Teva Pharmaceuticals Posted July 6, 2026

Senior Medical Science Liaison - Northern California

San Francisco, California, United States Type not listed
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About this opportunity

We Are Teva

We’re Teva, a leading innovative biopharmaceutical company, enabled by a world-class generics business. Whether it’s innovating in the fields of neuroscience and immunology or delivering high-quality medicine worldwide, we’re dedicated to addressing patients’ needs now and in the future. Here, you will be part of a high-performing, inclusive culture that values fresh thinking and collaboration. You'll have the room to grow, the flexibility to balance life with work, and the opportunity to better health worldwide, together.

Our Team, Your Impact

As the Medical Science Liaison (MSL), you will function as a regional medical and scientific resource responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with national and regional External Experts (EEs) in support of key scientific medical objectives.  You will engage in fair-balanced scientific exchange with EEs, provide education of healthcare providers on Teva products and disease states of interest, and provide clinical research support in Movement Disorders and Psychiatry at Teva. You will support the following territory: Northern California

 

How You’ll Spend Your Day

In this role you will develop maintain, and manage collaborative relationships with External Experts (EEs) and other healthcare professionals in the areas of Psychiatry and Movement Disorders (including physicians, advanced practice providers, pharmacists). In addition, you will develop and demonstrate a thorough working knowledge of Teva, its products, current medical and scientific research and publications in therapeutic areas of interest to Teva.

Other duties:

Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with professional organizations to foster scientific and clinical education

Provide relevant medical and scientific support, including scientific and educational presentations, for healthcare professionals and internal cross-functional partners (e.g., sales training, advisory meetings, marketing-led initiatives, etc.)

Respond to requests for medical information and/or unsolicited questions in a scientific, fair-balanced, compliant manner

Professionally represent Teva at select medical meetings and programs

Assist clinical development in identifying potential investigators and sites for company sponsored clinical trials

Complete accurate and timely administrative reports, projects, and other required documentation

Your Skills and Experience

Required Qualifications:

Terminal Scientific Doctoral Degree (examples: PhD, MD, DO, PharmD, PsyD)

Minimum 1 year of Medical Science Liaison (MSL) experience.

Also Good to Have

Preferred Qualifications:

Minimum 1 year of experience with direct patient care with severe mental illness such as schizophrenia, and/or tardive dyskinesia is highly preferred

Minimum 1 year of experience working in pharmaceutical industry

Experience in delivering effective and influential oral presentations

Experience with publishing relevant therapeutic research

Salary Range

The annual starting salary for this position is between $175,000-$195,000 annually.  Factors which may affect starting salary within this range and level of role may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

How We’ll Take Care of You

We offer a competitive benefits package, including:

Comprehensive Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription coverage starting on the first day of employment, providing the employee enrolls.

Retirement Savings: 401(k) with employer match, up to 6% and an annual 3.75% Defined Contribution to the 401k plan.

Time Off: Paid Time Off including vacation, sick/safe time, caretaker time and holidays.

Life and Disability Protection: Company paid Life and Disability insurance.

Additional benefits include, but are not limited to, Employee Assistance Program, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Tuition Assistance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account, Life Style Spending Account, Volunteer Time Off, Paid Parental Leave, if eligible , Family Building Benefits, Virtual Physical Therapy, Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurances, Identity Theft Protection, Legal Plan, Voluntary Life Insurance and Long Term Disability and more.

The total compensation may also include restricted stock units and discretionary awards, depending on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

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Teva’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commitment

Teva Pharmaceuticals is committed to equal opportunity in employment. It is Teva's policy that equal employment opportunity be provided without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, military status or status as a disabled or protected veteran, or any legally recognized status entitled to protection under applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Please advise us of any accommodations needed to support you throughout the recruitment and selection process. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience. Request a reasonable accommodation by sending an email to  AskHR@tevapharm.com with the nature of your request and your contact information. Only inquiries concerning a request for a reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

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Teva Pharmaceuticals USA does not accept unsolicited assistance from agencies for employment opportunities.  All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company.  No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.

Job details

Seniority
Senior
Function
Medical Affairs
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
Employment type
Not listed

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Medical Affairs role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 336 comparable Senior Medical Affairs roles across 67 biopharma companies.

336Comparable roles tracked
323Currently active
67Companies hiring similar roles
31Countries represented

Salary context

110 of 336 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

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Lowest disclosed · Associate Director Medical Science Liaison - East · IQVIA $230/yr – $280/yr
Peer group range $255 – $258,000 (median $186,375)

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