# Medical Science Liaison  (Respiratory) - Kansas City

**Company**: Regional Liaison Director
**Location**: Kansas City, Kansas, United States of America
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: entry
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Medical
**Industry**: Healthcare

**Apply**: https://astrazeneca.eightfold.ai/careers/job/563877689883893
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## Description

At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. As a Medical Science Liaison (Respiratory) in Kansas City, you will be part of a field-based team with scientific, clinical, and therapeutic expertise.

Your primary responsibility will be to provide medical and scientific support for AstraZeneca's marketed products, focused on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), with new indications and compounds in development. This involves developing relationships and engaging in scientific exchange with medical and scientific partners, including Healthcare Professionals, Quality Assurance Managers, and Population Health Experts to improve medical care for patients with COPD.

You will partner with key internal stakeholders, including Medical, Sales, and Marketing, to identify pre-clinical, clinical, and post-marketing study investigators in alignment with Medical Affairs objectives. Your goal will be to provide impactful information that enhances the value and proper use of AstraZeneca's products to internal partners.

In addition, you will respond to customer inquiries to provide focused and balanced clinical and scientific information that supports the appropriate use of or clinically differentiates AstraZeneca's products and services.

This position is based in Kansas City, covering Kansas and Central/Western Missouri. You must reside within 30 miles of the territory core.

Essential requirements include:

- 0-1 years' experience as a Medical Science Liaison in the pharmaceutical industry

- Advanced Clinical/Science Degree required (e.g., MD, PharmD, PhD, MSN, NP, PA, etc.)

- Knowledge of Health Systems, customer segments, and market dynamics

- Demonstrated expertise in discussing scientific content and context to multiple audiences

- Experience initiating Transforming Care within Health Systems

- Excellent project management ability

- Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills

- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite

- Thorough knowledge of regulatory environment

- Experience in the pharmaceutical industry

- Strong leadership capabilities

- Must reside in territory

- Ability to travel (50-70%)

Desirable requirements include:

- 2+ years' experience as a Medical Science Liaison in the pharmaceutical industry

- Respiratory experience in pharmaceutical industry or clinical practice

- Established track record of basic or clinical research

- Proven expertise in the drug discovery and drug development process

- Previous experience working within Health Systems or Integrated Delivery Networks

## Skills

### Required
- Medical Science Liaison
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Healthcare Professionals
- Quality Assurance Managers
- Population Health Experts
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Regulatory Environment