Associate Director/ Medical Science Liaison - Cardio / Renal (Georgia)

About the role

The Associate Director, Medical Science Liaison is part of a regionally focused therapeutic area MSL team within Field Based Medicine (FBM), who reports into the MSL Sr. AD. The focus of this role is field based scientific exchange (SE), for which the AD Medical Science Liaison will leverage their scientific background, industry knowledge, and business acumen to act as a scientific resource to Scientific Experts (SCEs), while gathering insights that inform Scientific Objectives (SOs) and strategic decision making by Medicine.

Responsibilities

• Proactively conducting scientific exchange with SCEs to support the SOs.
• Establishing and maintaining scientific relationships with SCEs, while developing a strong understanding of territory specific healthcare systems and clinical practices related to patient care, disease management, treatment protocols, and research interests.
• Acting as a scientific resource to SCEs and HCPs to reactively answer specific questions on TA or disease state topics and BI compounds through scientific exchange.
• Providing disease state education on topics related to TA Scientific Objectives.
• Acting as a scientific resource to Scientific Experts at payer accounts and integrated delivery networks when requested.
• Develops a tactical customer-centric medical engagement plan for their geography in alignment with management and provide internal and external scientific support – as required.
• Proactively developing a territory specific medical engagement plan for scientific exchange with prioritized SCEs, which supports the TA Scientific Objectives (SOs) and priorities.
• Proactively assessing SCEs that are appropriate to interact with as part of the medical engagement plan.
• Identifying and communicating challenging gaps between BIPI and customer expectations, needs, and priorities.
• Proactively monitoring and adjusting tactical medical engagement plan to better achieve TA Scientific Objectives.
• Supporting identification and assist with development of scientific materials, as directed, required to effectively conduct scientific exchange.
• Serving as a mentor for newly hired MSLs, at the direction of the MSL Team Lead. Coaching and guidance may include:
• Customer relationship development best practices.
• Communication techniques for effective scientific exchange.
• Understanding healthcare delivery within complex systems.
• Territory medical engagement plan development.
• Serving as a scientific lead for the FBM team, within aspects of a therapeutic area or disease state, at the direction of the MSL Sr AD.
• Leading special projects as directed MSL Sr AD (i.e., FBM optimization initiatives, scientific analyses to advance understanding within the disease state, participate in scientific advisory boards, etc.).

Requirements

• MSL Requirements:
• BSc. required plus one of the following:
• - Advanced science/clinical degree with 1+ years’ relevant experience (preferred).
• - Masters in health sciences with 3+ years’ experience.
• - BSc. with MBA or BSN with MBA, and 5+ years’ experience.
• - PA with 3+ years’ experience.
• - Other medical licensure with 7+ years of experience.
• - 2+ years’ MSL experience in relevant therapeutic area – preferred.
• Skills: Strong communication, ability to interpret scientific data, knowledge of regional healthcare systems, field-based job with 50% travel, use of electronic communication tools.
• AD, MSL Requirements:
• BSc. required plus one of the following:
• - Advanced science/clinical degree with 3+ years’ relevant experience (preferred).
• - Masters in health sciences with 5+ years’ experience.
• - BSc. with MBA or BSN with MBA, and 7+ years’ experience.
• - PA with 5+ years’ experience.
• - Other medical licensure with 9+ years of experience.
• - 2+ years’ MSL experience in relevant therapeutic area – required, 4+ years preferred.
• Skills: Strong communication, ability to interpret scientific data, knowledge of regional healthcare systems, field-based job with 50% travel, use of electronic communication tools.

Qualifications

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
• Must be willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical (if required).
• Must be 18 years of age or older.

Desired Skills, Experience and Abilities

• Identifies, documents, discusses, and communicates scientific insights as guided by the TA Scientific Objectives.
• Participates in the discussion of scientific insights gathered by the TA MSL team, to understand the breadth of insights, potential impact, and to stimulate scientific exploration, as directed by management.
• Support communication of scientific insights across the Medical and Commercial organizations, as directed by management.
• Identifying changes in the healthcare landscape and trends impacting delivery within the territory (i.e., new stakeholders impacting the delivery of or access to care).
• Leads special Medicine/RA projects, TA MSL team activities, and serves as a coach and mentor to MSL colleagues – based upon strong field-based competencies and scientific expertise.
• Collaborates with the field-based medicine team, CDMA, appropriate Commercial personnel, and the broader organization – in a seamless and efficient manner.

Benefits

This position offers a base salary that is typically between $170,000 and $269,000. The position may be eligible for a role specific variable or performance-based bonus and or other compensation elements. For an overview of our benefits please click here.