# Medical Science Liaison, Rare Hematology, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska

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

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## Description

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

Key Responsibilities:

- HCP relationship management: Evaluate the territory to profile and identify HCPs to engage and build relationships with, as well as identify important centres of excellence. Develop clear, succinct, impactful HCP engagement plans, aligned with medical strategic goals and objectives.

- Scientific knowledge and training: Keep current with scientific knowledge within assigned products and therapeutic area. Support scientific exchange of product/disease state with external stakeholders (HCPs) as needed.

- US Healthcare system knowledge: Acquire knowledge of the current US healthcare system environment and its impact on the rare disease ecosystem.

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: 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

Additional Role Requirements:

- Office is home based. Travel within region 3-4 days per week with 1-2 office days per week

- Person should be able to travel minimum ~70% time

- Required travel to medical meetings, team meetings and other group meetings (including possible weekends, as dictated by conference schedule)

- Candidate is required to live within the territory

- The duties of this role are generally conducted in a field environment.

## Skills

### Required
- communication skills
- scientific knowledge
- US healthcare system knowledge
- relationship building
- time management

### Nice to have
- leadership skills
- cross-functional teamwork
- independent work
- goal achievement

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