Medical Science Liaison (Asthma) - New Orleans, LA
About The Position
At AstraZeneca, the focus is on patients and meeting their unmet needs globally. The company encourages an entrepreneurial approach, big thinking, and collaboration to achieve challenging goals. AstraZeneca specializes in respiratory diseases, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with a pipeline of differentiated medicines. This role is for a field-based professional with scientific, clinical, and therapeutic expertise in asthma and/or respiratory diseases. The Respiratory Medical Science Liaison (Asthma) is responsible for providing medical and scientific support for AstraZeneca's marketed products, new indications, and compounds in development.
Requirements
- 0-1 years’ experience as a Medical Science Liaison in the pharmaceutical industry
- Advanced Clinical/Science Degree (e.g., MD, PharmD, PhD, MSN, NP, PA, etc.). BSN with extensive clinical experience may be considered.
- Knowledge of Health Systems, customer segments and market dynamics
- Demonstrated expertise in discussing scientific content and context to multiple audiences
- Experience initiating care transformation within Health Systems
- Excellent project management ability
- Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
- Thorough knowledge of regulatory environment
- Experience in the pharmaceutical industry
- Strong leadership capabilities
- Must reside in territory
- Ability to travel (50-70%) – percentage varies with geography
Nice To Haves
- 2+ years’ experience as a Medical Science Liaison in the pharmaceutical industry
- Established track record of basic or clinical research
- Proven expertise in the drug discovery and drug development process
- Previous experience working within Health Systems or Integrated Delivery Networks
Responsibilities
- Develop relationships and engage in scientific exchange with medical and scientific partners, including Healthcare Professionals, Quality Assurance Managers, Population Health Experts, and Managed Markets Customers within Health Systems.
- Provide clinical differentiation, therapeutic landscape expertise, and support care transformation that enables guidelines-directed medical therapy with the ultimate goal of improving medical care for patients with Asthma.
- Partner with key internal stakeholders including Commercial Account Directors/Managers, Payer Medical, Medical Directors, and Practice Change Champions.
- Identify pre-clinical, clinical and post-marketing study investigators in alignment with Medical Affairs objectives.
- Provide impactful information that enhances the value and proper use of AZ products to internal partners.
- Respond to customer inquiries to provide focused and balanced clinical and scientific information that supports the appropriate use of or clinically differentiates AstraZeneca's products and services.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
