# Medical Science Liaison (MSL) - Pennsylvania & New Jersey at Tarsus Pharmaceuticals

> United States · Unspecified · Other · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Atarsusrx%3A6198794004 (read 2026-11-10).

## Facts (observed)

- Company: [Tarsus Pharmaceuticals](https://alderhq.app/companies/tarsus-pharmaceuticals)
- Location text: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; Philadelphia, PA
- Where it can be done from (inferred): United States (evidence: "Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; Philadelphia, PA")
- Posted: 2026-09-21 (49 days ago)
- First seen by alder: 2026-11-07 · last verified: 2026-11-07
- Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times
- Apply on the employer's site: https://tarsusrx.com/careers/apply/?gh_jid=6198794004

## Pay and sponsorship

- Posted pay: not posted
- Market band for similar posted roles (Philadelphia, n 179): p25 $65k, median $98k, p75 $135k

## Description (the employer's text)

### About the Role

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) reports to our National Director of Field Medical. MSLs are field-based healthcare professionals to our customers. They will engage in compliant scientific exchange and provide whole practice education on disease state and respond to inquiries related to our products.

### Let’s talk about some of the key responsibilities of the role

- Manage key opinion leader (KOL) optometrists and ophthalmologists in a designated region, ensuring compliant conduct per PhRMA and Tarsus guidelines.
- Be the primary medical affairs KOL point of contact for day-to-day needs and peer-based scientific exchange, adhering to our Tarsus scientific platform; engagements may include both virtual and live interactions.
- Collect actionable insights from field scientific exchange, prioritize and collate these insights to shape medical strategy.
- Provide whole practice education to optometric and ophthalmic centers.
- Provide resources to facilitate disease state education in Optometry schools and Ophthalmology residency programs.
- Instruct customers (upon request) on investigator initiated trial and medical information procedures.
- Compliantly identify and recommend KOLs for a variety of projects (including advisory boards, medical education initiatives, training, publications, special projects, clinical trials, business development evaluations) based on expertise, interests, and competencies.
- Plan KOL engagements and schedule and attend scientific sessions at local, regional and national medical meetings as needed.
- Liaise with local and regional optometric and ophthalmic medical societies
- Present scientific evidence to the payer community.
- Provide leadership and expertise on medical affairs projects and initiatives.
- Participate in continual optimization of training, insights gathering and field medical processes.
- Host local disease state scientific exchanges and “lid+lash labs.”
- Participate in compliant and collaborative engagements with cross-functional team members including training and KOL meetings.
- Provide clinical trial support as needed and determine by the clinical development team.
- Manage territory budget, metrics, KOL mapping and CRM entries.
### Factors to Success

- Doctorate of optometry, or MD, PharmD, PhD with eye care expertise required.
- 3+ years of experience as a medical science liaison in eye care is preferred; or 3+ years of clinical experience in eyecare with at least one year of industry experience or 7+ years of clinical practice in eyecare. Senior level exists for those with 4+ years of previous MSL experience.
- Strong emotional intelligence and presentation skills.
- Ability to plan, organize, manage, and prioritize workload proactively in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to navigate systems and processes including Microsoft Office and customer relationship management software, work independently, and be self-motivated.
- Ability to collect actionable insights and critically analyze data.
- Ability to influence and collaborate with peers.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to convey technical and clinical information.
- Decision Making - Demonstrates strong decision-making by applying structured analysis to complex challenges, balancing competing priorities and long-term impacts while engaging stakeholders and driving solutions aligned with organizational goals.
- Collaboration and Team Building - Promotes collaboration by aligning diverse teams around shared goals, fostering healthy debate to advance outcomes, and building strong networks that strengthen organizational effectiveness and cross-team learning.
- Outcome Driven - Demonstrates strong outcomes focus by aligning teams around shared priorities, proactively addressing risks and dependencies, and driving cross-functional accountability to sustain progress and deliver results.
### A Few Other Details Worth Mentioning

- The position is field based and requires travel 60-80% of the time.
- Territory includes: Pennsylvania, and South New Jersey with candidates ideally located in: Philadelphia, PA.

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