Director, Medical Science Liaison TA Lead - Eye Health

BoehringerPRD•Brampton, ON

11d•$220,000 - $350,000•Remote

About The Position

As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development, and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in several ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, mobility, networking, and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees. The Director, MSL oversees the TA MSL team and Sr AD MSL leaders, through the development and execution of field plans, resulting in demonstrable outcomes. In partnership with peer MSL Directors, the Director, MSL drives ongoing process improvement, challenging inefficiencies, recommending new approaches to maximize results, leveraging their understanding of the changing health care landscape and organizational needs.

Requirements

BSc. required, and in addition fulfill one of the following education levels and experience criteria: Advanced science / clinical degree (PharmD, M.D., DO, Ph.D.) with 5 or more years’of relevant clinical or therapeutic experience (preferred), or Masters level degree in health sciences with 7 or more years’ of relevant clinical or therapeutic area experience, or Combined BSc. with a MBA, or BSN with a MBA, and 10 or more years’ of relevant clinical or therapeutic area experience, or A PA with 7 or more years’ of relevant clinical or therapeutic area experience. Other Medically qualified licensure(e.g. RPh, Respiratory Therapist)with 13 or more years of relevant clinical or therapeutic area experience.
10 or more years’ of relevant experience in the pharmaceutical/healthcare industry:
5 or more years’ leading field based medical teams within a pharmaceutical organization – required.
Demonstrated experience in establishing field based teams in a pharmaceutical organization– preferred.
5 or more years’ relevant medical affairs / MSL experience – required.
Demonstrated experience leading MSLs or other externally focused field-based teams – required
Proven track record of teamwork, leadership, timely decision making and results orientation in meeting business objectives.
In-depth knowledge of health care systems in the U.S., including managed care organizations, IDNs, PBMs, Medicare, and Medicaid.
Ability to use field-based electronic or other communication tools for all aspects of job.
Prior experience working across multiple therapeutic areas (preferred).
This position will be field based and will require travel of upwards of 50%
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
Must be willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical (if required)
Must be 18 years of age or older

Nice To Haves

Advanced science / clinical degree (PharmD, M.D., DO, Ph.D.) with 5 or more years’of relevant clinical or therapeutic experience
Demonstrated experience in establishing field based teams in a pharmaceutical organization
Prior experience working across multiple therapeutic areas

Responsibilities

Ensure seamless collaboration and communication across regions, within Medicine, and across the broader organization.
In partnership with Clinical Development and Medical Affairs Strategy Team Leads, contribute to the development and communication of medical strategies, field-based medicine tactics, and insight generation.
Establish and foster collaboration between MSL Sr ADs, TA Leadership, Commercial Leadership, and peer MSL Directors & Medical Customer Engagement Strategy Leads.
Collaborate with TA and Medical Customer Engagement Strategy Leads to define and assess accountabilitiesand support boundaries for collaborative and compliant communications by the MSL team.
Foster compliant collaboration with Commercial personnel.
Foster a performance-based culture with clear accountability. Oversee MSL Sr ADs in implementing a consistent approach to managing, developing, and coaching MSLs.
Foster an environment that promotes urgency, smart decision making, and flexibility.
Ensure MSL teams comply with boundaries for collaborative and compliant communications.
Ensure MSL Teams document scientific exchange/ insights within the CRM.
Communicate with relevant internal stakeholders to understand performance against expectations, identify opportunities for improvement, and inform the performance management framework.
Ensure robust and appropriate new hire on-board training, and the implementation of required training for scientific and functional competencies.
Oversee the planning, development, and execution of tactical engagement plans, in collaboration with TA Leads, Medical Customer Engagement Strategy Leads and MSL Sr AD.
Oversee identification and prioritization of expert customers lists via the standardized customer identification and prioritization process for all MSL teams.
Working with the internal TA team (Medical Strategistetc.) ensure scientific materials are developed in a timely manner to enable MSLs to engage customers to meet the goals defined in the medical strategy.
In partnership with peer MSL Directors, ensure functional and TA goals are met nationally.
In partnership with Medical Excellence and the TA VP, optimize processes across all FBM teams, challenge process inefficiencies, developing new approaches and solutions.
Ensure appropriate and compliance use of systems by MSLs.
Oversee annual planning, updates, and execution of scientific support for internal stakeholders (Medicine, Clinical, and Commercial).
Develop, in collaboration with TA Leads, and oversee MSL budget
Lead TA MSL teams by overseeing and optimizing the insight generation process and impact.
Drive insight quality and analysis for timely actionable reports.
Ensure timely communication of insights across the organization.