Liver Health-Florida

BoehringerPRD•Tampa, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Director, Medical Science Liaison is part of a regionally focused therapeutic area MSL team within Field Based Medicine (FBM), who reports into the MSL Sr. AD. The focus of this role is field based scientific exchange (SE), for which the AD Medical Science Liaison will leverage their scientific background, industry knowledge, and business acumen to act as a scientific resource to Scientific Experts (SCEs), while gathering insights that inform Scientific Objectives (SOs) and strategic decision making by Medicine. Within their territory, MSLs are responsible for establishing, cultivating, and maintaining relationships with SCEs. Further, the AD MSL functions as an extension of the medical information group to provide product and pipeline therapeutic area expertise to SCEs and HCPs, and as a scientific expert to internal stakeholders within Medicine and Commercial groups at BIPI. The incumbent is a collaborative member of BIPI who is expected to communicate seamlessly with other members of the field-based organization, act as a leader and coach within the MSL team and perform all activities in a compliant manner.

Requirements

BSc. required plus one of the following:
Advanced science/clinical degree with 3+ years’ relevant experience (preferred).
Masters in health sciences with 5+ years’ experience.
BSc. with MBA or BSN with MBA, and 7+ years’ experience.
PA with 5+ years’ experience.
Other medical licensure with 9+ years of experience.
2+ years’ MSL experience in relevant therapeutic area – required, 4+ years preferred.
Strong communication, ability to interpret scientific data, knowledge of regional healthcare systems, field-based job with 50% travel, use of electronic communication tools.
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 with 3+ years’ relevant experience (preferred).
4+ years preferred MSL experience in relevant therapeutic area.

Responsibilities

Proactively conducting scientific exchange with SCEs to support the SOs.
Establishing and maintaining scientific relationships with SCEs, while developing a strong understanding of territory specific healthcare systems and clinical practices related to patient care, disease management, treatment protocols, and research interests.
Acting as a scientific resource to SCEs and HCPs to reactively answer specific questions on TA or disease state topics and BI compounds through scientific exchange.
Providing disease state education on topics related to TA Scientific Objectives.
Acting as a scientific resource to Scientific Experts at payer accounts and integrated delivery networks when requested.
Develops a tactical customer-centric medical engagement plan for their geography in alignment with management and provide internal and external scientific support – as required.
Proactively developing a territory specific medical engagement plan for scientific exchange with prioritized SCEs, which supports the TA Scientific Objectives (SOs) and priorities.
Proactively assessing SCEs that are appropriate to interact with as part of the medical engagement plan.
Identifying and communicating challenging gaps between BIPI and customer expectations, needs, and priorities.
Proactively monitoring and adjusting tactical medical engagement plan to better achieve TA Scientific Objectives.
Supporting identification and assist with development of scientific materials, as directed, required to effectively conduct scientific exchange.
Supporting identification of training needs to effectively engage in scientific exchange.
Maintaining regular communication with the regional TA MSL Team, to review ongoing activities and insights, share best practices, and communicate learnings.
In alignment with Clinical Operations, interacting with current and potential BI study investigators to support clinical trial activities.
Facilitating logistical communications between BIPI and HCPs regarding Investigator Initiated Studies (IIS), External Collaborative Research, and company study contracts, as requested.
Providing additional scientific support for Medicine and Scientific Affairs activities in alignment with the local working instruction, which may include but are not limited to support for scientific congresses and medical information.
Maintaining clinical, scientific, and technical expertise in specific TA through continuous learning and knowledge of the TA related scientific literature.
Identifies, documents, discusses, and communicates scientific insights as guided by the TA Scientific Objectives.
Documenting field generated scientific insights within appropriate system(s), and communicating to appropriate internal stakeholders, as required.
Participating in the discussion of scientific insights gathered by the TA MSL team, to understand the breadth of insights, potential impact, and to stimulate scientific exploration, as directed by management Support communication of scientific insights across the Medical and Commercial organizations, as directed by management.
Identifying changes in the healthcare landscape and trends impacting delivery within the territory (i.e., new stakeholders impacting the delivery of or access to care).
Leads special Medicine/RA projects, TA MSL team activities, and serves as a coach and mentor to MSL colleagues – based upon strong field-based competencies and scientific expertise.
Serving as a mentor for newly hired MSLs, at the direction of the MSL Team Lead.
Serving as a scientific lead for the FBM team, within aspects of a therapeutic area or disease state, at the direction of the MSL Sr AD.
Leading special projects as directed MSL Sr AD (i.e., FBM optimization initiatives, scientific analyses to advance understanding within the disease state, participate in scientific advisory boards, etc.).
Collaborates with the field-based medicine team, CDMA, appropriate Commercial personnel, and the broader organization – in a seamless and efficient manner.
Collaborating within the TA MSL Team, on all aspects of planning, execution, sharing of best practices, and insight generation related discussion to understand the breadth of insights, potential impact, and to stimulate scientific exploration.
Collaborating to provide field based scientific expertise for key accounts, as required.
Learning about new and evolving customers and the changing medical needs of such customers.
Collaborating with Commercial personnel, as appropriate and in a compliant manner, to provide scientific support for internal and external activities where there is a defined and appropriate scientific role for FBM.
Collaborating with CDMA and the broader Medicine organization to provide scientific support and communicate scientific insights.