YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role, Medical Science Liaison II-CVR, are to: 

• Maintain scientific expertise;
• Complete core training curriculum and basic MSL Certification; 
• Participate fully in therapeutic area updates and/or training initiatives (e.g. journal clubs); 

• Attend and review medical conferences; 
• Have a self-paced routine reading of current publications; 
• Have a professional licensure with CEU documentation where applicable; 

• Complete recertification and advanced certification where applicable; 
• Lead journal reviews and team discussions;  
• Coordinate or lead internal training initiatives; 
• Have an opinion leader engagement; 
• Have criteria based on selection and validation to identify and confirm opinion leader (OL) status; 

• Have routine contacts with OLs; 
• Have a research site identification and Investigator Sponsored Study (ISS) support; 
• Give speaker training and evaluation; 
• Be an advisory Board Support; 
• Have a direct scientific exchange; 

• Give presentations to external audiences; 
• Have timely, accurate, specific and balanced responses to professional requests for information (PIR) in collaboration with Medical Communications; 
• Have adherence to SOP and FDA guidance for distribution of scientific information; 
• Have adherence to SOP and compliance guidelines for all external contacts; 
• Give presentations to internal audiences including medical affairs (MA) and commercial partners; 

• Be a team member for strategic internal projects with cross-functional partners; 
• Have a professional organization involvement; 
• Establish and maintain contact with relevant medical, research and educational societies within assigned geography;  
• Attend and report on local, regional and national meetings; 
• Identify educational gaps and opportunities within regional and national organizations; 

• Coordinate team coverage of major national meetings, including program evaluation, required attendance and high-quality meeting reports; 
• Be ascertain and report current therapeutic area trends and other field intelligence; 
• Review and share current guidelines and treatment protocols for internal review; 
• Report relevant competitive activity; 
• Report new compound development information and potential collaborations when appropriate or requested in line with corporate strategy; 

• Complete and have accurate documentation; 
• Complete and have timely documentation of interactions and contacts within appropriate database(s); 
• Complete administrative reports including expense reports and status reports completed in a timely manner; 
• Collaborate as an internal scientific expert; 
• Review and work on resource development (e.g FDA Ad Com preparation); 

• Lead project teams or task forces within Medical Affairs; 
• Contribute to product development initiatives in collaboration with Global Product Development or other internal partners; 
• Lead internal training initiatives.

WHO YOU ARE

Your success will be driven by your demonstration of our LIFE values. More specifically related to this position, Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree; 
• Clinical development or other clinical experience (may substitute for MSL experience); 
• Post-doctoral residency/fellowship training in one or more respective therapeutic areas associated with Bayer Healthcare’s portfolio (such as Oncology, Hematology/Cardiology, Neuroscience, Diagnostic Imaging, Women’s Healthcare); 
• Computer literacy and the ability to learn essential software programs; 

• Demonstrated expertise in drug information communication; 
• Excellent project management ability; 
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; 
• Excellent interpersonal skills; 

• Working knowledge of FDA, and OIG requirements; 
• Understanding of clinical trial design and biostatistics; 
• Ability to critically evaluate the medical literature;  
• Ability to work in a team environment; 
• Ability to build productive work relationships both internally and externally; 

• Ability to work independently and a proven self-starter; 
• Excellent problem-solving skills; 
• Good organizational skills with thorough attention to detail ensuring timely follow-through;  
• Ability to travel and manage a demanding schedule. Didactic teaching experience (i.e., lectures on related topics presented at university type setting); 

• Demonstrated expertise in the drug discovery and drug development process; 

• Established track record in basic or clinical research. 

 
Preferred qualifications: 

• Advanced degree in Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Medicine, Nursing or equivalent experience; 
• At least two years of experience in healthcare or in the pharmaceutical industry as an MSL.