Top Reasons for MSL Turnover

We have often heard through our conversations with clients how Medical Affairs programs suffer from the “revolving door” disease, meaning that a significant contingent of MSLs don’t stick around for long periods at the organizations (yes, with an S…!) they work for. To some degree, this also applies to upper management roles. So, what are [...]

Where do New Medical Science Liaisons Come From?

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 [...]

Key Metrics for MSLs: 10 Essentials for Medical Science Liaisons

"Key Metrics for MSLs: 10 Essentials for Medical Science Liaisons" presents our findings to help MSLs get a head start on some important aspects of the role.  For years, we have been researching the medical science liaison function and operations, and thought leader management best practices. We put together this document that outlines some of [...]

Medical Science Liaison Job Health Index

The Medical Science Liaison job has been growing over the past 30 years, at first being mostly developed and refined in North America and gradually taking hold in other parts of the world, as companies gradually implemented Medical Affairs function throughout their organization. Like any other career, a Medical Science Liaison job is not immune [...]

Medical Affairs Key Considerations in Post COVID-19 Era

Medical Affairs Key Considerations in Post COVID-19 Era presents results of the impact of the global shutdown on MSL teams. It also provides key take-aways to address and outlines a few challenging hurdles to overcome in the near future. Arx Research conducted a brief survey to assess how the COVID pandemic reshaped the Medical Science [...]

The Medical Science Liaison Role throughout the Product’s Lifecycle

The development of a drug or medical device – the product’s life cycle – is a lengthy process that involves research, clinical trials, and input from professional peers. Pharmaceutical companies and health care suppliers spend months, and even years, as well as millions of dollars before putting a life-changing product on the market. The Medical [...]

2019-12-11T11:38:53-05:00By |Categories: Medical Affairs|Tags: , , |

How the KOL Affects the Job Performance of the MSL

MSL positions were created in the late 60’s to inform and influence Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) in the medical field through relationships and research collaborations. Over time, the role of the MSL has evolved and now almost all MSLs serve as vital resources for pharmaceutical and biotech firms in regards to staying on top of [...]

2018-06-07T10:18:11-04:00By |Categories: Medical Affairs|Tags: , , |

The 3 Phases of MSL Performance Reviews

A new research study MSL Performance Metrics: Valuing the Role Throughout a Product's Lifecycle reveals key indicators on MSL performance reviews and identify the most common trends and perceptions among the medical affairs executives including how they see the 3 phases of MSL Performance Reviews. The full study presents an assessment of current practices, feedback from 37 [...]

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