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DTX Pharma (a Novartis Company) is seeking a Medical Science Liaison (MSL) for the Cardiovascular therapeutic area, based in the Greater Boston, Cape Cod, and Islands of Massachusetts territory. This is a field-based, customer-facing, non-promotional medical and scientific role focused on advancing clinical practice and improving patient outcomes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Establish and build professional relationships with Healthcare Providers (HCPs), including community physicians, pharmacists, medical experts, nurses, and thought leaders across the assigned geography.
- Engage customers on emerging clinical data, clinical trial activities, disease state education, product information, adverse event capture, and medical insights across all stages of the product lifecycle.
- Develop strategic territory vision through identification of key stakeholders, mapping of medical engagements and key accounts aligned with medical strategy.
- Identify partnership opportunities with academic centers, centers of excellence, and systems of care to drive therapeutic impact.
- Provide clinical trial support for company-sponsored trials, facilitating medical activities and cross-functional collaboration with Medical Affairs and Clinical Operations.
- Collaborate internally with colleagues in HEOR, access, marketing, commercial, and sales to advance clinical practice while maintaining compliance standards.
- Maintain in-depth knowledge of the cardiovascular therapeutic area and Novartis compounds to serve as a medical resource.
- Execute administrative responsibilities including CRM management (Veeva), compliance training, expense reporting, and customer profiling.
- Champion emerging responsibilities as strategic priorities and territory needs evolve.
- Proactively drive personal and professional development.
Required Qualifications:
- Graduate degree in science or healthcare (doctoral degree preferred: MD, PhD, DNP, PharmD, etc.)
- For Manager level: 0–3 years of field medical or MSL experience in pharma, OR 3–5 years of relevant medical affairs, clinical research, or related scientific/clinical experience.
- Strong clinical knowledge including pharmacotherapy, treatment guidelines, clinical research processes, medical expert engagement strategies, and FDA promotional/ethical guidelines.
- Must reside within territory or within reasonable daily commuting distance (50 miles).
- Adherence to Novartis Code of Conduct, Ethics/Compliance policies, and all applicable laws and regulations.
This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on cardiovascular patient care through scientific engagement and strategic medical leadership in a defined territory.
