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ABOUT MSL Talk

MSL Talk is a podcast that features helpful information for current Medical Science Liaisons, Medical Affairs leaders, job seekers looking to break into the pharmaceutical industry in their first MSL role as well as anyone interested in hearing good industry conversation and Medical Affairs discussions.

FOCUS

Topics will include Medical Affairs trends, recruitment strategies, helpful advice for job seekers and aspiring MSLs, statistics and hiring data, industry news, as well as plenty of interview advice and career tips.

TARGET AUDIENCE

The MSL Talk audience is comprised of current Medical Science Liaisons, aspiring MSLs and Medical Affairs leaders. The podcast has subscribers and listeners from all over the world, but the main audience is the US market.

CURRENT PODCAST TOPICS INCLUDE:

  • The Importance of Networking for MSLs (Amy Misnik, Field Director MSLs – Janssen)
  • MSL Onboarding / Training and the first 60 days (Maria Urso, Associate Director, MSLs – Exact Sciences)
  • Top 12 Attributes of a great MSL (Vanessa Jacobsen, Strategic External Engagement Director – Janssen)
  • How to prepare a presentation for an MSL interview. (Kathy Gann, Former Field Director, MSLs)
  • Emotional Intelligence and why it is important for MSL’s (Jessica Freund, Field Medical Director – Biogen)
  • What’s Next: Co-Creating the next Reality for Field Medical Affairs (Craig Simms, Former Director, MSLs)
  • 10 Tips for a Successful MSL interview (Sue Watson, Scientific Director, Oncology/Hematology – Janssen)
  • How will COVID-19 affect the MSL role…(Paul Ward, National Liaison Lead – AstraZeneca)
  • Tips for landing your first MSL role….From a guy who just did! (Kyle Householder, MSL – Teva)

PODCAST REVIEWS

Excellent Field Medical Affairs Resource
Tom has a deep knowledge & expertise in pharma Medical Affairs & it’s on display in this podcast. Impactful speakers & compelling content for MSL leaders – as well as MSL individual contributors. Thanks, Tom for providing a resource to offer a hand up in the evolution of our business.

Insights
This is fantastic podcast. Tom focuses on Field Medical and Medical Affairs as a whole and it’s great to have a resource like this.

Great content for new MSL’s and Aspiring MSL’s
Great guest speakers who hold your attention. Incredibly useful content and tips for success.
Thank you, Tom Caravela!


Valuable Insights
Tom models the art of asking great questions. All of the sessions have passionate professionals who seem to want to help others be successful.

Excellent tool for MSL career exploration
As an aspiring MSL, I find this podcast extremely valuable, informative, and practical. This majority of the questions Asked here are exactly the questions I would ask during an informational interview. I highly recommend it.

Incredible Podcast
This podcast has changed my life (literally). I owe credit to Tom, and this podcast for my new role as an MSL. Regardless of how much research I did on my own via the Internet the information that Tom presents along with his hosts was invaluable to me.

 

PODCAST DISTRIBUTION & AVAILABILITY

REACH AND AUDIENCE STATISTICS (AS OF JANUARY 2022)

  • Listeners in over 50 Countries
  • Consistent Top 25 GLOBAL rankings in “Careers” category
  • 1,000+ Average downloads per episode
  • 200,000 Listeners