Medical Science Liaison - South

Job Overview

The Southeast Region includes: AL, AR, FL, GA, KS, LA, MS, MO, NC, OK, SC, TN, and TX. Candidates must live within the region.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with key thought leaders in academic and community centers within assigned territory utilizing scientific evidence-based materials.
• Develop and execute territory plans in alignment with regional and national (U.S.) Medical Affairs strategies.
• Collaborate effectively and proactively establish working relationships with cross-functional teams.
• Deliver scientifically accurate, fair-balanced, and compliant presentations.
• Support product launches through healthcare provider (HCP) education for safe use of our medicines, serving as a scientific resource to medical and commercial partners as appropriate, to support pre-, peri-, and post-launch activities.
• Gain insights from physicians that may impact product strategies.
• Act as the primary point of contact and facilitator for investigator-initiated studies (IISs), from submission, review and approval, through study activation/completion.
• Ensure that all activities are conducted in accordance with company policies.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Experience in the field of dermatology is preferred with prior MSL experience required.
• Excellent planning, communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Ability to provide medical and scientific education, interpreting and communicating complex data, related to disease state and Acrotech products (as appropriate) to HCPs.
• Ability to build strong relationships with peers and cross functional teams.
• Knowledge of drug development and regulations.
• Ability to establish deep knowledge of assigned therapeutic area and scientific expertise with ability to interact with relevant experts.
• Ability to manage operational workload and effectively multi-task.

Education & Experience

• MD, PhD, or PharmD degree required, candidates with a clinical background (e.g. NP, PA, etc.) and extensive MSL experience will be considered.
• A minimum of 2 years MSL experience in dermatology is preferred.

Pay & Benefits

• Annual Bonus
• Long-term Incentive Plan
• Medical and Rx Benefits choice of four medical plans through Horizon. Rx automatically provided with medical benefits
• Dental Benefits with three dental plan options through CIGNA
• Vision Plan with two plan options through VSP
• Life Insurance, Basic Life and AD&D and Supplemental Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance, Voluntary Short-Term Disability and State Disability Long-Term Disability (LTD), State (short term) disability - where applicable
• FSA (Flexible Spending Accounts) - Both Health Care & Dependent Care Available
• HSA (Health Savings Account)
• 401(k) Plan - Through Fidelity / Employer Match / fully vested after 3 years
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - 100% Confidential and 100% company paid
• Critical Illness and Accidental Insurance
• Legal and Identity Theft Insurance
• Paid Time Off - Paid vacation, PTO, Holiday Notice

Physical Requirements

• Field - While performing the duties of this job the employee is required to: Work in a temperature controlled office environment or travel via vehicle or commercial transportation
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to handle or feel objects, talk, hear, and walk during the course of employment
• Position requires some degree of travel for business purposes
• Employee may use computer, phone, copier and other office equipment in the course of a day
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and an ability to adjust focus
• Sedentary work Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met

Additional Physical Requirements

• No Additional Requirements
• Blood/Fluid Exposure Risk Category III: Tasks involve no exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues. Category I tasks are not a condition of employment.