A Consensus-Based Roadmap for MSL Key Performance Indicators Drawing on insights from Medical Affairs executives and experienced MSLs, we have developed a consensus-based model for MSL Key Performance Indicators. This framework is built upon a comprehensive analysis of research data, including perspectives from research partners, to establish an optimal approach to evaluating MSL roles over [...]
Often lost in the MSL training modules is the importance of mastering first impressions and ensuring this "art" is part of the Medical Science Liaison skills set. Did you know? Research indicates that most individuals form their initial impression of someone within a mere seven seconds.* Moreover, consider this: A recent study on website visitors [...]
The Medical Science Liaison performance assessment remains very difficult when using traditional hard metrics. There seems to be a movement to refine this process, as revealed in this study, but there is still much work to do. Everything points to the using the “quality of relationships” between an MSL and his/her thought leaders to assess [...]
New Medical Science Liaisons come mostly, and unsurprisingly, from various areas of medical fields. We recently conducted surveys to learn about the prior profiles of new MSLs and whether they entered the industry as new MSLs or became MSL while working in pharma. As expected, and as the survey of 789 Medical Science Liaisons results [...]
Diversifying the MSL-KOL Relationships: The Emerging Pharmacist KOLs Thought leaders are critical to the life science environment, ensuring that pharmaceutical organizations inform physicians and patients about products’ uses, outcomes and benefits. Because of reporting regulations implemented in the last decade, medical affairs executives and medical field teams must now recruit and establish working relationships from [...]
MSL On-Boarding Training Times and Methodologies shows that establishing proven and rigorous on-boarding training programs ensures that new hires quickly acquire the knowledge and ability to conduct their assigned tasks. Companies also benefit from having new employees very well prepared to execute their job because they not only contribute to the organization in a timely [...]
