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Have you ever worked in a cross-functional environment as an MSL?
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Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
No matter if you are applying and interviewing for a role as a Medical Science Liaison with a large medical device manufacturer, pharmaceutical developer, or a contract research organization, you will be working cross-functionally with teams of internal developers, engineers and scientists. Add to that the fact that you will be the liaison between the company and medical professionals in the field and your interviewer needs to know that you are experienced in communicating and collaborating with multiple teams in this role.
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"Exposure to cross-functional teamwork in my current position is widespread. In my current role in Myeloid Hematology, I work with drug developers on creating and marketing new trials and have to be the ultimate learner and educator with the healthcare providers in my network. I believe that when expectations are communicated clearly from the beginning, a cross-functional team project can be very successful in any new MSL project. I go into these types of projects with an understanding that everyone has their strengths and limitations based on their expertise and job function."
Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
Maybe you headed a project which required you to collaborate with the members of different internal departments. You may have had the opportunity to organize a volunteer activity or team-building exercise, company-wide. Share any challenges that came up and what you learned from the experience. As you research the MSL role you are interviewing for, try to talk about the importance of working with all of the cross-functional teams you will be in this role.
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