MEDICAL SCIENCE LIAISON ARTICLES
ABOUT MEDICAL SCIENCE LIAISON INSTITUTE
By MSL Institute
March 2008
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Medical Science Liaison (MSL) Institute is a consulting firm founded to advance the role of field-based medical science liaisons in the biopharmaceutical industry.
Medical Science Liaison Institute is widely recognized by the life science industry for consistent thought leadership on medical science liaison programs and current best practices in the medical science liaison profession.
Dr. Jane Chin is Medical Science Liaison Institute's founder and President. Dr. Chin created the web's original MSL information website in 2000 and has been serving as the voice of the MSL community. Dr. Chin has been credited with the grassroots effort in increasing awareness and recognition of field-based medical science liaison professionals.
Dr. Chin's pharmaceutical industry experience began in 1993 and included R&D, sales, and medical affairs. In 2003 and while working as a medical science liaison, Dr. Chin created and launched Medical Science Liaison Quarterly (MSL Quarterly, ISSN 1547-7886), the profession's first newsletter. MSL Quarterly became a knowledge platform for sharing best practices and advancing awareness and recognition of the field-based medical science liaison role.
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5 Keys to Succeeding as a MSL
By Jane Chin, Ph.D.
August 2008
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This article was written by Jane Chin, Ph.D. earlier in 2008, as she was contemplating on a manuscript on success factors of MSLs of the future. Dr. Chin and coauthor Dr. Peter Dumovic's peer-reviewed journal article, "Marketing Masterclass - Medical science liaisons: A look to the future" was published in the Journal of Medical Marketing (Journal of Medical Marketing (2008) 8, 193–197. doi:10.1057/jmm.2008.12; published online 6 June 2008)
Field-based professions have unique challenges, one of which is a requirement for you to be a self-starter and often, self-mentor.
Here are five keys to succeeding as a MSL - whether you are a newbie or a veteran.
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This Has Been a Good Five Years
By Jane Chin, Ph.D.
March 2008
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Five years ago, on March 15, 2003 I launched Medical Science Liaison Quarterly. At the time, I was working as an oncology medical science liaison at a global pharmaceutical company. The idea for a newsletter specifically for MSLs have been in my mind for much longer than that. There was a publication for field sales but no publication for field medical, and field professions can be especially isolating.
Almost a year later, in 2004 I quit working as a MSL to create the Medical Science Liaison Institute. Few people knew the real reason why I did this.
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Pulse from the Field: Informal Surveys
By MSL Institute
March 2008
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SURVEY: I left my last company because (multiple answers OK; N=22):
I got bored with the therapeutic area 13.6%
I had issues with my manager 36.4%
I had issues with members of my team 9.1%
I didn't like how we were been "measured" 22.7%
I felt the company was unethical 9.1%
I knew I had no growth opportunities here 9.1%
I didn't want to be a MSL anymore 13.6%
I wanted better compensation (base, perks) 18.2%
I wanted less travel/better work-life balance 36.4%
Other (please explain) 27.3% More...
Medical Science Liaison Job Titles and Salary
By Jane Chin, Ph.D.
March 2008
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It may be helpful to know some of the names that companies use to call their medical science liaisons when you search:
Medical liaison
Clinical liaison
Medical scientific liaison
Clinical science manager
Clinical science liaison
Medical science manager
Medical scientific manager
Regional Scientific manager
Regional medical scientist
Regional medical liaison
Regional scientific liaison
National medical scientist
Medical information scientist
Scientific affairs liaison
Medical affairs liaison
Regional medical research scientist
Professional education liaison
Medical Education Research Liaisons
... and others that I may not have listed because companies are continually inventing creative titles for medical science liaisons.
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WANTED: RELATIONSHIP CAPITAL. SEEKING: MSLS
By Jane Chin, Ph.D.
March 2008
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Originally published in 2002.
Medical science liaisons (MSL) have many aliases: medical science managers, regional scientific managers, medical information scientists, scientific liaisons. Whatever the moniker, a medical science liaison's critical function remains the same: to establish trust and credibility from which research collaborations flourish.
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YOUR FIRST 30 DAYS AS A MEDICAL SCIENCE LIAISON
By Jane Chin, Ph.D.
March 2008
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Originally published in 2001.
These tips are written for new medical liaisons (to the profession itself, but also helpful for those new to a company/therapeutic area). While these tips were gleaned from my personal experience when I was a MSL, please keep in mind that field-based programs differ from company to company, and the size of the program determines your allocated geography. This in turn affects your strategies for territory management.
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