Medical Science Liaison/Senior Medical Science Liaison, Rare Diseases (Long Island and Hudson Valley)

The Role

Agios Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Medical Science Liaison (MSL) or Senior Medical Science Liaison (Sr. MSL) to join our growing Medical Affairs team. The ideal candidate will have a passion for connecting with key opinion leaders (KOLs) and improving the lives of patients with rare diseases, particularly in hemolytic anemias such as thalassemia, sickle cell disease (SCD), Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency (PK Def), and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).

Responsibilities

• Maintain clinical, scientific, and technical expertise in relevant molecule and disease state areas.
• Develop and track opinion leader (OL) engagement plans, identifying, developing, and maintaining long-term collaborative relationships with OLs within assigned territories.
• Participate in medical and scientific exchanges with the medical/scientific community, including advisory boards.
• Respond to and document unsolicited requests for information on Agios molecules and clinical programs.
• Collaborate with clinical operations and clinical development to support the recruitment of potential clinical trials sites and to serve as a local Agios resource to clinical teams at trial sites.
• Facilitate company-sponsored and investigator-sponsored trials (ISTs).
• Provide medical/clinical teams with feedback and insights from interactions with investigators and payers.
• Represent the company at medical meetings through Medical Affairs' Scientific Booth coverage and other related activities.
• Adhere to corporate SOPs and ensure vigilant compliance with relevant legal and regulatory guidelines governing scientific interactions with physicians and healthcare professionals across all activities, including those related to clinical trials, scientific interactions with internal and external groups, and responses to unsolicited requests for medical/scientific information.

Requirements

• An advanced clinical degree (PharmD, PhD, MD, or other doctoral degrees may be considered).
• A minimum of 1 year of relevant hematology clinical/research/industry experience in a clinic setting or rare diseases.
• Industry experience necessary.
• Experience facilitating virtual or in-person meetings as needed.
• Travel requirement of up to 70% at times with the ability to travel frequently with overnight stays (e.g., OL meetings, internal Agios meetings, medical meetings and congresses, training), and global travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Exhibits the highest level of scientific and clinical acumen with excellent communication and networking skills.
• Team-minded with ability to be innovative and flexible in a fast-paced and changing environment.
• Understanding of, and experience with, regulatory framework applicable to interactions with health care providers (HCPs), payers, advocacy and other business partners.
• Previous MSL experience preferred.
• Proficiency in additional languages preferred (Mandarin, Cantonese, Hindi, Arabic, Vietnamese).

Skills

• Strong scientific and clinical acumen.
• Excellent communication and networking skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with regulatory frameworks.
• Fluency in additional languages (optional).

Benefits

• Premium benefits package.
• Competitive and equitable performance-based compensation.
• Psychological safety.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion.
• Commitment to community involvement.