# Medical Science Liaison

**Company**: IQVIA
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $180-220,000 annually
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Medical Science Liaison (MSL) with experience in viral liver disease, hepatology, Infectious Disease/HIV to initiate scientific dialogue within the therapeutic area centers through scientific discussions with clinical physicians, staff and other stakeholders, on behalf of our client.

The MSL will provide peer-to-peer educational dialogue in support of the clinical trial teams. In addition, you will ensure compliant and high-quality clinical scientific communication. You will be asked to contribute clinical insight to inform decision making on various aligned teams.

**Role focus:** Pre-launch medical readiness through HDV territory uncovering, ecosystem mapping, scientific relationship building, and actionable insight generation. ECLIPSE support remains an important but secondary responsibility based on the current territory situation.

**Responsibilities:**

- Identify, map, and engage key stakeholders involved in HDV diagnosis, referral, and treatment within the assigned territory.

- Develop and maintain a strong understanding of the local healthcare environment, patient pathways, referral networks, and treatment landscape.

- Build and maintain scientific relationships with healthcare professionals, investigators, and key opinion leaders.

- Support the development and execution of territory plans aligned with Medical Affairs priorities.

- Contribute to the expansion of Vir Bio’s medical footprint and future treatment readiness through scientific engagement and stakeholder development.

- Conduct compliant, high-quality scientific exchange with healthcare professionals and other relevant stakeholders.

- Communicate scientific and medical information in a fair-balanced manner, tailored to stakeholder needs.

- Establish and maintain trusted scientific relationships with key external experts and investigators.

- Support scientific education initiatives and respond appropriately to unsolicited medical requests.

- Gather, analyse, and communicate relevant medical and scientific insights from the field.

- Contribute to the understanding of the HDV landscape, emerging trends, stakeholder needs, and competitive environment.

- Ensure accurate and timely documentation of scientific engagements and insights in approved systems.

- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to support evidence-based decision-making and strategic planning.

- Support clinical trial activities within the territory through compliant engagement with investigators and site personnel.

- Collaborate with Clinical Operations and other stakeholders to support study execution and participant retention, as appropriate.

- Maintain scientific relationships with active sites.

**Requirements:**

- An advanced clinical, medical, or scientific degree, such as a PharmD, MD, PhD, or relevant master’s degree, is required.

- Prior MSL experience is required.

- Demonstrated experience conducting credible, compliant peer-to-peer scientific exchange with HCPs and KOLs.

- Valid driver’s license and ability to travel extensively within the territory, including overnight travel.

- Travel of up to 70% may be required.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

- Therapeutic area experience in viral hepatitis, hepatology, infectious diseases, gastroenterology, or a closely related field is strongly preferred.

- Experience with territory planning, KOL mapping, ecosystem mapping, relationship development, and actionable insight generation.

- Clinical trial experience and experience collaborating with investigators, site teams, and Clinical Operations are preferred.

- Ability to work autonomously across a broad geography, prioritize strategically, and translate field information into clear actions and recommendations.

- Knowledge of applicable guidelines and requirements for compliant scientific communication and the US regulatory environment.

- Proficiency with CRM systems and standard collaboration tools, including Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Power BI or similar reporting tools.

- Excellent written and oral communication, presentation, relationship-building, and organizational skills.

## Skills

### Required
- PharmD
- MD
- PhD
- MSL experience
- compliant scientific communication

### Nice to have
- viral hepatitis
- hepatology
- infectious diseases
- gastroenterology
- territory planning
- KOL mapping
- ecosystem mapping
- relationship development
- actionable insight generation

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