Senior Medical Science Liaison, Obstructive Sleep Apnea

LivaNova

Senior Medical Science Liaison for Obstructive Sleep Apnea at LivaNova, developing relationships with healthcare providers and supporting clinical initiatives. Based in the Northeastern United States with a focus on collaborative medical affairs.

Posted 7/1/2026full-timeRemote • Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $180,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and maintain peer-to-peer collaborations and relationships with key stakeholders in the medical and scientific communities.
Develop an understanding of the regional landscape including specialties involved in care of patients.
Generate and execute tactical regional plans to provide needs based, value-added support of the medical and scientific community in line with company goals.
Support clinical development initiatives including investigator-initiated research (IIR) and LivaNova-sponsored clinical studies and registries (e.g., site identification, trial recruitment, and presentation of final approved data).
Collaborate with key internal and external stakeholders on Medical Affairs-led initiatives including publications, advisory boards, medical education (e.g., CME) opportunities, training, and speaker development.
Identify, profile, prioritize and map thought leaders in line with strategic initiatives and goals.
Support external stakeholders with up-to-date medical information, robust disease expertise, and product information, including providing fair and balanced responses to requests for scientific information.
Communicate clinical insights on new data to inform clinical and market development strategy for the therapeutic area.
Serve as scientific peer-to-peer resource to external disease experts and internal stakeholders.
Train internal stakeholders on key scientific and medical topics in relevant therapeutic area.
Maintain effective and appropriate communication among internal stakeholders while maintaining full compliance with relevant requirements.
Maintain accurate reporting and documentation of MSL action plans and key performance metrics.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Advanced (doctorate) degree required, e.g., M.D., Ph.D. (in biology, chemistry or medical related discipline), PharmD
Experience (≥4 years) in clinical affairs, medical affairs and/or clinical strategy in the medical device industry
Clinical or research experience in target Therapeutic Area(s) highly desirable (surgery, sleep medicine)
Prior medical device product launch experience strongly preferred
Operating room experience strongly preferred
Demonstrated ability to establish networks and active relationships with Key Opinion Leaders
Understanding and demonstrated ability to work compliantly in a field-based role, within the medical affairs organization, in collaboration with the commercial organization
Demonstrated ability to embrace responsibilities and to achieve goals
Strong initiative and desire to work as part of a cross-functional team
Excellent time management
Demonstrated ability to work independently
Pro-active team player, flexible, and ability to work in ambiguous situations.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health benefits – Medical, Dental, Vision
Personal and Vacation Time
Retirement & Savings Plan (401K)
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Training & Education Assistance
Bonus
Referral Program
Service Awards
Employee Recognition Program
Flexible Work Schedules

ATS Keywords

✓ Tailor your resume

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools

Clinical DevelopmentInvestigator-Initiated Research (IIR)Trial RecruitmentData PresentationMedical Education (CME)Scientific CommunicationReporting and DocumentationTherapeutic Area ExpertiseStakeholder CollaborationStrategic Planning

Soft Skills

Time ManagementProactive Team PlayerFlexibilityIndependent WorkCross-Functional Collaboration