Job scope/Job Mission

The Medical Science Liaison role for Immunology (West Region) is a remote-based position where travel is required.  Candidates should reside near a major airport in the required region.

Territory: The "US West Territory" encompasses a broad geographical area in the western half of the United States and will include states like California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Arizona, TX, IL, etc (the exact boundaries may vary depending on the final hired MSL).  

Preferred locations but not limited: CA, TX, IL

Main Responsibilities

Core Job Responsibilities

Leverages in depth scientific knowledge, clinical expertise, and a professional position within the medical community as a credible peer, to cultivate and integrate substantive relationships with key opinion leaders (KOLs), clinicians, academic institutions, professional organizations, and patient advocacy groups, to provide education on Safe and effective use of Kedrion products.

Manages critical relationships with KOLs and other customers through the compliant exchange of complex scientific information related to areas of research, product development, and more! 

Provides internal stakeholders with a scientific foundation and expert medical- scientific resource with which to optimize their performance through the development and execution of disease-state and product educational initiatives.Understand and balance clinical objectives with business priorities creating a positive impact on product utilization, product innovation, and growthPartner with cross-functional teams as a conduit for accurate and updated medical- scientific information, medical-scientific intelligence, emerging clinical trends, and medical insightsProvides the unique service of disseminating current and emerging data in response to specific HCP inquiries, and delivers expert disease-state and product education

Responsibilities and Accountability includes:

Generates and nurtures long-term KOL and other external customer relationships to assure sustainable advocacy for products and the company’s reputation as a science driven and innovative industry partnerMaintains comprehensive medical-scientific knowledge of specific therapeutic area, related disease states, and evolving clinical issues related to products, through literature surveillance and participation in, scientific meetings, such as to learn, interpret, and convey new scientific informationIdentifies, cultivates and integrates substantive relationships with KOLs within the specific therapeutic area to foster the identification of key opportunities for scientific growth and medical evidence for the support and/or expansion of current use of therapies, and execution of joint initiatives such as research, publication planning, and continuing medical educationExecute on stakeholder engagement plans to gather data, develop and share medical insights that contribute to the enhancement of Kedrion products and therapeutic areasRecognize, record and share insights that deepen our understanding of the needs of patients, consumers, regulators, payers, and healthcare providers and proactively contributes towards identifying unmet needsContributes expertise to the internal review and interpretation of study data, facilitates publication opportunities, and executes strategiesInterprets and develops timely, focused responses to internal and external requests for medical–scientific information (including compliant dissemination of unsolicited requests for off-label information) regarding productsCollaborates providing medical and scientific perspective during respective cross-functional brand- planning strategy meetings; contributes to the development and refinement of business initiatives, and aligns KOL interactions with successful implementation and achievement of product strategyCoordinates and conducts professional education, and one-on-one peer exchange, as well as expert product training, to external and internal audiences within the specific therapeutic area, involving highly-complex therapiesContributes an expert clinical perspective on the identification and integration of participants in the Speaker’s Bureau and Advisory Boards

 

Serves as a reliable resource for education and dissemination of pertinent, clear, and balanced medical –scientific information to internal audiences (Marketing Brand Leaders, National Accounts Leaders, Research and Development, and Sales) and external audiences (healthcare professionals, consumers, patient organizations, homecare companies, distributors, service providers pharmacovigilance, medical information, etc).

Requirements (Education, Work Experience, Any specialty?   # Years experience, Soft skills/Leadership)

Degree in science/medicine required (MD, PhD, Pharm D preferred)Prior experience as a Medical Science Liaison or similar role within the pharmaceutical/biotechnology/Plasma industry requiredValid driver’s license and an acceptable driving recordPreferred clinical and research experience within the specific therapeutic area (immunology, neurology, rare disease)

Competencies

 

The successful candidate must:

 

Be patient/customer-focused, capable of interacting effectively with internal and external stakeholdersBe self-directed, highly motivated, independent, and results-orientedPossess the desire and ability to conduct professional and compassionate interactions in serious disease-state physician and patient populationsPossess excellent communication skills; be able to communicate complex scientific information and credibly manage informal and formal scientific conversations and presentationsDevelop scientifically credible and respected effective working relationships with both internal and external customersSearch, read, interpret and convey pertinent medical literature within the specific therapeutic area and establish self as a valuable resource to internal and external customersProficiency in digital toolsCultivate collaborative working relationships between Medical Affairs and other disciplines on cross-functional teamsMaintain a high level of ethical and compliance standards

 

Travel requirement: Accomplishing one’s objectives takes precedent over precise number of days spent traveling; however, the candidate should expect to fulfill at least 50% travel requirement, including some weekends.