Associate Director, Field Medical Affairs - Neurology (South Central)
About the role
The successful candidate will engage in the exchange of scientific data and other medical and/or scientific information with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), Healthcare Providers (HCPs), researchers, pharmacists, and population-based decision makers. They will demonstrate a thorough understanding of Neurology aligning with our strategic medical plans.
Responsibilities
- Establish, foster, cultivate and maintain peer relationships with KOLs in Neurology
- Act as a primary clinical/scientific resource to HCPs for information pertaining to disease state and our products to ensure awareness and understanding
- Identifies and maintains a list of relevant medical/therapeutic area experts, investigators and develop engagement plans
- Support evidence generation (company sponsored trials and investigator initiated studies) research initiatives
- Identify and report medical insights
- Identifies gaps in research and educational needs to inform medical strategy
- Responds to requests for information related to study indications, disease state and therapeutic area, and presents/discusses scientific and clinical data to appropriate audience in a compliant manner
- Performs disease management and therapeutic area education with identified practitioners, payers and researchers
- Attends conferences to collect and report relevant, scientific, clinical, & competitive intelligence
- Ensures company policies, procedures, principles and financial controls are maintained with integrity and professionalism is displayed internally and externally
Requirements
- Absolutely required: MD, PharmD, PhD, DNP, DVM with a minimum of 8 years of experience, including 4+ years working as a Medical Science Liaison in the pharmaceutical industry
- Preferred: Neurology MSL or Neurology experience
- Knowledge of treatment guidelines, clinical research processes, FDA regulations, pharma regulations/compliant practices, and OIG guidelines
- Demonstrated experience communicating complex data sets and the ability to be seen as a scientific peer while educating top KOLs
- Established relationships with KOLs in neurology and knowledge of institutions focused on myasthenia gravis (MG) preferred
- Drug launch experience
- Frequent business travel (approximately 70% of time), including air travel, ability to travel overnight and occasionally on weekends
Qualifications
- Scientific and clinical expertise in Neurology
- Experience in the pharmaceutical industry, specifically as a Medical Science Liaison
- Knowledge of treatment guidelines, clinical research processes, FDA regulations, pharma regulations/compliant practices, and OIG guidelines
- Ability to communicate complex data sets effectively and build relationships with key opinion leaders
- Experience in Neurology or related fields
- Experience in managing and educating healthcare professionals
- Experience in attending conferences and collecting and reporting relevant intelligence
- Experience in performing disease management and therapeutic area education
- Experience in responding to requests for information related to study indications, disease state, and therapeutic area
Skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong scientific and clinical expertise
- Ability to build and maintain relationships with key opinion leaders
- Experience in managing and educating healthcare professionals
- Experience in attending conferences and collecting and reporting relevant intelligence
- Experience in performing disease management and therapeutic area education
- Ability to respond to requests for information related to study indications, disease state, and therapeutic area
Benefits
Includes a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package which may include, depending on country and role: annual bonuses or other incentive plans, equity awards, pension or retirement benefits, 401(k) company match, health and wellness programs, fitness centers, insurance benefits (e.g. medical, dental, vision, life and disability), paid time off, and family support benefits.
Pay
$176,100.00 - $287,300.00 annually
Schedule
Flexible schedule with frequent business travel (approximately 70% of time), including air travel, ability to travel overnight and occasionally on weekends.