Associate Director, Medical Science Liaison – Women’s Health, US

Viatris•Torrington, WY

3d•Remote

About The Position

Viatris is a global healthcare company that combines the strengths of generics and brands to address global healthcare needs. With a mission to empower people worldwide to live healthier lives, Viatris supplies high-quality medicines to approximately 1 billion patients annually. This role is for an Associate Director, Medical Science Liaison – Women’s Health, US, supporting ongoing hiring needs. Medical Affairs Colleagues at Viatris provide credible, unbiased, and scientifically accurate information about Viatris assets, medicines, and related disease states to various external parties, including Healthcare Providers (HCPs), the Healthcare Community, independent third-party organizations, patients, payers, regulatory authorities, and policy makers. These engagements are non-promotional, truthful, and non-misleading, ensuring the safe and effective use of Viatris medicines. Medical Affairs maintains independence from commercial influence to uphold its credibility. The US Medical Affairs department focuses on Strategy & Insight Generation, Organizational Support, Stakeholder Engagement, Evidence Generation & Dissemination, and Personal & Professional Development. Field-based Medical Affairs Colleagues, known as Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs), engage in external, non-promotional customer-facing activities, often within assigned geographic areas. MSLs possess specialized experience to discuss scientific issues regarding Viatris medicines as an extension of the Medical Affairs team. They present objective, evidence-based, fair-balanced, truthful, and non-misleading information in accordance with all applicable SOPs, laws, and regulations.

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical, biotech or clinical (e.g., hospital setting/patient care) industry.
Advanced degree (MD, PhD, PharmD) required.
Experience in OB/GYN is required.
Must possess knowledge of the US Women’s Health Medical Science Liaison (MSL) roles and responsibilities, clinical trials, relevant therapeutic areas, understand all applicable Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), the Standards for Interactions with U.S. Healthcare Providers, Federal and State promotional laws and regulations, the PhRMA Code, ACCME Standards, and the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
Must possess ability to effectively communicate, develop, and manage collaborative relationships with KOLs and other medical professionals, external academic institutions and Patient Advocacy Groups.
Strong analytic and organizational skills in managing, interpreting, and presenting clinical data.
Ability to actively listen for insights stated directly or indirectly by stakeholders, and draw implications for Viatris.
Driven by personal accountability & high levels of performance.
Ability to set and accomplish compelling goals both individually and in a team setting.
Motivated to overcome challenges, seek out opportunities, and develop both personally and professionally.
Comfortable with change.
Embraces the principles of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI).
Ability to read and interpret comprehensive and intricate research documents.
Ability to write scientific reports and technical correspondence.
Ability to work with executives and communicate abstract concepts.
Ability to present to a high level of the organization and groups outside of the organization.
Ability to perform computations such as percentages, ratios, and rates, as well as perform statistical analysis.
Ability to draw and interpret graphical data.
Ability to solve problems with a variety of concrete variables through semi-standardized solutions that require some ingenuity and analysis.
Ability to draw inferences and follow prescribed and detailed procedures to solve moderately complex problems.

Nice To Haves

A combination of experience and/or education will be taken into consideration.
Ability to understand pharmaceutical calculations is preferred.

Responsibilities

100% compliant with all Company policies & procedures
Learning & Growth (eg, Improve skills & abilities, Develop medical expertise, Develop strategic leadership)
Operational Excellence (eg, Improve operational efficiency, Improve operational effectiveness, Align medical activities with overarching company strategy)
KOL Relationship Management (eg, Understand KOL medical education needs, Understand competitor medical affairs educational offerings, Align KOL selection with overarching company strategy)
Innovation (eg, Understand medical innovation, Uniquely meet HCP innovation-based education needs, Increase use of innovative education materials)
Engage in non-promotional, truthful, evidenced-based, and non-misleading communications with KOLs/HCPs using educational materials approved by the Medical Review Committee (MRC)
Draft, execute, monitor & adapt independent US MSL Stakeholder Engagement Plans for target KOLs/HCPs on an ongoing basis in alignment with the US Women’s Health MSL Team Lead and US Women’s Health Medical Lead
Receive support & direction for all normal asset-/disease state-level MSL business activities including all business travel, HCP interactions and congress attendance from US Women’s Health MSL Team Lead
Provide a summary of day-to-day activities & achievements on a monthly written basis to US Women’s Health MSL Team Lead
Submit expense reports and PTO/vacation requests in a timely manner
Document HCP Interactions in VEEVA
Respond with Reactive Medical Communications to Unsolicited Medical Requests (UMRs) received from HCPs or other external stakeholders
Identify & communicate internally the activities of rival Medical Affairs organizations with our target KOLs/HCPs
Identify & communicate internally the unmet medical education needs of our target KOLs/HCPs; share difficult concepts and negotiate with colleagues to adopt a different point of view
Partner with US Women’s Health MSL Team Lead and US Women’s Health Medical Lead to develop independent, new, innovative, nonpromotional, proactive and reactive medical education materials (eg, slide decks, videos) that differ from those provided by rival Medical Affairs organizations to uniquely address the unmet educational needs of our target KOLs/HCPs
Gather & communicate internally KOL insights related to independent US Medical and/or overarching company objectives or strategies to inform the advancement of independent US Medical and/or overarching company strategy
Develop & communicate internally independent Ad Board, Congress & Customer Insight Reports
Staff independent Medical Affairs booths at congresses/convention
Provide training to internal Viatris functions on products and disease states using materials approved by the MRC or the Viatris Promotional Material Approval Process (VMap) at the request of Commercial as appropriate
Perform other duties assigned