend clinical protocols, trial results, research methodologies, and emerging evidence.

• Perform pre-launch or lifecycle scientific profiling.

• Assess priority accounts and institutions, focusing on patient care pathways, treatment protocols, referral patterns, access factors, and emerging research.

• Handle and document unsolicited medical or scientific inquiries.

• Assist in advisory boards, scientific meetings, congresses, medical booth activities, and other Medical Affairs initiatives.

• Deliver timely field insights and scientific feedback to internal stakeholders.

• Collaborate compliantly with cross-functional partners while ensuring Medical and Commercial independence and boundaries.

• Support company-sponsored research sites and investigators, providing resources for investigator-initiated research proposals.

• Offer medical support, clinical insights, and scientific training to internal teams.

• Oversee the assigned territory, maintain documentation, and contribute to team and organizational goals.

• Follow corporate policies, SOPs, and legal, regulatory, privacy, and compliance standards.

• Represent the client as a field-based scientific authority.

⛳️ Requirements

• Terminal or advanced clinical degree required: PharmD, MD, DO, PhD, MSN, NP, or PA-C.

• Proven scientific, clinical, and business acumen.

• Exceptional presentation, communication, and relationship-building abilities.

• Capability to interpret, synthesize, and convey complex scientific and clinical information to diverse healthcare audiences.

• Experience in a field-based role and collaboration within a matrixed, cross-functional environment.

• Familiarity with relevant institutions, research networks, professional societies, and healthcare systems in the assigned area.

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, sound judgment, and dedication to compliant scientific exchanges.

• Prior experience in product launch, indication expansion, or lifecycle management preferred where applicable.

• MSL: typically 2 years of pharma experience or over 5 years of substantial clinical/academic experience with significant external stakeholder engagement.

• Senior MSL: five or more years of MSL experience, including a minimum of three years in oncology.

• GU Oncology experience is preferred.

• Experience with viral vectors and cell and gene therapies is advantageous.

• Willingness to travel 50%, including overnight trips, as business needs dictate.

• Ability to maintain subject-matter expertise in GU Oncology and gene therapy.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits.

• Reasonable accommodations during the hiring process for qualified applicants with disabilities.

• Commitment to equal opportunity employment.