Senior Medical Science Liaison (TX & NM)

About the role

This role will support North Texas & New Mexico!

Role and Responsibilities

• Develop, execute and maintain high impact territory plans, including HCP and Investigator engagement plans in alignment with therapeutic area medical and scientific objectives with a focus on quality.
• Support clinical development and research initiatives across development at the request of R&D to include, but not limited to, site evaluation and identification, recruitment, investigator meetings, external expert identification, and involving experts to generate scientific data including investigator-sponsored trials.
• Identify, gain access to, and develop professional customer centric based relationships with external experts in Immuno-Oncology within assigned geography.
• Provide education relative to disease state, therapeutic landscape and Summit Therapeutics products across the product lifecycle to healthcare providers and researchers.
• Participate, monitor, and provide insights to Summit from relevant scientific meetings in relevant geography.
• Continuously maintain self-education on market issues/trends, product knowledge, and new therapeutic areas of interest as it pertains to specific business responsibilities, including creating awareness and relationships for Summit Therapeutics in the Medical community.
• Actively participate in relevant team meetings, organizational activities, and Country-driven medical affairs activities (e.g. advisory boards, Masterclasses, Round-tables)
• Create, maintain, and collaborate in relationships with Cross-Functional partnerships, as appropriate, to develop and execute Account plans designed to support and meet shared scientific or business objectives.

Experience, Education and Specialized Knowledge and Skills

• Doctoral degree in the health sciences from an accredited university required (MD, PhD, PharmD, or equivalent). Significant clinical and/or industry experience in oncology and cancer therapeutic area may be accepted in lieu of education requirements.
• A minimum of 5+ years of solid tumor cancer experience
• Greater than or equal to 5+ years of clinical, scientific/research, or industry related experience or equivalent preferred.
• A minimum of 2+ years as a Medical Science Liaison required.
• Previous pharmaceutical industry experience within relevant scientific discipline preferred.
• The MSL must possess and be able to demonstrate past achievements in:
• Understanding, analyzing and communicating complicated scientific concepts and data.
• BUILDING CREDIBLE RELATIONSHIPS WITH PROMINENT HCPs.
• Ability to independently identify and translate corporate needs into an action plan that will achieve objectives.
• Self-motivation to achieve and exceed goals.
• Problem solving and analytic skills.
• Critical thinking.
• Ability to work independently.

Other requirements:

• Must be willing to travel up to 75% of the time.
• Proficient user of standard MS Office suite (e.g., Word, Excel), experience using electronic document management systems, and document review tools desirable
• Strong computer and database skills
• An attention to detail, accuracy and confidentiality.
• Clear and concise oral and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Must be able to effectively multi-task and manage time-sensitive and highly confidential documents.
• Prioritize conflicting demands.
• Work in a fast-paced, demanding and collaborative environment

Pay

$200,000 - $235,000 USD