The Cooper Companies

About CooperSurgical:

CooperSurgical is a leading fertility and women’s healthcare company dedicated to putting time on the side of women, babies, and families at the healthcare moments that matter most in life. As a division of CooperCompanies, we're driven by a unified purpose to enable patients to experience life's beautiful moments. Guided by our shared values – dedicated, innovative, friendly, partners, and do the right thing – our offerings support patients throughout their lifetimes, from contraception to fertility and birth solutions, to women’s and family care, and beyond. We currently offer over 600 clinically relevant medical devices to healthcare providers, including testing and treatment options, as well as an innovative suite of assisted reproductive technology and genomic testing solutions. Learn more at www.coopersurgical.com.

Position Summary

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is a remote role and plays a pivotal role in advancing scientific and clinical understanding of CooperSurgical specialty surgical medical devices, specifically supporting plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery, and colorectal surgery. The MSL will serve as a subject matter expert in these surgical specialties, providing scientific support, fostering relationships with key opinion leaders (KOLs), leading research initiatives, attending and supporting relevant conferences, and delivering in-person and virtual educational support. This position requires a strong clinical background as a healthcare provider with direct experience in these surgical environments, excellent communication skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative setting.

Key Responsibilities

Medical Information/ Knowledge

• Serve as a scientific resource to external healthcare providers and internal stakeholders.
• Provide up-to-date medical information and product knowledge related to CooperSurgical specialty surgery portfolio.
• Maintain a deep expertise in all related disease states and surgical procedures related to plastic, reconstructive and colorectal surgery.
• Serve as a credible and valued representative in a variety of interactions with key stakeholders internally and externally (i.e., collaborate with the commercial team, regulatory, legal, R&D, commercial operations, etc.).
• Train internal stakeholders on key scientific and medical topics relevant to CooperSurgical specialty surgery portfolio.
• Provide fair balanced medical information for healthcare providers by addressing questions from healthcare providers based on available scientific data.
  • Respond to Medical Information Requests in a timely manner, and work collaboratively as needed.
• Create multimedia scientific educational content for presentations in live and virtual formats for internal and external stakeholders.
• Conduct regular, and extensive reviews of the literature, develop presentations, and assist with publications and medical communications.
• Keep abreast of medical and scientific developments in the assigned therapeutic area and proactively report competitive activities and events that can influence the use of company products.
• Adhere to corporate compliance in all activities, including those related to scientific interactions with internal and external groups.

KOL Development

• Identify, establish and maintain relationships with KOLs, healthcare providers, and researchers.
• Engage KOLs in scientific discussions, share clinical data and insights, and gather feedback on CooperSurgical specialty surgery portfolio.
• Establish and develop scientific and clinical relationships with thought leaders and academic centers to engage in scientific exchange and maintain a reliable presence with those scientific leaders to ensure they have a medical contact within the company.
• Actively participate in advisory boards, speaker training events, clinical investigator meetings, and regional and national conferences, when required.
• Collaborate with healthcare providers on medical affairs initiatives including publications, conference presentations, advisory boards, medical education, training, speaker development and research.
• Communicate clinical insights and competitive intelligence to Medical Affairs team to inform medical strategy for the therapeutic area.
• Maintain up-to-date and accurate reporting and documentation of MSL activities.

Research

• Identify and evaluate scientific merit of Investigator Initiated Studies (IIS) and External Collaborative Research (ECR) study protocols related to CooperSurgical specialty surgery portfolio.
• Facilitation of the collaborative research process; to include assist in set-up, implementation, and execution of company-sponsored studies related to CooperSurgical specialty surgery portfolio.
• Prepare and present materials for investigator and team meetings related to CooperSurgical specialty surgery related studies.
• Serve as the primary liaison between the company and investigators from inception to publication for (IIS) and (ECR) projects related to CooperSurgical specialty surgery related studies.
• Provide scientific input and guidance on study design, protocol development, data interpretation, and publication strategy.

Medical Education

• Provide in-person support for non-promotional educational grant programs at residency and advance practice provider education institutions, community institutions, professional organizations and hospitals.
• Provide scientific support and education to healthcare professionals through in-person interactions and educational events.
• Coordinate and conduct in-person training sessions for healthcare professionals.
• Provide hands-on guidance and instruction to healthcare professionals on proper use of CooperSurgical medical devices used in related specialty surgery procedures.

Subject Matter Expertise

• Maintain an expert level of knowledge regarding CooperSurgical specialty surgery portfolio, clinical profile, competitive landscape, and relevant scientific literature.
• Serve as a trusted resource for internal teams, including Medical Affairs, Clinical Affairs, Legal, Marketing, Sales, and Regulatory Affairs.
• Be capable to collaborate closely with the Promotional Review Committee to ensure that all promotional materials, including slide decks, scientific presentations, and educational resources, comply with regulatory requirements and corporate standards.
• Work to answer all medical information requests

Medical Information Management

• Manage and disseminate accurate, up-to-date medical information on CooperSurgical specialty surgery related portfolio to healthcare professionals, researchers, and internal stakeholders.
• Respond to inquiries from healthcare professionals and researchers regarding clinical data, product information, and scientific literature, ensuring timely and comprehensive support.
• Implement a robust version control system and centralized repository for standard response letters (SRLs) to facilitate easy access and tracking of revisions.
• Monitor SRL usage and feedback mechanisms to identify any deviations from standard language or regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate between medical, legal, regulatory, and marketing teams to ensure that SRLs reflect the most current scientific evidence and adhere to applicable regulations and corporate standards.

Travel: Willingness to travel (~ 50-70% of the time) for meetings, conferences, and educational grant support.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a relevant scientific discipline (e.g., PharmD, MD, PhD, DNP, PA, APRN) required, terminal degree preferred.
• 3-5 years of Medical Science Liaison or equivalent experience; with prior direct clinical background in plastic, reconstructive (breast, head and neck), or colorectal surgery.
• Relevant surgical experience or surgical assist expertise required.
• Strong communication and presentation skills; ability to engage diverse audiences.
• Expertise in clinical research, evidence-based medicine, and scientific data interpretation.
• Proven ability to build and maintain KOL relationships
• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work independently and collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

As an employee of CooperSurgical, you'll receive an outstanding total compensation plan. As we believe your compensation goes beyond your paycheck, we offer a great compensation package, medical coverage, 401(k), parental leave, fertility benefits, paid time off for vacation, personal, sick and holidays, and multiple other perks and benefits. Please visit us at www.coopersurgical.com to learn more about CooperSurgical and the benefits of becoming a member of our team.

To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of CooperSurgical about this opening. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at CooperSurgical via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of CooperSurgical, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by CooperSurgical for this position and a valid agreement with CooperSurgical is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of the CooperSurgical agency engagement process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

For U.S. locations that require disclosure of compensation, the starting base pay for this role is between $147,808 - $197,077. The actual base pay includes many factors, and is subject to change and modification in the future. This position may also be eligible for other types of compensation and benefits.