Seeking Talent Near: Minneapolis, MN; Saint Paul, MN; Fargo, ND; Sioux Falls, SD; Omaha, NE; Billings, MT; Boise, ID

Position Summary

Primary Responsibilities

• Build and sustain strong relationships with national and regional medical and scientific thought leaders, patient advocacy groups, and centers of excellence aligned to Acadia’s Medical Affairs strategy
• Engage key opinion leaders in meaningful scientific exchange, research discussions, and education on current and emerging therapies
• Support clinical research activities, including trial site engagement and cultivation and facilitation of investigator-initiated research proposals
• Develop and maintain deep scientific, clinical, and therapeutic expertise across Acadia’s portfolio
• Collaborate cross-functionally, in compliance with all guidelines, with Regional Business Leaders and Account Business Managers to support aligned field execution
• Provide strategic field insights that inform Medical Affairs and broader organizational decision-making
• Identify disease state insights and compound attributes that contribute to product differentiation and scientific value
• Deliver high-quality scientific, clinical, and educational support to internal stakeholders and external healthcare partners
• Represent Acadia at medical meetings, congresses, educational programs, and support Commercial activities including speaker and sales training
• Perform other duties as assigned

Education/Experience/Skills

• Advanced scientific degree (MD, PharmD, or PhD) in a relevant discipline
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry, with hands-on scientific or medical affairs responsibilities
• Prior Medical Science Liaison experience within a field-based medical affairs role
• Demonstrated scientific and clinical expertise, with experience in rare diseases, epilepsy, neurology, or psychiatry
• Strong working knowledge of regulatory, compliance, and clinical considerations impacting pharmaceutical and managed care environments
• Proven ability to communicate complex scientific and drug information to healthcare professionals and internal stakeholders
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Ability to travel up to 75% of the time, with residence within the assigned territory

Position levels:

• Medical Science Liaison: $139,600 - $174,500 requires an advanced degree (MD, PharmD, PhD) in a scientific discipline, 5 years of progressively responsible experience in the medical, clinical, and/or pharmaceutical field
• Sr. Medical Science Liaison: $176,000 - $220,000 requires an advanced degree (MD, PharmD, PhD) in a scientific discipline, 7 years of progressively responsible experience in the medical, clinical, and/or pharmaceutical field, including 3 years as an MS

Physical Requirements

This role involves regular standing, walking, sitting, and the use of hands for handling or operating equipment. The employee may also need to reach, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and maintain visual, verbal, and auditory communication in a standard office environment and while working independently from remote locations. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.  This position requires the ability to travel independently overnight and/or work after hours as required by travel schedules or business needs.

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About the Role

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) reports to our National Director of Field Medical. MSLs are field-based healthcare professionals to our customers. They will engage in compliant scientific exchange and provide whole practice education on disease state and respond to inquiries related to our products.

Let’s talk about some of the key responsibilities of the role:

• Manage key opinion leader (KOL) optometrists and ophthalmologists in a designated region, ensuring compliant conduct per PhRMA and Tarsus guidelines.
• Be the primary medical affairs KOL point of contact for day-to-day needs and peer-based scientific exchange, adhering to our Tarsus scientific platform; engagements may include both virtual and live interactions.
• Collect actionable insights from field scientific exchange, prioritize and collate these insights to shape medical strategy.
• Provide whole practice education to optometric and ophthalmic centers.
• Provide resources to facilitate disease state education in Optometry schools and Ophthalmology residency programs.
• Instruct customers (upon request) on investigator initiated trial and medical information procedures.
• Compliantly identify and recommend KOLs for a variety of projects (including advisory boards, medical education initiatives, training, publications, special projects, clinical trials, business development evaluations) based on expertise, interests, and competencies.
• Plan KOL engagements and schedule and attend scientific sessions at local, regional and national medical meetings as needed.
• Liaise with local and regional optometric and ophthalmic medical societies
• Present scientific evidence to the payer community.
• Provide leadership and expertise on medical affairs projects and initiatives.
• Participate in continual optimization of training, insights gathering and field medical processes.
• Host local disease state scientific exchanges and “lid+lash labs.”
• Participate in compliant and collaborative engagements with cross-functional team members including training and KOL meetings.
• Provide clinical trial support as needed and determine by the clinical development team.
• Manage territory budget, metrics, KOL mapping and CRM entries.

Factors to Success

• Doctorate of optometry, or MD, PharmD, PhD with eye care expertise required.
• 3+ years of experience as a medical science liaison in eye care is preferred; or 3+ years of clinical experience in eyecare with at least one year of industry experience or 7+ years of clinical practice in eyecare. Senior level exists for those with 4+ years of previous MSL experience.
• Strong emotional intelligence and presentation skills.
• Ability to plan, organize, manage, and prioritize workload proactively in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to navigate systems and processes including Microsoft Office and customer relationship management software, work independently, and be self-motivated.
• Ability to collect actionable insights and critically analyze data.
• Ability to influence and collaborate with peers.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to convey technical and clinical information.
• Decision Making - Demonstrates strong decision-making by applying structured analysis to complex challenges, balancing competing priorities and long-term impacts while engaging stakeholders and driving solutions aligned with organizational goals.
• Collaboration and Team Building - Promotes collaboration by aligning diverse teams around shared goals, fostering healthy debate to advance outcomes, and building strong networks that strengthen organizational effectiveness and cross-team learning.
• Outcome Driven - Demonstrates strong outcomes focus by aligning teams around shared priorities, proactively addressing risks and dependencies, and driving cross-functional accountability to sustain progress and deliver results.

A Few Other Details Worth Mentioning:

• The position is field based and requires travel 60-80% of the time.
• Territory includes: Southern California, NV, and HI with candidates ideally located in: Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, or Las Vegas
• The candidates must live in their assigned territory, preference will be given to candidates who reside within 45 minutes of a major airport / major metropolitan area.
• We are passionate about our culture! Our Tarsans live our values of commitment to patients, empowerment to champion innovation, and teamwork to amplify impact!
• This position reports directly to our National Director of Field Medical.

At Tarsus, we understand the importance of attracting and retaining top talent. The expected base pay range for this position is $134,200 to $188,000; with a higher range of $165,000 to $231,000 for candidates hired at the Senior level, plus bonus, stock equity, and comprehensive benefits. The base pay range reflects the target range for this position, but individual pay will be determined by additional factors such as job-related skills, experience and relevant education or training. Our benefits include health, dental and vision insurance benefits to ensure your well-being. We believe in work-life balance and offer generous paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and personal days. For more details regarding Tarsus benefits, please visit: https://eb.alliant.com/26tarsusbenefitssnapshot.

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