This is where you save and sustain lives

At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You'll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients.

Baxter's products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.

Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work.

Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives- where your purpose accelerates our mission.

Location to live: Eastern or Central Region

Your Role at Baxter

This is where your work saves lives

The research we do and the products we develop improve outcomes for patients around the world. As a Medical Science Liaison at Baxter, your work contributes directly to making a significant impact on others. It's challenging work-and you're not on your own. Our teams collaborate cross-functionally and lead by influence. Whether guiding a team through a project or leading direct reports, our research and development team is responsible for influencing others to achieve results.

What you'll be doing

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) functions as a field-based member of the Medical Affairs group in Medication Delivery, Baxter Healthcare Corporation. Medical Science Liaisons are healthcare professionals who interact with the scientific clinical community, key opinion leaders (KOLs), researchers, and medical, pharmacy, and nursing educators. They are a point of contact with clinical investigators seeking investigator-initiated research (IIR) support and with scientific experts to identify opportunities and sites for future Baxter sponsored research. Medical Science Liaisons develop professional relationships with KOLs in key therapeutic areas of the US business. They participate in training and education sessions, deliver clinical/scientific presentations, and attend medical congresses and company-sponsored scientific symposia. This role will collaborate with the internal Commercial and Medical Affairs teams in their therapeutic area of expertise to provide scientific information relevant to the launch of new products, and support key product strategies and publications.

• Identify, establish, and maintain scientific peer-to-peer relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and healthcare professionals in the medication delivery area (Smart pumps, sets, and patient safety) by partnering with them on quality scientific projects, presenting balanced scientific data, designing advanced educational forums and providing scientific support in the development of clinical publications in accordance with company policies, applicable laws, regulations, and ethical standards.

• Act as primary liaison to investigators interested in developing and performing Investigator-Initiated Research (IIR).

• Attend and provide scientific support at R&D exhibits and scientific sessions at regional, national, and international medical conferences.

• Identify and communicate new scientific findings and opportunities or threats that could impact the Baxter product portfolio.

• Provide medical and scientific support of our strategy of health outcomes, real-world evidence, and payer/provider engagements

• Support advisory boards, clinical investigator meetings, and educational forums and organize and chair roundtable and educational meetings as needed

• Collaborate with business partners to develop long-term strategic plans as well as Medical Affairs Plans, including comprehensive thought leader plans

• Represent Med Affairs in various internal and external meetings as requested.

• Support the management of Grants & Sponsorships, ensuring proper documentation, contracts, and payment.

• Provides Medical support to RA, Medical Information, HEOR and other functions as needed (Ad-Prom, Label review, Standard Response Letters review, etc...)

• Provides training to commercial marketing and sales team on therapies, disease states, and other areas supporting critical care

• Consolidate relevant publications across the portfolio, summarizing and distributing to the commercial team.

• Support commercial in the launch of products through education and training.

• Respond to medical inquiries

• Support with Field action support (product investigations, customer management...).

• Collaborate with commercial to build robust evidence-generation resources such as Case Studies, White papers, models, and other clinical resources

• Support Healthcare institutions to improve patient safety and continuous quality improvement.

• Support Healthcare institutions to improve interoperability adoption.

• Attend and provide scientific support at R&D exhibits and scientific sessions at regional, national, and international medical conferences.

What you'll bring:

• Bachelors with clinical major required with 8+ years' experience in clinical setting

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Excellent basic and clinical science working knowledge of Hospital products

• Effective leadership, interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills

• Ability to work independently and in groups in a collegial manner to manage projects and timelines

• Proven teaching capabilities and understanding of adult learning concepts

• Effective critical thinking skills and strategy development

• Experience with literature review, synthesis, and analysis

• Experience in forming strong strategic alliances with business partners and colleagues

• Basic knowledge of biostatistics and trial design

• Training in reporting adverse events

• Experience in a public presentations

• Up to 80% travel

Preferred experiences:

• Health outcomes experience

• Med Device industry experience

• Field Medical experience

• Clinical trial experience with working knowledge of GCP

• Data analytics experience

• Computer literacy and PowerPoint skills

• Understanding of the Clinical and Regulatory requirements in a field-based medical organization

• Experience must include key opinion leader development to establish and maintain peer-to-peer relationships

• Expertise in developing clinical presentations and medical education

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all our employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. To that end, this position has a base salary range of $120,000 to $165,000, plus an annual incentive bonus. The above range represents the expected base salary range for this position. The actual salary may vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in the role, business line, and geographic/office location.

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The successful candidate for this job may be required to verify that he or she has been vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to reasonable accommodations for individuals with medical conditions or religious beliefs that prevent vaccination, and in accordance with applicable law.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

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