Medical Science Liaison - Clinical Research (Neurology, Immunology)

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Title: Medical Science Liaison - Clinical Research

Therapy area – Neurology, Immunology

Location: Field Based (Bangalore)

Role Summary:

Clinical Research Medical Science Liaison (CR-MSL) embodies our medical mission in becoming a trusted, agile partner who engages in relevant dialogue with investigators and delivers timely, high impact data and insights that advance the science and accelerates patient enrolment in clinical trials. CR-MSL is a field-based role with up to 80% time spent in field. CR-MSL will closely collaborates with CR-SMA, RCO and CRC/CRA to develop strategy and drive Phase 1-3 clinical trial activities as per plan.

The primary role of MSL is to identify, develop and maintain contacts with Thought Leaders (TL) and Healthcare Providers (HCP) within therapeutic areas. This role focuses on key investigational programs for respective therapeutic area in which India is a participating country. Within the clinical research remit, this MSL role supports priority studies in respective therapeutic area and engages in peer-to-peer scientific engagement with principal investigators and thought leaders across the country.

Key Responsibilities

External Environment and Customer Focus

• Identification and recommendation of top investigators for therapeutic area. Develop and maintain strong working relationships with key Thought Leaders in a disease area, gathering insights on current and future disease management and scientific perspectives including unmet clinical needs. Help understand insights gathered from scientific conversations to inform medical activities and clinical research locally and globally, as well as internal stakeholders where appropriate.
• Engage in scientific dialogue around current and emerging data through field visits, presentations, and discussions and at scientific congresses and become the trusted scientific partner for HCPs.
• MSL will discuss ongoing clinical trial protocol, MOA of drug and pipeline of therapeutic area if HCP is interested

Support Clinical Trial Activities

• Understanding of all current BMS India clinical trials, protocol and MOA drug and therapeutic landscape.
• Regular site visits for priority studies & reporting novel insights from trial sites (e.g. barriers to recruitment, change in personnel, competing studies)
• Reactive peer-to-peer scientific discussion on relevant congress data and treatment landscapes with key thought leaders
• Interaction and medical insight reporting through relevant CRM and reporting tools.
• Support Interventional and Non-Interventional Research (NIR) studies (e.g. identification and assessment of potential study sites) to support patient recruitment and/or discussions around the safe and effective use of BMS investigational products, as agreed with local medical management and as defined by the study scope document.
• Provide recommendations and insights to clinical development team on study and site feasibilities within the therapeutic area based on knowledge of the field and through direct contacts with potential investigators, as agreed with local medical management.
• Actively support CRO sponsored studies as agreed with local medical management and as defined by the study scope document.
• Support HCPs in the ISR submission process as agreed with local medical management and regular follow up on these ISR.
• Ensure that BMS Pharmacovigilance procedural documents are u