Sr. MSL/Medical Science Liaison - Oncology (Arizona, San Diego, Hawaii)

Do you have expertise in, and passion for Medical Affairs in Oncology? Are you ready to make a significant impact in the field of Thoracic Oncology? AstraZeneca’s vision in Oncology is to help patients by redefining the cancer-treatment paradigm with the bold ambition to eliminate cancer as a cause of death. We are proud to work on groundbreaking science with one of the broadest and deepest Oncology pipelines in the business. Help to advance our pipeline by applying expertise and accelerating our pathway to finding a cure.  

We are seeking a Medical Science Liaison (MSL) or Senior MSL to join us our Thoracic Oncology team! This role serves as the local medical voice of AZ in the disease area of interest and builds a local medical strategy to improve patient care and outcomes in their territory. The MSL is an established field-based professional with extensive scientific, clinical, and therapeutic area expertise responsible for providing medical and scientific support for AstraZeneca's oncology marketed products, new indications for current products, and compounds in development.  

What you’ll do: 

• Act as the local medical leader responsible for developing a tailored strategy to meet the AZ USMA priorities in the disease area, as well as the local specificities and patient needs 

• Develop strong working relationships in different external business settings (e.g. academia, hospitals, managed markets, private practices)  

• Lead scientific exchanges with Thoracic Oncologists and key members of the MDT  

• Lead peer to peer scientific/medical interactions   

• Gather insights on the treatment landscape, evolving healthcare environment and practice, barrier to optimal treatment and patient care or opportunities to improve outcomes of patients with cancer  

• Communicate internally insights, findings, and propose actions to improve patient care and outcomes  

• Discuss with KOLs data and educational gaps to ensure adequate use of our medicines and to inform our R&D strategy to address patient needs  

• Summarize appropriate clinical data into accurate and balanced information and clearly and concisely convey the most relevant information   

• Stay current with scientific knowledge (e.g. marketed and emerging products, competitors’ activities, key healthcare trends, anatomy & physiology; pathophysiology in relevant disease states, and current therapeutic interventions related to disease states  

• Attend relevant scientific meetings and conferences  

• Collaborate with Clin ops on trials from feasibility to execution of trials  

• Discuss and follow-up on ESRs  

Minimum Qualifications  

• Advanced scientific degree required (i.e. Pharm D, MD/DO, PhD, PA or NP) in a relevant health science or clinical discipline  

• Oncology experience 

• Ability to express ideas clearly in written documentation, one-on-one conversations and in small group dialogues Ability to navigate within a matrixial environment