Medical Science Liaison, Rheumatology - Mid-Atlantic & Foothills

Medical Affairs Group

Medical Science Liaison

Scientific/Technology

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, Indiana (Any City), Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, Kentucky (Any City), Louisville, Kentucky, United States, North Carolina (Any City), South Carolina (Any City), Tennessee (Any City)

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicines is recruiting for a Medical Science Liaison - Rheumatology to be based in the Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, or South Carolina territory.

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Our Immunology team leads in the development of transformational medicines for immunological disorders and illnesses. You can influence where medicine is going by restoring health to millions of people living with immune diseases.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

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The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is considered the field-based scientific and clinical emerging expert on current and future Johnson & Johnson Innovative products. The MSL is responsible for developing and enhancing professional relationships with Key thought leaders/HCPs and providing fair balanced, objective, non-promotional scientific information, and education to health care professionals.

The MSL drives high-quality scientific exchange, territory execution, and actionable insight generation while maintaining‑the highest standards of scientific integrity, professionalism, and compliance.

The MSL is also responsible for staying abreast of current scientific and treatment landscape trends in the relevant therapeutic areas and providing 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.
• Cultivate strong professional relationships with community and academic opinion leaders/KOLs in the territory to advance our scientific credibility.
• Engage inhighquality,two-way scientific exchange that encourages dialogue, shared understanding, and learning over time in the relevant disease area.
  
  Utilize insights and MSL tools to develop a strategic approach for customerengagementswithin territory by collecting, synthesizing, and applying clinical, scientific, competitive, and territory level information.
• Leverage AI tools and insights to enhance decision making, streamline processes, and improve efficiency and outcomes across core responsibilities.
• Maintain awareness of direct and indirect competitors within the therapeutic area and incorporate relevant, evidence based clinical context into scientific engagement planning and compliant scientific discussions
• Deliver relevant scientific data tailored to HCP needs through clear and effective dialogue and presentations that translate complex clinical evidence into meaningful scientific discussion
• Engage healthcare providers and internal partners to identify challenges or unmet needs and collaboratively propose evidence-based solutions or educational initiatives.
• Identify,collectandsubmithigh-quality actionable insight sin a timely manner aligned with current strategic priorities of the organization that inform medical strategy andcross functional‑discussions at the territory level.
• Respond to unsolicited inquiriesonJ&Jproducts and research from external stakeholders.
• Provide point-of-contact support to investigators and internal partners for both company-sponsored and investigator-initiated studies.
• Compliantly collaborate with internal stakeholders within a matrixed internal environment to support Medical Affairs objectives aligned with organizational goals, and scientific exchange activities, including coordination with MSL field partners, R&D, U.S. and Global Medical Affairs teams, Clinical Operations, and appropriate,role defined interactions with Sales and Marketing.
• Demonstrate strong scientific acumen…