The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) has become an integral member throughout a product’s lifecycle in the Pharma, Device and Diagnostic Industries. As a new MSL, it is exciting to get started and navigate through the complexities of the new role. The MSL career offers so many benefits and opportunities. For some, one major benefit is that as a remote employee, it provides … [Read more...]
Does your company allow MSLs to share/project a journal article etc. via virtual meeting platforms such as WebEx, Zoom, etc., if appropriate for the meeting?
Distribution or sharing of peer reviewed scientific/clinical journal publications with Medical Experts is typically subject to each pharma company’s legal advisors and interpretation of guidance documents (i.e.: “Guidance for Industry Distributing Scientific and Medical Publications on Unapproved New Uses —Recommended Practices). In the current US survey, a slight … [Read more...]
What do you think will be the long-term impact or changes to the MSL profession as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic?
There were numerous well thought out responses to the US Survey on what the long-term impact would be related to the current pandemic situation. Four themes emerged from the responses and within each theme there were both concerns of positive as well as negative impact. The four themes identified were 1) adapting to alternative engagements with virtual and other digital … [Read more...]