Director, MSL Lead, Oncology West

About the role

The Director, MSL Lead, Oncology West will oversee the medical strategy and the training, deployment, direction, and execution of the Field MSL organization's goals and objectives in prostate cancer and AML.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the field-based medical strategy and is responsible for the training, deployment, direction, and execution of the Field MSL organization's goals and objectives in prostate cancer and AML.
• Lead, manage and mentor the Field MSLs to ensure team effectiveness while creating and maintaining a culture of trust, collaboration, innovation, and empowering the teams to drive for results and celebrate achievements.
• Makes sure the Field Team disseminates clinical and scientific information regarding the Company's pipeline and marketed products in a timely and customer-focused manner to all appropriate stakeholders.
• Monitors the specific Key Opinion Leaders engagement opportunities in the therapeutic areas of interest, establishes and cultivates scientific relationships in their centers.
• Develops a customer-centric strategic regional engagement plan and executes tactical activities to support Medical Affairs' goals and objectives.
• Ensures appropriate documentation of HCP interactions in the CRM and responses to unsolicited requests.
• Collects, summarizes, and disseminates key insights to Medical Affairs and other internal stakeholders in a timely manner.
• Participates in the identification and implementation of systems supporting department needs and initiatives, as needed.
• Supervises territory plans and key account plans regionally and the clinical positioning of a designated product line in each geographic area.
• Provides clinical resources for programs supporting commercial training, marketing efforts and professional services.
• Maintains business and clinical knowledge in prostate cancer and hematology including current treatment strategies, current and pending competitors, and new therapeutic developments.
• Manages team adherence to regulatory and compliance guidelines in all aspects of scientific dissemination of information and all activities are adherent to the SMP Oncology Code of Business Conduct & Ethics.
• Works with cross-functional team members to bring the medical perspective to commercial strategies and tactics, aligning with the most efficient, effective, and compliant ways for field forces to communicate.
• Supports the regional field teams and their efforts by being their advocate and spokesperson; promotes collaboration across the entire team, within Medical Affairs, cross-functionally, and with internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in medical science (e.g., MD, PharmD, PhD) in a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant industry experience with demonstrated success in the following areas: pharmaceutical field-based experience (e.g. MSL) and/or pharmaceutical industry-related experience; prior experience managing MSLs strongly preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of people leadership experience.
• Knowledge and understanding of oncology clinical and therapeutic issues in prostate cancer and hematology, especially in AML.
• Patient care clinical experience in oncology and/or hematology (including sub-specialty) preferred.
• Solid understanding of drug and life-cycle development of a product.

Professional Experience/Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate and deliver an excellent work product in a fast-paced, and rapidly growing dynamic company.
• Problem solver with excellent computer skills (Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, and Excel).
• Ability to multi-task and shift priorities quickly while working under tight deadlines.
• Proven experience handling confidential and sensitive information with the ability to exercise discretion and show good judgment; honesty, integrity, and trust building behaviors in all dealings is essential and required.
• Connected to external experts in hematology and prostate cancer and able to understand the market landscape and business implications in those areas.
• Leadership skills and experience managing a large group and the ability to compile and disseminate information to regional associates and others in a cohesive fashion to assure a clear understanding of the vision, expectations and direction are required.
• Ability to make decisions in a timely manner even in the face of incomplete information or tight timelines and pressure.
• Efficiently manage time and priorities, coordinate regional field goals and objectives, activities and establish calendar and direction; lead training programs and establish plan of actions and timelines on a quarterly and annual basis.
• Ability to understand and translate external customer and/or internal client needs into effective decisions and to drive results and strive for continuous improvement with high performance in the face of adversity a must.
• Willingness to travel 50% or greater.

Pay

$199,800.00 - $249,800.00 Base Salary Range

Schedule

Full-time