Senior Medical Science Liaison - Gastroenterology - Pacific Northwest; OR, WA MT, WY, AK

Senior Medical Science Liaison – Gastroenterology – Pacific Northwest (OR, WA, , MT, WY, AK)

Join to apply for the Senior Medical Science Liaison role s field‑based, external customer‑facing position is responsible for analyzing scientific data, acquiring customer insights, fostering expert networks, and connecting customers to Takeda to advance medical strategy and improve patient outcomes.

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The Senior Medical Science Liaison is a field-based, external customer‑facing member of the US therapeutic area medical unit team. Responsibilities include analyzing, interpreting, and disseminating scientific data; acquiring and translating customer insights; fostering external expert networks; and compliantly connecting customers to Takeda. As part of the US Medical team, you will report to the Director, MSL.

The territory includes OR, WA, , MT, WY, and AK.

• Externally-focused KOL/HCP related activities comprise a minimum of 80% of responsibilities.
• Build and maintain professional relationships with KOLs/HCPs per individual territory plans aligned to medical strategy.
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge of Takeda disease areas, products, and the therapeutic area competitor landscape; analyze and interpret complex scientific information and disseminate to KOLs/HCPs in a compliant, fair‑balanced, and non‑misleading manner.
• Support Takeda‑sponsored research and facilitate strategically aligned medical collaborative studies and investigator‑initiated research processes.
• Collect, interpret, and internally communicate medical insights from KOLs/HCPs to inform and refine medical strategies and/or tactics.
• Identify and cultivate partnership opportunities between KOLs/HCPs and Takeda US Medical.
• Participate in executing medical strategy at conferences (e.g., staff medical booth, poster/session attendance, and KOL/HCP interactions).
• Within defined timelines and quality standards, respond to unsolicited HCP medical information inquiries referred by Medical Information.
• Leverage digital tools, including AI, to enhance productivity and improve efficiency (e.g., KOL/HCP engagement planning, medical insights reporting).
• Complete all required customer activity documentation, training, expense reporting, and other administrative responsibilities in a timely, accurate, and compliant manner.

• Doctoral degree in life/health sciences preferred (Pharm
  
  D, MD, PhD, or equivalent). Master’s in health sciences (MSN, NP, or PA) is the minimum requirement.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience as a field‑based MSL in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, organization, and collaboration skills.
• Execution of activities within legal, regulatory, and compliance requirements.
• Use of digital tools, including AI, to enhance productivity and improve efficiency.

• Dissemination of complex scientific data to healthcare audiences.
• Relevant therapeutic area knowledge and expertise.
• Clinical, research, and/or teaching experience.
• Ability to work effectively in virtual and cross‑functional teams.
• Execution of activities within legal, regulatory, and compliance requirements.

• Frequent travel is required; must be available to travel up to 70% of the time, including overnight and weekends.
• Ability to drive and/or fly to meetings.
• Must have a clean and valid driver’s license.

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