Medical Science Liaison Jobs in New York
Medical Science Liaison jobs in New York represent one of the most active markets in the country, with demand concentrated in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device sectors and openings at every level from associate MSL through senior and field medical director. The heaviest hiring is in New York City, White Plains, and Princeton-adjacent Northern New Jersey corridors, where Pfizer, Regeneron, and Novo Nordisk maintain significant commercial and medical affairs operations. Oncology, rare disease, and neuroscience are the specialties driving the most consistent openings across the state. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients
At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.
Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline and portfolio of medicines to treat heart disease, obesity and obesity-related conditions, rare diseases, inflammatory conditions and cancer. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.
Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.
Senior Medical Science Liaison, NMOSD & gMG-Rare Disease - NY
Territory to include - NYC & Long Island
What you will do
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will serve as a scientific liaison to the medical/scientific community and will be responsible for establishing, developing and maintaining relationships with prominent experts and clinicians throughout the US.
- Network and partner with important external customers, including medical thought leaders, academic institutions, large group practices, medical directors, managed care decision makers, and pharmacy directors in alignment with applicable compliance, legal, and regulatory guidelines.
- Understand, integrate and effectively communicate scientific/medical information and commercial value of products to the medical community and other key internal and external audiences.
- Prioritize and work effectively in a self-directed manner in a constantly changing environment, including ability to obtain, integrate, and communicate customer feedback.
- Pair customers’ unmet needs with available internal resources.
- Collaborate effectively with all functional areas to identify opportunities and needs that can be addressed via communication of scientific, medical, and health economic information.
- Identify potential new speakers and train on scientific content for sponsored external speaker programs.
- Participate in national and regional conferences, meetings, and other scientific venues as appropriate to support the Medical/Clinical strategy and to obtain new competitive information, keep abreast of clinical trends, and support and maintain relationships with key investigators and scientific research.
- Working in conjunction with the medical affairs and clinical development teams, evaluate potential external clinical research collaboration opportunities and facilitate the conduct of external clinical investigator-initiated trials (IITs) and company-sponsored trials.
- Monitor the competitive environment for advances and trends in our therapeutic areas, including new treatment management and new therapies, as well as competitive products and features and provide feedback to the senior leadership team on specific initiatives of competitors.
What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is a go-getter with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
- Doctorate degree & 2 years of Medical Affairs experience
OR
- Master’s degree & 6 years of Medical Affairs experience
OR
- Bachelor’s degree & 8 years of Medical Affairs experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.D. or D.O. (other doctoral degrees considered
- 2 + years in a medical science liaison role in a biotech or pharmaceutical company
- Demonstrated ability, or potential, to excel in smaller entrepreneurial organizations.
- Exceptional oral and written communication and interpersonal skills (including strong demonstration of ability to network) required.
- Ability to travel up to 60% for territory management, attendance at regional and national conferences/workshops, and attendance at company meetings.
- There may be a need to work up to 15-hour days due to travel
- Must have ability to learn to use new business applications across hardware tools (e.g., PC, iPad).
- Proficient in Microsoft Office.
- Professional, proactive demeanor.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
What you can expect of us
As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.
The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.
In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities that may include:
- A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts
- A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
- Stock-based long-term incentives
- Award-winning time-off plans
- Flexible work models, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible
for a career that defies imagination
Objects in your future are closer than they appear. Join us.
careers.amgen.com
In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.
Application deadline
Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.
Sponsorship
Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.
As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.
Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients
At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.
Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline and portfolio of medicines to treat heart disease, obesity and obesity-related conditions, rare diseases, inflammatory conditions and cancer. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.
Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.
Senior Medical Science Liaison, NMOSD & gMG-Rare Disease - NY
Territory to include - NYC & Long Island
What you will do
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will serve as a scientific liaison to the medical/scientific community and will be responsible for establishing, developing and maintaining relationships with prominent experts and clinicians throughout the US.
- Network and partner with important external customers, including medical thought leaders, academic institutions, large group practices, medical directors, managed care decision makers, and pharmacy directors in alignment with applicable compliance, legal, and regulatory guidelines.
- Understand, integrate and effectively communicate scientific/medical information and commercial value of products to the medical community and other key internal and external audiences.
- Prioritize and work effectively in a self-directed manner in a constantly changing environment, including ability to obtain, integrate, and communicate customer feedback.
- Pair customers’ unmet needs with available internal resources.
- Collaborate effectively with all functional areas to identify opportunities and needs that can be addressed via communication of scientific, medical, and health economic information.
- Identify potential new speakers and train on scientific content for sponsored external speaker programs.
- Participate in national and regional conferences, meetings, and other scientific venues as appropriate to support the Medical/Clinical strategy and to obtain new competitive information, keep abreast of clinical trends, and support and maintain relationships with key investigators and scientific research.
