Medical Science Liaison, N & I - KS/OK

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United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.

Your Role:

Roles responsible for ensuring company compliance with pharmaceutical regulations and laws as well as providing expertise on drug safety and medical topics. Provides medical expert advice to ensure proper development and promotion of new products. Develops medical product information and stays informed on scientific trends and competition. Maintains relationships with target opinion leaders and trains local teams in medical topics.

• Impacts a range of important customer, operational, project or service activities within own team and other related teams or even the area. Guides and influences peers, middle management regarding technical issues and challenges. Affects the results within own discipline with own contributions and contributes to the technical direction or even the strategic direction and operational decision making in the field of specialization.

• Works effectively in a cross-functional environment and uses best practices and knowledge and interpretation of internal and external business issues to improve products or services and to define processes and standards. Solves complex problems based on advanced to sophisticated analytical skills and complex judgement.

• Accountable for the quality of on-going activities/processes. Receives minimal guidance or works independently. Acts as an advisor and mentor within the team and beyond and may serve as best practice resource within own discipline or as technical expert on cross-functional teams or projects.

• Typically reports to a Manager role, Project Manager role for a  defined period of time based on organizational set-up (there is not necessarily a difference in role level between a manager and its direct reports - same level or lower level reporting is possible, provided job scope and responsibilities are clearly distinct); typically no direct reports.

Scope of People Responsibilities:

• Act as US Medical Affairs TA expert in N&I through in-field activities
• Support the Brand or launch teams and NAMA TA leadership team in the development of TA, Launch and Brand strategies, as appropriate and compliant  
• Lead Medical Affairs activities in assigned territory along defined local Medical Launch / Brand strategies, as appropriate and compliant  
• Consolidate and communicate trends, market insights, and unmet needs identified in the field
• Develops and implements territory Medical plans with HCPs and KOLs in assigned region, including development of significant, long-term relationships, to ensure the safe and appropriate use of company products by patients
  • Impact external perceptions and knowledge regarding company, TA, disease state awareness and products (as appropriate and compliant) by serving as advanced technical, scientific, and medical expert with comprehensive and in-depth scientific TA knowledge
  • Develop Medical material for use in field, as requested from time to time
  • Deliver Medical educational presentations, programs and Journal Clubs to HCPs and KOLs
  • Support Medical activities at congresses, scientific meetings and patient advocacy related activities, as requested from time to time
• Support company-sponsored and investigator-sponsored studies (ISS), as requested from time to time
  • For company-sponsored studies, contribute to site selection process, assist with site initiation, support conduct of studies, as appropriate and compliant
  • For ISSs, act as a resource, liaison and facilitator for ISS and investigators, as appropriate and compliant
• Assimilate, process and share medical information with stakeholders
• Ensure operational excellence by sharing best practices
• Comply with relevant trainings and SOPs
• Interact with Local stakeholders in Medical community in TA, with given frequency and pre-defined metrics, as appropriate and compliant
• Interact with influential members of the Medical community (HCPs/external experts) and other healthcare stakeholders (managed care organizations, government organizations, patient groups) within assigned territory and TA, as appropriate and compliant
• Represent company at Medical events, programs, meetings and congresses
• Engage with internal colleagues (Medical Affairs department, Clinical Operations, Commercial colleagues as appropriate, etc.) in developing and delivering and participating in Medical or cross-functional initiatives

Who You Are:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Advanced scientific degree (e.g., MSc, PharmD, PhD, DO, MD)
• Scientific and / or clinical training in area of relevance to position strongly preferred
• Other advanced degree (non-scientific) and/or business degree/training is advantageous

• Substantial professional, clinical or research experience in a scientific or related field required (minimum of 2 years)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous MSL or related pharmaceutical experience preferred

• Prior industry experience preferred
• Product launch experience preferred
• Knowledge and experience of methodology of clinical research and Good Clinical Practice preferred
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent relationship building and networking skills
• Expert level of understanding and in-depth scientific/medical knowledge of N&I and company's N&I products and pipeline
• Strong analytical skills
• Knowledge and experience in project management
• Strong ability to evaluate publications on scientific content and communicate peer to peer on the scientific content with External Stakeholders
• Good conflict resolution/management skills
• Solid understanding of pharmaceutical and promotional compliance guidelines and regulations
• Fluency in English (oral and Written)
• Up to 60% travel, including overnight travel, periodic national meetings and may include international conferences

Territory:

• Kansas and Oklahoma

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What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and believe that it drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!
 
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