Medical Science Liaison; MSL ONC Heme Chicago IL - Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Leverage scientific expertise and market knowledge to build professional relationships and engage with HCPs and other thought leaders aligned to medical strategy.
• Serve as a non-promotional medical/scientific field resource; lead customer engagements including emerging data discussions, clinical trial activities, patient journey barriers, market dynamics, unmet medical need, pipeline discussions, disease/product education, adverse event capture, and medical insights across the product lifecycle.
• Develop territory strategy: identify/map/plan Medical Engagements (MEs) and Key Accounts aligned to medical strategy; identify key stakeholders across the product development lifecycle to establish education, engagement, and partnership strategies.
• Identify partnership opportunities with academic centers, centers of excellence, and/or systems of care.
• Identify opportunities to involve HCPs/MEs when a medical need is identified (e.g., publications, clinical trial participation).
• Collaborate internally (e.g., HEOR, access, marketing, commercial, sales) to advance clinical practice with customer centricity and compliance.
• Support company-sponsored clinical trials; work cross-functionally with Medical Affairs and Clinical Operations.
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of therapeutic area, Novartis compounds, internal policies, and external regulations impacting day-to-day responsibilities.
• Complete administrative/training requirements (e.g., Veeva CRM, compliance modules, customer profiling).
• Drive personal/professional development as priorities evolve.

• Graduate degree in science or healthcare required; doctoral degree preferred (MD, PhD, DNP, PharmD, etc.).
• Experience (by level):
  • Manager: 0–3 years Field Medical/MSL required OR 3–5 years medical affairs/clinical research preferred.
  • AD: 5–7 years medical affairs/clinical research required OR 3+ years preferred.
• Strong clinical knowledge (pharmacotherapy, treatment guidelines, clinical research processes, medical expert engagement strategies) and FDA promotional/ethical guidelines.
• Must perform duties in accordance with applicable laws and Novartis policies; uphold ethics/compliance.
• Field-based Illinois territory (reside within territory or within ~50 miles of border); relocation not available.
• Travel and working hours set by hiring manager; role is ~60–70% travel.
• Initial training with home study required; must complete training within specified daily/weekly hours.
• Valid, unrestricted driver’s license required (driving essential function).

• Pay range at commencement:
  Manager $145,600–$270,400; AD $160,300–$297,700. Performance-based cash incentive; possible annual equity depending on level.
• US eligible employees: comprehensive benefits incl. health/life/disability, 401(k) with match, and time off.

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