Job Details

Position: Medical Science Liaison, Immunology - Admilparant

Location: Field – N. CA

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is responsible for identifying disease and product related medical needs in a defined geography. The primary role is to develop and maintain relationships with Thought Leaders (TL) and Healthcare Providers (HCP) within their healthcare system to engage in meaningful scientific exchange, ensuring patients have access to BMS medicines and facilitating research. The MSL also serves as the medical resource for external stakeholders in the community.

Key Responsibilities

• External Environment and Customer Focus:
  • Develop and maintain relationships with academic and community research thought leaders, appropriate HCPs, and access stakeholders to answer scientific, unsolicited product, and HEOR related questions.
  • Use various channels for interactions (1‑on‑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 with local procedures, ethical and legal guidelines, and directives.
  • Actively assess the medical landscape by meeting with TL/HCPs and Access Stakeholders to understand their needs and expertise.
  • Continuously update 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 TL 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.
  • 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, evaluating speakers, and 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.

Position Requirements

• MD, PharmD, PhD, APP, PA, NP with experience in a specific disease area or with a broad medical background and relevant pharmaceutical experience.
• Knowledge of disease area, scientific publications, competitive landscape, patient treatment trends.
• Knowledge of clinical trial design and process.
• Knowledge of national healthcare and access environment.
• Knowledge of HEOR core concepts.
• Excellent English language skills, spoken and written.

Experience Desired

• Minimum of 2 years working in a clinical and/or pharmaceutical environment.
• Prior MSL experience.
• 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.
• Good communication and presentation skills to present scientific and/or clinical data to research or healthcare professionals.
• 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 BMS Values.

Essential Qualification

• Must be able to drive a company‑provided vehicle between locations and arrive at each location ready and able to enthusiastically and efficiently demonstrate applied knowledge of pertinent health care industry trends.
• Must possess a high level of ethics, integrity, and a responsible and safe driving history.

Travel Requirement

• Position is field based and requires travel.
• MSL will be required to live in the territory they manage or within 50 miles of the territory borders.
• The MSL will spend the majority of their time in the field with their external customers.
• Further requirements based on territory assignment and team needs.

Compensation Overview

Field – United States – US $166,090 – $201,262. The starting compensation range is for a full‑time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. Final individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience.

Benefits

• Health coverage: medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision care.
• Well‑being 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.
• Paid Time Off: unlimited flexible time off with manager approval, 11 paid national holidays (subject to location), and additional optional holidays for eligible employees.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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