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Whether you are an aspiring medical science liaison (MSL) or a medical science liaison seeking a change, these 3 career tips will help you move forward and achieve your goals in medical affairs. Medical affairs refers to the department within the life science organizations responsible for “facilitating the flow of information between the medical community and the organization.” As field...

Medical Science Liaison Top 10 Facts The medical science liaison role has increased a lot since the early 2000s. As a result, there are over 330,000 medical science liaisons worldwide. The medical science liaison position is one of the most sought after roles in the pharmaceutical industry. It is a very competitive role. Pharmacists, physicians, and PhD professionals are all trying to break into...

What does a Medical Science Liaison (MSL) do? A medical science liaison (MSL) refers to a field-based medical affairs professional whose primary responsibility is to interact with influential healthcare providers (HCPs) who are on the forefront of their relative therapeutic specialties. Life sciences companies - pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical devices - all employ medical science liaisons...

His Name: Mark Profile: PhD in Immunology interested in landing a role as a medical science liaison His Story: Mark holds a PhD in microbiology and has lots of experience in public speaking. He was having a hard time landing any medical science liaison (MSL) interviews because he had no previous MSL experience. Although other MSLs were telling him that he has the skill set and just needs a...

COVID-19 has ushered in unprecedented times that none of us planned for, this includes the pharmaceutical industry. With travel restrictions prohibiting MSLs from visiting healthcare providers (HCPs) and access to HCPs being drastically limited, MSLs have had to make major changes to how they operate. I have spoken to MSLs who once thought the concept of “virtual MSLs” was years away...

As the medical science liaison (MSL) and medical affairs space evolves, the Accreditation Council for Medical Affairs (ACMA) thought it would separate fact vs fiction when it comes to MSL Board Certification. 1. Myth: What differentiates a certificate from a certification is the inclusion of a training component Fact: What differentiates a certificate from a certification is that a certificate...

Top 5 things we predict will change 1. In person pharma sales & medical science liaison (MSL) visits might go virtual While MSL and pharmaceutical sales rep visits are important for communicating important information to healthcare providers (HCPS), let’s face it, they are not ‘essential.’ Most medical practices are now moving to telemedicine, and many doctors are asking patients not...

What do you do as a Medical Science Liaison (MSL)? MSLs are clinical and/or scientific professionals who typically have an advanced degree (MD, PharmD, PhD, etc..). MSLs focus on a specific therapeutic area/disease state and are deep scientific experts in a pharmaceutical company’s products. MSLs build relationships with key opinion leaders (KOLs) in the medical community within their assigned...

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is a specific role within a function called medical affairs. Medical affairs is the division within a pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or diagnostic company that is focused on data generation and data dissemination to healthcare providers (HCPs). MSLs are focused on building relationships with key experts within the medical community and serve as...

These days, augmenting your current Medical Liaison (MSL) training program isn’t easy. One way MSL professionals can stand out in a pharmaceutical company is by becoming board certified MSL professionals. The MSL Society (MSLs) and the Accreditation Council for Medical Affairs (ACMA) both offer a Medical Science Liaison (MSL) Board Certification. But how do you choose the right MSL...