Role Overview
At Bristol Myers Squibb, we are driven by a single mission: to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases. As a Medical Science Liaison covering the North of the UK, you will be at the heart of that mission — acting as a trusted scientific partner to the cardiovascular healthcare community and ensuring patients gain timely access to life‑changing therapies.
Territory
North West, North East, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The role requires 60–70 % field time; you must be based in or willing to work across the territory.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and maintain peer‑to‑peer relationships with Thought Leaders (TLs) and Healthcare Providers (HCPs) across the cardiovascular landscape in the North of the UK.
- Engage TLs and HCPs with balanced, accurate, and compelling scientific dialogue on cardiovascular disease management, BMS products, and HEOR data.
- Respond confidently to complex clinical and scientific questions across multiple channels—from 1:1 meetings to group presentations (in‑person and remote).
- Stay ahead of the curve by continuously updating your knowledge of cardiovascular treatment strategies, competitive landscapes, and unmet medical needs.
- Develop your own Territory Field Medical Plan for the North of the UK, aligned with cardiovascular therapeutic area objectives.
- Contribute to cross‑functional institution/account planning.
- Feed meaningful medical insights back to internal teams to inform strategy.
- Provide scientific training and updates to commercial, regulatory, pharmacovigilance, and market access colleagues.
- Support promotional meetings with unbiased, data‑driven scientific presentations.
- Support interventional and non‑interventional research studies—from site identification to patient recruitment support.
- Advise on study feasibilities based on real‑world field intelligence across the North of the UK.
- Assist HCPs with Investigator Sponsored Research (ISR) submissions.
- Ensure pharmacovigilance standards are understood and upheld at local study sites.
Qualifications
- MD, PharmD, or PhD — OR a Science degree with relevant pharmaceutical industry experience.
- Experience as a clinician or MSL preferred, ideally with a background in cardiovascular medicine.
Key Skills & Competencies
- A natural communicator who can translate complex cardiovascular data into clear, compelling narratives for diverse audiences.
- Strong relationship‑builder with the ability to earn the trust of senior scientific and clinical stakeholders.
- Self‑motivated, independent, and equally effective as a collaborative team player.
- A rapid learner who thrives when diving into new therapeutic areas.
- Based in or willing to work across the North of the UK, with comfort for regular travel and field‑based working (60–70 %+ of your time will be in the field).
- Proficient with basic IT tools and platforms.
Equal Employment Opportunity
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R1601931: Medical Science Liaison, Cardiovascular, North UK
