Director, MSL Lead, Oncology - West

Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.

Director, MSL Lead handling scientific strategy and MSL leadership for Oncology. Aiming to ensure successful implementation of the Company’s oncology product portfolio.

Posted 6/11/2026full-timeRemote • California, Illinois, Minnesota, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $199,800 - $249,800 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Integrating scientific expertise with brand strategies for product portfolio success
Leading and mentoring the Field MSL organization
Monitoring and overseeing KOL engagement and scientific relationships
Developing customer-centric strategic regional engagement plans
Ensuring compliance with regulatory guidelines
Providing clinical resources for commercial training and marketing efforts
Collecting and disseminating insights to internal stakeholders
Supporting evidence generation through company-led studies

Requirements

What you’ll need

Advanced degree in medical science (e.g., MD, PharmD, PhD)
Minimum 10 years of relevant industry experience
Pharmaceutical field-based experience (e.g. MSL) and/or pharmaceutical industry-related experience
Minimum 5 years of people leadership experience
Knowledge of oncology clinical and therapeutic issues in prostate cancer and hematology
Patient care clinical experience in oncology and/or hematology (including sub-specialty) preferred
Solid understanding of drug and life-cycle development of a product
Ability to work effectively with key decision makers
Excellent communicator skilled at diplomacy
Ability to make decisions in a timely manner
Willingness to travel 50% or greater

Benefits

Comp & perks

merit-based salary increases
short incentive plan participation
eligibility for our 401(k) plan
medical insurance
dental insurance
vision insurance
life insurance
disability insurance
flexible paid time off
11 paid holidays
additional time off for a shut-down period during December
80 hours of paid sick time upon hire and each year thereafter

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Hard Skills & Tools

advanced degree in medical scienceoncology clinical experiencehematology clinical experiencedrug developmentlife-cycle development

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcommunicationdiplomacydecision making

Certifications

MDPharmDPhD