In this episode, Tom Caravela is joined by Greg Christopherson to explore the evolving landscape of modern medical affairs organizations. They delve into the importance of standardization and effective resource allocation within the field. Greg shares insights on building a successful medical affairs organization and highlights essential skills for MSLs and medical affairs professionals. The discussion also covers strategies for enhancing communication, self-assessment, and collaboration across departments to improve KOL engagement. The episode wraps up with final insights and reflections on the discussed topics.

My guest this week is Greg Christopherson, Vice President, Medical Affairs at Medline who discusses how to effectively build a modern medical affairs organization.

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👉 The key components of a “modern” medical affairs organization
👉 How has medical affairs evolved and changed recently
👉 What skills are crucial for MSLs and Medical Affairs professionals
👉 How can medical affairs foster cross functional collaboration
👉 How can companies build in todays landscape

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(0:00) Introduction to MSL Talk and guest (0:29) Sponsor: Mass West 2024 conference (0:42) Tom and Greg's background discussions (3:58) The modern medical affairs organization and its evolution (9:41) Standardization in medical affairs and resource allocation (11:40) Building a medical affairs organization in the current landscape (17:19) Key skills for MSLs and medical affairs professionals (21:00) Enhancing MSL communication and self-assessment (23:33) Collaboration across departments and improving KOL engagement (32:22) Final insights and episode conclusion