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Medical Science Liaison, Ophthalmology - Mid Atlantic

Job Overview

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Employment Type

Full-time
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Compensation

Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Range $36.00 - $106.00
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Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Professional development opportunities
Travel reimbursement
Flexible work schedule

Job Description

Our company is a leading organization in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry, dedicated to advancing innovative healthcare solutions that improve patient outcomes worldwide. We focus on cutting-edge research, development, and commercialization of therapeutics, particularly in areas that require specialized knowledge such as eye care and related medical fields. With a commitment to scientific excellence and patient-centric values, our firm fosters a collaborative environment where experts in medicine, science, and clinical care work together to deliver impactful treatments to healthcare providers and their patients.

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) role within our company is critical to bridging the gap between scient... Show More

Job Requirements

  • Doctorate of optometry, MD, PharmD, or PhD with eye care expertise required
  • Minimum 3 years medical science liaison experience in eye care preferred or 3+ years clinical experience in eye care with at least 1 year industry experience or 7+ years clinical practice in eye care
  • Strong emotional intelligence and presentation skills required
  • Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize workload proactively in a fast-paced environment
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office and CRM software
  • Ability to collect actionable insights and analyze data critically
  • Effective influencer and collaborator
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Must reside in assigned territory, preferring candidates within 45 minutes of a major airport or metropolitan area
  • Ability to travel 60-80% of the time
  • Field based role

Job Qualifications

  • Doctorate of optometry, MD, PharmD, or PhD with eye care expertise
  • 3+ years of experience as a medical science liaison in eye care preferred or 3+ years of clinical experience in eye care with at least one year of industry experience or 7+ years of clinical practice in eye care
  • Strong emotional intelligence and presentation skills
  • Ability to plan, organize, manage, and prioritize workload proactively in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to navigate Microsoft Office and customer relationship management software
  • Ability to collect actionable insights and critically analyze data
  • Ability to influence and collaborate with peers
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills to convey technical and clinical information

Job Duties

  • Manage key opinion leader (KOL) optometrists and ophthalmologists in a designated region, ensuring compliant conduct per PhRMA and company guidelines
  • Be primary medical affairs KOL point of contact for day to day needs and peer-based scientific exchange including virtual and live interactions
  • Collect actionable insights from field scientific exchange, prioritize and collate these insights to shape medical strategy
  • Provide whole practice education to optometric and ophthalmic centers
  • Provide resources for disease state education in Optometry schools and Ophthalmology residency programs
  • Instruct customers on investigator initiated trial and medical information procedures upon request
  • Compliantly identify and recommend KOLs for projects such as advisory boards, medical education initiatives, training, publications, special projects, clinical trials, and business development evaluations
  • Plan KOL engagements and attend scientific sessions at medical meetings
  • Liaise with local and regional optometric and ophthalmic medical societies
  • Present scientific evidence to the payer community
  • Provide leadership and expertise on medical affairs projects
  • Participate in continual optimization of training, insights gathering and field medical processes
  • Host local disease state scientific exchanges
  • Participate in compliant and collaborative engagements with cross-functional team members
  • Provide clinical trial support as needed
  • Manage territory budget, metrics, KOL mapping and CRM entries

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