Senior Medical Science Liaison - Head & Neck - Oncology - Minneapolis

Job Function

Medical Affairs Group

Medical Science Liaison

Scientific/Technology

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America, Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Senior Medical Science Liaison (Sr. MSL)

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicines is recruiting for a Senior Medical Science Liaison - Lung/Head & Neck Oncology to be based in the Rochester or Minneapolis, MN territory. Additional travel to North Dakota, Iowa will be necessary for this territory.

Thoracic/Head & Neck Oncology

The Senior Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is considered the field based scientific and clinical expert on current and future Johnson & Johnson Innovative products. He/she serves as a strategic scientific partner integrating multiple internal and external data sources to inform medical engagement, patient care, and territory strategy.

The Senior MSL is responsible for developing and enhancing professional relationships with key thought leaders and healthcare provider teams, providing fair balanced, objective, non-promotional scientific information, and education to healthcare professionals and to internal partners through meaningful, evidence based scientific exchange as required by scientific and business needs.

The Senior MSL is also responsible for staying abreast of current scientific and treatment landscape trends in the relevant therapeutic areas by critically evaluating the quality, relevance, and applicability of emerging data and provide appropriate scientific support for investigator‑initiated studies, including facilitating scientific exchange and connecting investigators with internal research and grant processes, in accordance with applicable policies and without assuming sponsor responsibilities.

• Develop and implement a scientific engagement plan for the territory that aligns with Medical Affairs strategy, prioritized medical objectives, and approved core medical assets.
• Engage in high quality, two‑way scientific exchange with KOLs and HCPs that respectfully challenges current thinking, to serve as a resource for them and to understand their perspectives on the current treatment landscape in the relevant disease area while identifying trends, unmet needs, and educational gaps.
• Identify and cultivate strong professional relationships with various community and academic HCPs/ KOLs in the territory to advance our scientific credibility.
• Utilize insights and MSL tools to develop a strategic approach for customer engagements within territory and proactively uncover gaps, risks, and opportunities to enhance medical impact.
• Leverage AI tools and insights to enhance decision making, streamline processes, and improve efficiency and outcomes across core responsibilities.
• Identify provider educational needs and address those with tailored responses by framing data in a compelling, scientifically balanced, and medically appropriate manner that advances learning and deepens understanding.
• Deliver relevant scientific data tailored to HCP needs through clear and effective dialogue and presentation that translates complex clinical evidence into meaningful scientific discussion by adapting communication style to stakeholder context, actively listening, asking insightful questions, and clarifying scientific questions or correcting factual misunderstandings in a balanced, evidence‑based manner.
• Collect and submit high quality actionable insights aligned with current strategic priorities of the organization by generating, consolidating, and sharing insights that inform medical strategy, asset planning, and cross‑functional discussions.
• Provide point‑of‑contact support to investigators and…