Medical Science Liaison/Senior Medical Science Liaison - Ophthalmology - Northeast

Location: Philadelphia, PA, USA; eligible for hire in select U.S. locations. Field-based role requiring approximately 70% travel with overnight stays.

Salary: USD 185,000–210,000 yearly

Company

hirify.global provides commercialization services, products, and solutions for the life sciences industry and supports biotech and pharmaceutical clients.

What you will do

• Serve as the primary medical point of contact for the assigned geographic area and provide scientific expertise in ophthalmology, retinal disease, and neovascular age-related macular degeneration.
• Conduct compliant scientific and medical exchange with healthcare professionals, KOLs, professional societies, health systems, payers, and advocacy organizations.
• Develop and track strategic KOL engagement plans, account profiles, and clinical insights related to patient care pathways and innovative therapies.
• Deliver clinical, scientific, value, and evidence presentations to healthcare providers, medical groups, formulary committees, and community organizations.
• Support clinical programs, investigator-initiated trial proposals, sponsored clinical trials, medical meetings, congresses, and scientific booth activities.
• Document unsolicited medical information requests, report field insights, manage territory travel expenses, and collaborate with Medical Affairs, R&D, implementation, and commercial teams.

Requirements

• Advanced degree required, such as OD, PharmD, PhD, MD, MSN, DNP, or NP/PA.
• MSL track: at least 2 years of MSL experience, including at least 1 year in ophthalmology. Senior MSL track: at least 5 years of pharmaceutical experience and 3 years in rare disease or ophthalmology.
• Strong scientific, clinical, and business acumen with the ability to interpret and present complex scientific, value, and evidence data.
• Experience engaging KOLs, healthcare providers, payers, formulary committees, health systems, and professional societies.
• Excellent written, verbal, networking, public speaking, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to travel frequently, approximately 70%, including overnight stays, is required.

Nice to have

• Prior product launch experience.
• Experience sharing scientific content with payer systems.
• Knowledge of ophthalmology screening and wellness programs.
• Experience with institutions and clinics in assigned geographies.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment within the Clinical & Medical department and Medical & Regulatory Affairs job family.
• Work guided by patient focus, client service, accountability, diversity, talent development, teamwork, communication, and innovation.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Commitment to reasonable workplace accommodation and equal employment opportunity.