Medical Science Liaison - Diagnostic (West

Overview

The Diagnostic Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is a field-based scientific expert

responsible for advancing high-quality biomarker testing, diagnostic excellence, and

precision-medicine readiness across oncology practices and laboratories. This role

strengthens scientific partnerships with healthcare providers, pathologists, and

laboratory leaders to ensure patients receive timely, guideline-aligned diagnostic testing that informs optimal therapeutic decisions.

The Diagnostic MSL plays a critical role in shaping the diagnostic ecosystem by

generating insights, educating stakeholders, and driving measurable improvements in testing adoption and patient identification.

Diagnostic & Laboratory Support

• Build and maintain peer to peer scientific and clinical relationships with national and regional external experts (EEs) and academic laboratories to support appropriate adoption of biomarker testing.
• Leverages technical expertise and landscape knowledge to identify relevant EEs and emerging experts for inclusion in territory plan.
• Provide scientific education on testing methodologies, assay selection, turnaround time expectations, and interpretation of biomarker results relevant to therapeutic decision-making.
• Support healthcare providers in understanding diagnostic pathways and barriers to testing, including pre-analytic variables, ordering workflows, and operational considerations.
• Collaborate with laboratory stakeholders to help bring innovative, guideline-aligned diagnostic testing into routine oncology practice.

Insight Generation & Field Medical Intelligence

• Gather, synthesize, and communicate actionable field insights related to testing practices, diagnostic workflows, treatment pathways, and the evolving biomarker landscape.
• Identify emerging trends, scientific gaps, and barriers to biomarker testing, escalating clear and timely recommendations to Medical Affairs leadership.
• Inform medical strategy, scientific education, and evidence-generation priorities through high-quality territory intelligence and real-world diagnostic insights.

Driving Measurable Impact

• Contribute to measurable improvements in biomarker testing adoption, time-to-test, and appropriate patient identification within the assigned territory.
• Translate scientific engagement into improvements across the end-to-end patient journey—from testing to diagnosis to treatment initiation.
• Demonstrate influence on testing practices and scientific understanding aligned with evolving standards of care in priority oncology indications.
• Actively support and represent Stemline at national, regional and local scientific congresses in alignment with goals and objectives
• Executes in line with annual goals and objectives expectations, and compliantly documents field activity, insights and expenses.

Scientific & Clinical Expertise

• Deep understanding of oncology biomarkers, molecular diagnostics, and precision-medicine principles.
• Ability to interpret complex diagnostic data, assay methodologies, and clinical evidence.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of evolving standards of care, guideline updates, and diagnostic innovations.

Diagnostic & Laboratory Systems Knowledge

• Expertise in laboratory workflows, pre-analytic variables, assay validation, and quality considerations.
• Understanding of diagnostic access barriers, ordering pathways, and operational constraints across diverse practice settings.
• Ability to translate laboratory processes into actionable insights for clinicians and internal stakeholders.

Scientific Communication & Education

• Skilled at delivering clear, balanced, and tailored scientific education to diverse audiences, including oncologists, pathologists, and laboratory directors.
• Ability to simplify complex diagnostic concepts while maintaining scientific rigor.
• Strong presentation, facilitation, and scientific storytelling capabilities.

Insight Generation & Strategic Thinking

• Identifies emerging diagnostic trends, unmet needs, and barriers to testing.
• Synthesizes field insights into actionable recommendations that influence medical strategy.
• Demonstrates strategic foresight in anticipating shifts in the diagnostic landscape.

Stakeholder Engagement & Relationship Leadership

• Builds strong, trust-based peer-to-peer scientific relationships with EEs, emerging experts, laboratory leaders, and multidisciplinary care teams.
• Navigates complex stakeholder environments with professionalism and scientific credibility.
• Demonstrates influence without authority to drive diagnostic excellence.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Works effectively with Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Market Access, HEOR, and Commercial (within compliance boundaries).
• Provides diagnostic expertise to support internal training, strategy development, and evidence-generation initiatives.
• Acts as a bridge between field insights and internal decision-making.

Impact & Outcomes Orientation

• Utilizes strategic thinking skills and leverages technical expertise and landscape knowledge to deliver…