Senior Immunology Medical Science Liaison– West

Kyowa Kirin North America • Seattle, WA

9h • $195,000 - $220,000

About The Position

Kyowa Kirin is a fast-growing global specialty pharmaceutical company that applies state-of-the-art biotechnologies to discover and deliver novel medicines in four disease areas: bone and mineral; intractable hematologic; hematology oncology; and rare disease. A Japan-based company, our goal is to make people smile by delivering breakthroughs where no adequate treatments currently exist, working from drug discovery to product development and commercialization. In North America, we are headquartered in Princeton, NJ, with offices in California, Massachusetts, and Ontario
Summary of Job
Senior Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) at Kyowa Kirin are the field-based extension of our Medical Affairs department. MSLs are scientifically trained professionals who possess strong clinical and/or scientific backgrounds whose role is to be a resource of fair-balanced and scientifically rigorous information to the healthcare community.

Requirements

• Advanced clinical/science degree or health care professional credentials required (MD, PhD, RPh, PharmD, NP, PA, MS or equivalent), Doctorate preferred
• Minimum three (3) years MSL experience in pharmaceutical environment, preferably with an Immunology therapeutic focus
• Knowledge of treatment guidelines, clinical research processes, FDA regulations, and Officer of Inspector General (OIG) guidelines preferred.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, including building strong working relationships and managing and resolving conflict.
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, listening, and presentation).
• Results-oriented.
• Team oriented.
• Proven track record of success.
• Current knowledge & full understanding of all relevant industry, legal, and regulatory compliance guidelines.
• Strong experience using Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, and Power Point, CRM Systems and Insight Management tools.
• Demonstrates scientific expertise – viewed as a scientific resource by peers.
• Proven success in developing and maintaining key opinion leaders and other external stakeholder relationships.
• Knowledge and full understanding of treatment guidelines, clinicalresearch processes, FDA regulations, and OIG guidelines.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, including building strong working relationships, demonstrating high emotional intelligence, and managing and resolving conflicts.
• Demonstrates excellent communication skills (written, verbal, listening, and presentation).
• Expert level of ability to deliver customer centric translation of data.
• Expertly communicates and presents scientific and/or clinical data.
• Effectively manage communications/relationships.
• Demonstrates intentional collaboration.
• Results-oriented and team focused with a proven track record of success.
• In-depth knowledge and/or experience in national/regional healthcare, access environments, and the pharmaceutical industry.
• Commitment to the highest ethical, legal,regulatory, and scientific standards, ensuring compliance of the MSL team by acting as a role model and demonstrating consistent ethical behavior.
• Must demonstrate the ability to manage relationships with KOLs within a large territory.
• Demonstrates ability to organize, prioritize, meet deadlines, make decisions, and change course of action quickly.
• Has the ability to flex and deal with ambiguity in a dynamic, fast-paced, high growth environment.
• Has a passion for personal learning and development to be able to grow with the company.
• Cultural sensitivity and ability to develop consensus within a multinational organization.
• Ability to travel, both air and ground, up to 70%, including overnight travel (Including some weekends for conference coverage)
• Must live near an airport/rail station and within the assigned region. Regional coverage may vary and be large geographies.
• KKNA and all of its employees have an obligation to act in accordance with the law and with integrity in all our operations and interactions

Responsibilities

• Identify, establish, and maintain professional relationships and dialogue with international, national, regional, and local key opinion leaders and allied healthcare professionals.
• Educate healthcare professionals and manage market professionals on Kyowa Kirin's product portfolio.
• Ensure the appropriate dissemination of transparent, fair- balanced scientific and clinical information, knowledge, and services in a timely, compliant, ethical, and customer-focused manner.
• Function as a regional medical/scientific resource and work to pair external stakeholder needs with available Kyowa Kirin resources.
• Gather data to generate actionable insights and competitive intelligence to provide quality and appropriate feedback to headquarters.
• Demonstrate high level proficiency in developing and delivering educational resources and clinical information in response to an established need/request.
• Independently liaise between investigators and Kyowa Kirin for unsolicited investigator-initiated studies.
• Liaise with Clinical Operations to support company-sponsored studies when required.
• Engage in timely and fair-balanced scientific exchanges with HCPs in response to unsolicited requests for information related to Kyowa Kirin's products.
• Independently lead, attend, and provide scientific support at international, national, regional, and local medical conferences.
• Actively participate in advisory boards and clinical investigator meetings when required.
• Lead, and deliver internal educational training sessions for internal stakeholders, including disease state, therapeutic landscape, and product information.
• Build and cultivate working relationships cross-functionally with adherence to compliance guidelines.
• Engage in continued independent learning within the therapeutic area.
• Adherence to all company regulatory and compliance policies
• Provide mentoring support to MSLs.
• Lead cross-functional internal projects, and strategic initiatives, and is a translational resource (translates internal projects to our team with the rationale, purpose, objective, and what the results mean to the product, disease state, department, and company) to the MSL team

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance, Basic and Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, and Health Savings Account, Business Travel Insurance, Employee Assistance Programs
• Pet Insurance
• Retirement Savings 401k with company match
• Well-Being and Work-Life Programs Including Gympass, Nutrition Counseling, , Volunteer Time Off, Flexible Work Arrangements, Parental Leave, Adoption Assistance, and TouchCare Insurance & Billing Support
• Generous Paid Time Off, Sick Time, & Paid Holidays
• Perks and Discounts with Tickets at Work and LifeMart
• Reward & Recognition Programs
• Career Development and Training

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees