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Medical Affairs Recruiter and Coach ✳️ PharmD ✳️ Former MSL ✳️ Helping you find excellence in your career AND your life

A hiring manager I talked to late yesterday afternoon was stressed! She is under pressure to fill 3 remaining MSL roles on her team BUT she also has a POA in early February and a Virtual Advisory Board in two weeks. If you are a hiring manager in January 2024, you can probably relate to her. Here are the main concerns she told me she has with MSL candidates: 1) Will the candidate be willing to travel (even though they say they are)? 2) Will the candidate TRULY connect with KOLs and share the "so what" and not just data dump? 3) Will they bring a balance to the team AND get along with the other team members? 4) Will they keep up with administrative tasks like expense reports so that they don't have to be 'nagged'? 5) Will they be able to meet the demands of their cross-functional partners? It's a lot. The Carolan Group understands these challenges. We connect hiring managers with the RIGHT talent so that they can build and maintain thriving teams (and ultimately help patients). If you are looking to hire the RIGHT people quickly, please send me a DM on LinkedIn or an email to sarah@carolangroup.com. You can share what you are looking for and your specific hiring situation via a short phone call. I HATE wasting time - let's get started! #pharma #pharmaceutical #pharmajobs #biotech #recruiter #pharmaceuticalindustry #medicalaffairs #medicalscienceliaison

Faraz (Farazuddin) Mohammad

Food allergy | Nano-therapeutics | Vaccine development

9mo

It is interesting to me. Because people trying to get into MSL role already do these on daily basis and to me it shouldn’t be a problem. Now I’m saying from my point of view where I do majority of it. But I understand it might be different for people w different backgrounds.

I’m hearing this a lot as well, Sarah. Hiring MSLs is not a one size fits all thing. On both sides…candidate as well as company.

JACKIE EDWARDS, DMSc,BSN, PA-C

Medical Science Liaison | Bridging Science and Medicine

9mo

Seems like a lot. They are in good hands with y'all

Elisama Queiroz Baisch, MD

Specialty Care Medical Affairs | MSL manager | Innovation and leadership | Passionate about research and people development

9mo

Important concerns! They are very true in real life! There is a gap between the MSL aspirations and the scope of the job! Most of the MSLs really dont know what the job is when they go to the field.

Kenyatta Peoples, PharmD, MBA

Regional Medical Director Rare Disease

9mo

All valid concerns from the hiring manager. But I know you can find them the right fit!

Danielle Allen PhD, RN

Senior MSL, Industrial-Organizational Psychology Consultant with a nursing background

9mo

I'm available & meet the criteria!

Timothy Davis MD

Senior Clinical Safety Risk Management Associate III at Merck

9mo

I’m very interested in hearing more about these positions when they become available.

Sachin Budhathoki, Ph.D.

Sr. Innovate Fellow | Avid Cyclist | Biomedical Engineer | Aspiring Medical Science Liaison | Medical Affairs | Regulatory Affairs | Field Medical Director | Regulatory Affairs Manager | Open to Relocation

9mo

I need a chance. I can prove my worth as an MSL.

Ron Faugue, MD, MSc.

MD | MSc. | Physician Scientist

9mo

Hi Sarah,, That would be: 1) Yes 2) Yes 3) Yes 4) Yes 5) Yes

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