# Medical Science Liaison, Rare Hematology, Florida, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Puerto Rico

**Company**: Medical Affairs - US - Haematology & Nephrology - MSLs
**Location**: Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Pharmaceuticals

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## Description

This is a field-based scientific expert role that supports the medical and scientific objectives of AstraZeneca Rare Disease's products across the product life cycle. The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is a peer scientific expert who communicates accurate and applicable science to Healthcare Practitioners (HCPs) within a geographic area.

The individual manages and maintains collegial and professional relationships with HCPs and Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and identifies and facilitates collaboration opportunities with AstraZeneca Rare Disease. The MSL combines strong business acumen and clinical expertise and serves as a peer-to-peer liaison internally to Medical Directors, USMA Leadership Team, cross-functional partners and externally (HCPs & KOLs).

Responsibilities:

- HCP relationship management: Evaluates their territory to profile and identify the HCPs to engage and build relationships with, as well as identify, important centers of excellence. Develops clear, succinct, impactful HCP engagement plans, aligned with medical strategic goals and objectives. Evaluates and refines plans as needed per the progress against the quarterly focus priorities.

- Scientific knowledge and training: Keeps current with scientific knowledge within assigned products and therapeutic area. Supports scientific exchange of product/disease state with external stakeholders (HCPs) as needed. Provides relevant scientific information to other internal teams and functions as appropriate.

- US Healthcare system knowledge: Acquires knowledge of the current US healthcare system environment and its impact on the rare disease ecosystem. Builds a basic understanding of the foundations of managed markets. Acquires a basic understanding of the flow of information in managed care and government organizations.

Requirements:

- Minimum Education: MD, PharmD, or PhD in biological sciences strongly preferred.

- Minimum Experience: Industry experience is preferred but not mandatory; if no industry experience, therapeutic area experience (Hematology/Nephrology/Transplant) is preferred.

- Specific Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Has excellent communication skills (oral and written). Energetically embraces responsibilities and demonstrates the ability to achieve goals. Has a strong personal initiative. Functions well as part of a cross-functional team. Exhibits excellent time management. Able to work independently. Demonstrates leadership skills and high-level job competencies.

## Skills

### Required
- communication skills
- scientific knowledge
- US healthcare system knowledge
- relationship management
- strategic planning
- leadership skills

### Nice to have
- industry experience
- therapeutic area experience
- cross-functional teamwork
- time management
- independent work

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