Medical Science Liaison / Senior Medical Science Liaison - COVID/Virology - New England

Responsibilities

• Establishes, manages, and maintains successful relationships with relevant healthcare entities including, but not limited to, KOLs, HCPs, academic institutions, payors, patient organizations, etc.
• Serves as the educational, research and clinical/scientific informational resource.
• Designs and executes plans for the assigned MSL region with alignment to medical strategy and KOL priorities.
• Identify relevant HCPs in context of medical strategy and patient needs.
• Responds to and documents unsolicited medical and scientific requests for information; Liaises with investigators on unsolicited requests for investigator-initiated research submissions studies.
• Delivers, and may develop/design, fair-balanced clinical and scientific presentations for HCPs, payors, and patient organizations in response to unsolicited requests for information on company products with with medical review committee approval.
• Identifies and trains speakers for advisory boards, symposia, and educational programs with presentation materials, including approved slide sets, abstracts, posters, etc.
• Attends national and regional medical/scientific meetings and symposia as a representative of the company and engages in discussions with attendees as appropriate; attends scientific sessions and poster presentations, gathers information, and summarizes findings; as appropriate, cultivates professional relationships from interactions at these meeting.
• Evaluates competitor research and information relevant to company therapeutic areas, objectives, activities, and product priorities; stays current on therapeutic advances; analyzes and applies relevant intelligence findings and presents data/insight to appropriate internal stakeholders.
• Collaborates and works effectively across multi-disciplinary internal groups (Clinical, Regulatory, Commercial (Sales and Marketing), Legal, Compliance, etc.) to support Shionogi medical/scientific and business objectives.
• Provides disease state, clinical and scientific training as requested across functional teams and provides input to management on therapeutic and research advances, business development opportunities/risks, and KOL feedback.
• Maintains a thorough awareness of medical/clinical, regulatory, compliance, and quality issues and processes as they apply to the Company’s therapeutic areas and adheres to, and supports the standards established by the company.
• Completes accurate and timely submission of administrative reports, projects, expense reports, training, KOL documentation, conference reports, and all other required documentation.
• Analyzes operational data to identify trends, root causes, and opportunities for improvement.
• Develops and tracks key performance indicators (KPIs) and associated metrics as assignment by Medical Affairs leadership.
• Designs and ensures delivery of training programs at high standards to build operational excellence capabilities within the team.
• Works closely with cross-functional teams, including medical affairs, clinical operations, regulatory affairs, commercial and marketing, and quality assurance, to drive alignment and achieve operational goals.
• Leads change management efforts to ensure successful implementation of process improvements and operational initiatives.
• Regularly assesses industry best practices, internal needs, opportunities and challenges, and identify fit-for-purpose opportunities to adopt and enhance medical impact and create operational efficiencies.

Qualifications

• Doctoral level degree in life sciences program with strong scientific knowledge highly preferred.
• Post grad in virology, infectious disease, epidemiology or related fields considered.
• Previous MSL experience in the pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical industry required with previous respiratory infectious disease experience preferred; experience in COVID-19 preferred OR, previous MSL experience in the pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical industry preferred with previous respiratory infectious disease experience required.
• 5+ years MSL experience may be considered for a Senior MSL opportunity.
• Experience in the outpatient medical community as well both pre- and post-launch product approval activities is preferred.
• Demonstrates clinical, scientific, and technical knowledge within infectious diseases or respiratory diseases preferred but not required.
• Understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and business strategies.
• Knowledgeable with current regulatory guidelines to ensure corporate compliance in all activities, including those related to scientific interactions, unsolicited questions, clinical trials, and research.
• Behaves in an ethical and professional manner, adhering to the company's guidelines and regulatory requirements.