Behind the scenes revealed from a Senior Medical Science Liaison |MSL interview| MSL life

Do you want to make a transition into MSL? What are the requirements and secrets that nobody talks about? This time I invited Mike Moore, a senior MSL in Neurology and we discussed about so many interesting topics in this an hour long interview! You will learn so much from this I promise!

Questions including:
1. What’s your background and how did you decide to get into MSL?
2. What is the most difficult conversation you had on the job?
3. What’s your typical day look like? Pre-pandemic, during pandemic and possibly endemic phase?
4. What is board certification? Is it required to become MSL? What are the benefits of getting it?
5. Are MSL positions only available in pharma companies? How about medical device companies?
6. Is a doctorate degree required for being an MSL? How can people with only masters get into this field?
7. For working professionals with foreign experiences, can they leverage that for the MSL application? How do hiring managers assess that?
8. What do you look for in an MSL candidate? What are the skill sets that are required to become a MSL?
9. What are the best resources to prepare for the interviews?
10. How do you prepare for final presentations with a short notice?
11. What’s your last tip for people who want to be MSLs?