- Working in conjunction with the medical affairs and clinical development teams, evaluate potential external clinical research collaboration opportunities and facilitate the conduct of external clinical investigator-initiated trials (IITs) and company-sponsored trials.
- Monitor the competitive environment for advances and trends in our therapeutic areas, including new treatment management and new therapies, as well as competitive products and features and provide feedback to the senior leadership team on specific initiatives of competitors.
What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is a go-getter with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
- Doctorate degree & 2 years of Medical Affairs experience
OR
- Master’s degree & 6 years of Medical Affairs experience
OR
- Bachelor’s degree & 8 years of Medical Affairs experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.D. or D.O. (other doctoral degrees considered
- 2 + years in a medical science liaison role in a biotech or pharmaceutical company
- Demonstrated ability, or potential, to excel in smaller entrepreneurial organizations.
- Exceptional oral and written communication and interpersonal skills (including strong demonstration of ability to network) required.
- Ability to travel up to 60% for territory management, attendance at regional and national conferences/workshops, and attendance at company meetings.
- There may be a need to work up to 15-hour days due to travel
- Must have ability to learn to use new business applications across hardware tools (e.g., PC, iPad).
- Proficient in Microsoft Office.
- Professional, proactive demeanor.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
What you can expect of us
As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.
The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.
In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities that may include:
- A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts
- A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
- Stock-based long-term incentives
- Award-winning time-off plans
- Flexible work models, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible
for a career that defies imagination
Objects in your future are closer than they appear. Join us.
careers.amgen.com
In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.
Application deadline
Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.
Sponsorship
Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.
As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.
Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
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What New York Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in medical science liaison jobs across New York.
- Advanced degree required, typically PharmD, MD, or PhD in a life sciences field
- Minimum two to five years of clinical, research, or pharmaceutical industry experience
- Deep scientific expertise in a therapeutic area such as oncology, neuroscience, or immunology
- Ability to build and maintain relationships with key opinion leaders and academic medical centers
- Strong presentation and scientific communication skills for external and internal audiences
- Willingness to travel extensively within a defined New York or tri-state territory
Medical Science Liaison Jobs in New York: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a medical science liaison in New York?
Becoming a medical science liaison in New York requires an advanced clinical or scientific degree, most commonly a PharmD, MD, DO, or PhD in a life sciences discipline. New York does not issue a state-specific MSL license, but candidates with active New York professional licenses, such as a pharmacist or physician license from the New York State Education Department, hold a clear advantage. Most employers prefer candidates with prior clinical practice, postdoctoral research, or pharmaceutical industry experience before hiring into the MSL role.
How much do medical science liaisons make in New York?
Medical science liaisons in New York earn a median of about $107,450 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $88,530 for the lowest 10% to over $141,430 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire medical science liaisons in New York?
Employers hiring medical science liaisons in New York right now include Amgen, IQVIA, and サイネオス・ヘルス, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of October 2026. New York's concentration of global pharmaceutical headquarters and world-class academic medical centers means MSL roles here frequently involve engagement with top-tier research institutions such as Memorial Sloan Kettering and NewYork-Presbyterian.
Which New York cities have the most medical science liaison jobs?
New York, Rochester, and Syracuse have the most medical science liaison openings in New York. New York City leads because of its dense cluster of academic medical centers, specialty hospitals, and pharmaceutical commercial operations, while White Plains and Tarrytown attract roles tied to the large biotech and specialty pharma campuses anchored in Westchester County.
Are there remote medical science liaison jobs in New York?
Yes, but they are less common than in purely desk-based roles because medical science liaisons are expected to meet regularly with physicians, researchers, and key opinion leaders in person. About 100% of medical science liaison openings tied to New York are remote or hybrid as of October 2026, reflecting that administrative, training, and internal advisory functions within the role can be done off-site. Field-based territory coverage and live scientific exchange at medical conferences typically remain in-person requirements.
How can I get hired as a medical science liaison in New York with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is completing a medical affairs fellowship or postdoctoral industry fellowship, several of which are hosted by New York-area employers and institutions including Pfizer and Memorial Sloan Kettering. Candidates transitioning from clinical roles such as hospital pharmacist, clinical research coordinator, or oncology nurse practitioner at major New York health systems are frequently competitive for associate MSL openings. Earning a PharmD with a certificate in medical affairs, or completing a publication in a peer-reviewed journal, strengthens candidacy when direct industry experience is limited.
Where can I find and apply to medical science liaison jobs in New York?
You can find and apply to medical science liaison jobs in New York on Migrate Mate, which lists current New York openings updated regularly. Search the available roles, identify the ones that match your therapeutic area expertise and experience level, and apply directly to the positions that fit.
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