Medical Science Liaison – Haematology & Oncology (field based in Kolkata)

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Summary: MSL embody our medical mission in becoming a trusted, agile partner who engages in relevant dialogue and delivers timely, high impact data and insights that advance the science or accelerate access, optimise medical practice and drive appropriate adoption of BMS medicines. The MSL role is a field-based role. It is anticipated that a MSL will spend >70% of their time in the field with external customers. The primary role of MSL is to develop and maintain contacts with Thought Leaders (TL) and Healthcare Providers (HCP) within their healthcare system. The purpose of interactions is to ensure patients have access to BMS medicines, to ensure their safe and appropriate use through peer-to-peer discussions aligned with medical strategies and needs expressed by the stakeholders. The scientific dialogue focuses on scientific/clinical information around disease management and BMS products in a fair and balanced way and includes appropriate Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) data. This role is intended to strengthen field medical engagement across haematology and oncology by building trusted scientific partnerships, generating actionable medical insights, supporting evidence-based practice, and enabling safe, appropriate use of BMS medicines in alignment with the country medical strategy.

External Environment and Customer Focus Develop and maintain interactions with Thought Leaders, appropriate HCPs, and access stakeholders, within a given geography to answer scientific, unsolicited product and therapy area related questions. MSLs will use various channels for interactions (1:1, group presentation; remote, etc). Develop and execute a medical interaction plan based on medical plan and needs of relevant stakeholders. Effectively present information to HCPs and be able to respond to questions, ensuring medical accuracy and compliance with local procedures, ethical and legal guidelines and directives. Actively assess the medical landscape by meeting with Thought Leaders to understand their needs and expertise. Continuously update their own knowledge in treatment strategies, products, unmet medical needs, clinical trials and scientific activities. Understand the competitive landscape and actively prepare to address informational needs of customers. Collect and provide meaningful medical insights back to the medical organization to be actioned in support of the strategy development. Report safety information, including adverse events, in accordance with BMS Standard Operating Procedures. Deliver scientific meetings in relevant therapy area Contribute to the Country Medical Plan Develop territory Field Medical plan and TL Interaction plans based on therapeutic area objectives and TLs needs. Execute medical plan activities as assigned. Adopt institution/account planning approach and contribute to cross-functional institution/account plans. Contribute to development and delivery of scientifically meaningful medical programs/projects in line with the local Medical and Field Medical plan. Provide