Medical Science Liaison Director - BD Advanced Patient Monitoring

Becton Dickinson (BD) recently completed the acquisition of the Edwards Critical Care business. This position is part of the Critical Care division, and as such will become a part of the BD organization in the future. Critical Care will operate as a separate business unit, called Advanced Patient Monitoring (APM) within BD's medical segment, aligning with BD's smart connected care approach. BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world and is advancing the world of health by improving medical discovery, diagnostics and the delivery of care. If you are invited to interview for this position, a recruiter will provide further details about this exciting transition. Learn more about BD at bd.com  

As a therapy expert in the field of critical care, surgery, anesthesia, or obstetrics, the Medical Science Liaison is responsible for the North American region and serves as an in-house based scientific expert, engaging healthcare professionals, thought leaders, and key stakeholders to exchange clinical and research insights on disease states and burden, clinical workflow, hemodynamic management, and products to influence and achieve business objectives. This role builds and maintains relationships with KOLs, internal stakeholder teams including Professional Education, Marketing, Sales, Sales Training & Development, R&D, & Product Safety providing expert medical and scientific support.

How you’ll make an impact:

• As a trusted advisor, the MSL leads complex processes to gain key market insights through evidence-based literature review, society guidelines and consensus statements, and clinician engagement, which contributes to the larger medical strategy, and collaborates cross-functionally to support research, education, and market access. This includes identifying clinical evidence gaps and propose; then lead and execute larger initiatives to provide the evidence needed by our commercial organization to demonstrate the clinical value of our portfolio. This position requires deep therapeutic expertise, strategic thinking, and strong communication skills to drive scientific engagement and support BD APM’s business objectives.
• Provide direction and guidance to project teams to execute larger medical affairs projects, initiatives and/or programs  by acting as the primary subject matter expert in-house and in the field for BD APM Medical Affairs with a specific focus on developing clinician relationships, evidence generation, scientific exchange, and product safety.
• Identify and evaluate more complex process improvements opportunities including assessing the impact and facilitation of the submission of investigator-initiated trials and collaborative research inquiries, including the provision of guidance on the publication and presentation of clinical data, in accordance with company policies. To achieve this, the MSL will evaluate and lead prioritization of key conferences and society engagements based on the business objectives.. Lead and represent BD APM at strategically decided medical/scientific conferences, advisory boards, outreach and advocacy meetings, and other activities, as requested. This may include support of thought leader engagement, Medical Information booth activities, and congress/conference planning (including scheduling, review, assessment and drafting of conference reports on oral presentations, abstracts, posters, and key insights).
• Identify, establish, and develop ongoing, peer-to-peer relationships with key national and international thought leaders including academic centers of excellence, hospitals, and community practice organizations to build advocacy and engage in scientific exchange with these individuals.
• Support the creation of Medical Affairs documents in alignment with larger corporate objectives to include, but not limited to, slide decks, standard response letters, and speaker and internal training materials.
• Other incidental duties

What you'll need (Required):

• Bachelor's Degree in nursing
• A minimum of twelve years experience with advanced clinical hemodynamic monitoring experience within critical care, surgery, anesthesia, or OB (OR Master's Degree or equivalent in Advanced Degree such as PA-C, ACNP, CRNA with a minimum of ten years experience with advanced clinical hemodynamic monitoring experience within critical care, surgery, anesthesia, or OB)

What else we look for (Preferred):

• Doctor of Medicine in M.D., D.O. or equivalent, 8 years experience with advanced clinical hemodynamic monitoring experience within critical care, surgery, anesthesia, or OB 
• Interacts with higher, equivalent and lower level internal and external re