About this Medical Science Liaison, Field-based, Canada (French-Speaking) role at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Work Schedule
Standard Office Hours (40/wk)Environmental Conditions
OfficeJob Description
At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life – to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies.
Our work in specialty diagnostics – from providing diagnostic assays and instruments to clinical monitoring across disease stages – improves the diagnosis and management of blood cancers and immune system disorders. Your determination to put patients at the heart of every decision will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.
The Binding Site, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, is a global leader in specialty diagnostics that provides diagnostic assays and instruments to improve the diagnosis and management of blood cancers and immune system disorders. The Binding Site Freelite® offering is widely recommended for multiple myeloma diagnosis and monitoring across all stages of the disease by major clinical guideline publications. In addition, The Binding Site is an active and influential contributor to the broader scientific community. To find out more visit https://www.thermofisher.com/bindingsite.
Discover Impactful Work:
As a Field-based Medical Science Liaison (Laboratory), you’ll have a vital role in providing clinical and scientific education to help improve patient care. You will be essential in developing and maintaining positive connections with clinical advisors, laboratorians, clinicians, professional organizations, and patient advocacy groups. In this field-based position, you will collaborate closely with our sales, marketing teams, and medical affairs teams to provide education and drive scientific partnerships.
A day in the Life:
- Serve as a primary scientific liaison between the Binding Site and laboratory or health system customers, prioritizing their needs, delivering exceptional scientific support, and fostering strong collaborations to enhance the adoption and effective use of Binding Site diagnostic products, including our new MALDI-TOF mass spectrometer EXENT.
- Deliver presentations (virtual and in-person) to key opinion leaders, C-suite executives, clinical investigators, physicians, clinical laboratory directors and personnel, and other key customer stakeholders.
- Implement a KOL strategy and establish relationships to support scientific, commercial, and marketing objectives across the Canadian territory.
- Represent The Binding Site at regional and national trade shows and scientific conferences, communicating scientific data and engaging in customer meetings.
- Act as an internal consultant, supporting our internal teams with on-the-ground customer feedback and scientific expertise to help inform and guide product development, marketing initiatives, and scientific strategy.
- Support studies and scientific collaborations as needed, in accordance with business and customer goals.
- Maintain a comprehensive understanding of all Binding Site products in the context of analytic/clinical performance, manufacture, and QA release, and be able to answer customer concerns as needed.
- Always operate according to healthcare compliance requirements, including fielding off-label inquiries compliantly.
Keys to Success:
Education
- Advanced clinical/science degree (e.g., PhD, MD) required, with experience with immunology or hematology/oncology, or mass spectrometry/biochemistry highly preferred.
Experience
- 1+ years in the healthcare, life sciences, or diagnostic industry. Proven experience working in a clinical, hospital, or laboratory environment. Customer-facing experience is highly preferred. A patient and customer centric approach, helps you understand and respond to customer needs.
- Proven record of delivering scientific presentations and writing scientific manuscripts and conducting data analysis.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Outstanding customer focus, with excellent verbal and written communication skills in both French and English.
- Collaborative, team-oriented approach to working with sales, marketing, and scientific/medical affairs colleagues.
- Self-motivated with excellent time management and organization skills.
- Travel required (25-75%), including occasional weekend and international travel.
- Proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Physical Requirements / Work Environment
- Stand/walk/sit up to 6-8 hours a day; use hands to handle objects such as keyboards and telephones.
- Travel by various forms of transportation, primarily car and airplane, potentially requiring long periods of sitting.
- Talk and hear, with specific vision abilities including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment.
- Occasionally lift/move up to 20 pounds; may require lifting larger amounts when traveling (ie: luggage).
Compensation
The estimated annualized pay range for this position in Quebec is $83,300.00–$124,925.00.La maîtrise de la langue anglaise est requise pour garantir une communication et une collaboration efficaces avec les membres de l'équipe et les dirigeants d'entreprise dans divers endroits à travers le monde, y compris aux États-Unis.English language proficiency is required to ensure effective communication and collaboration with team members and business leaders in various locations globally, including the United States.
