Medical Science Liaison - Midwest (IL, WI, MN, IA, NE, TN)

Cristcot

16h•Remote

About The Position

The Medical Science Liaison will develop and maintain professional relationships with external healthcare practitioners to provide comprehensive medical and scientific support for the therapeutic area of ulcerative colitis. This role covers the Midwest Territory, including Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, and Tennessee. The MSL will collaborate internally with Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Market Access, and Commercial teams, and externally with healthcare practitioners and opinion leaders. The primary focus is on engaging in scientific exchanges regarding product information, disease education, and research ideas with physicians and other healthcare professionals. The MSL is responsible for accurate and timely documentation of all activities, identifying and communicating with key medical experts, presenting data on Cristcot products, and gathering critical customer insights. They will also support research and development programs, provide medical and scientific support to payers and managed markets, and deliver training to internal colleagues. A key aspect of the role is building and maintaining relationships with influencers in managed markets and providing fair-balanced medical information. The MSL will fully support and execute Medical Affairs plans aligned with company goals.

Requirements

An advanced degree in the life sciences field (PharmD, PhD, MD, and NP/PA) or relevant field medical experience.
A minimum of 5 years of experience as MSL required, unless candidate has strong related experience.
Knowledge of the PhRMA code of conduct, the Sunshine Act, HIPAA regulations, Promotional Regulations, and all laws and regulations that are applicable to the role.
Able to quickly understand and dialogue on subjects that are at the interface between medicine and policy which are relevant to Cristcot’s areas of interest (disease condition, patient reported outcomes, competitive pipelines and lifecycle plans, medical and pharmacy benefits, quality programs, etc.).
Applicants must already reside in, or be able to work within, the territory.

Nice To Haves

Gastroenterology and ulcerative colitis experience strongly preferred.
Other Pharmaceutical experience – Medical Information, Medical Strategy, Clinical management/trial experience and 2 years clinical or research experience (non-pharma) is preferred.
Effective presentation skills and advanced proficiency in interpersonal skills (listening, probing, persuasiveness, negotiation) are essential for engaging successfully and productively with HCPs, external customers, field colleagues, and internal partners.

Responsibilities

Engage appropriately in scientific exchanges around product information, disease education, and research ideas/activities with physicians and ancillary healthcare professionals regarding current and future therapies in development or commercialized by Cristcot.
Work cross-functionally with Research & Development and Commercial colleagues (Key Account Directors, Sales and Market Access) to coordinate proper response to customer's scientific and medical needs.
Accurately and timely document all activities.
Identify Medical Experts, consultants, investigators, and healthcare professionals. Ensure timely, effective, and appropriate communication of current and emerging medical and scientific information on Cristcot therapeutic disease areas and/or product support of appropriate prescribing, improved patient outcomes.
Present data on Cristcot products to HCPs including physicians, academic institutions, researchers, and allied healthcare professionals, consistent with all relevant policies and procedures.
Engage with HCPs to bring back critical customer insights and feedback.
Conduct scientific exchanges related to Cristcot’s products at Centers of Excellence and Academic Medical Centers.
Ensure that healthcare organizations have the latest information on Cristcot disease state and/or products resulting in appropriate prescribing and improved patient outcomes.
Serve as a local medical and scientific resource to Cristcot for product planning, clinical insights, and intelligence.
Bring together, synthesize and deliver HCP derived scientific insights.
Support research and development programs as requested by R&D, Clinical Operations, and Medical Affairs Departments. This may include trial site identification, ongoing recruitment motivation, and issue/problem solving.
Provide medical and scientific support to payers, commercial managed markets, and related health care organizations to facilitate access to Cristcot’s medications for appropriate patients.
Demonstrate strong competency in medical and scientific exchange to healthcare organizations.
Deliver and implement effective product and disease-state training and mentoring to internal colleagues.
Identify, develop, and maintain credible relationships with key medical, pharmacy, and health outcomes influencers within the territory for assigned accounts.
Provide timely, fair balanced, objective, scientific and evidence-based medical information, and education to health care customers within managed markets/healthcare/payor systems, in addition to other unique healthcare influencers.
Full support and execution of Medical Affairs plans aligned with overall company goals and asset strategy.