Senior Manager, Medical Science Liaison, Uro-Oncology – Northwest
About The Position
Ferring is a privately-owned, biopharmaceutical company dedicated to pioneering and delivering life-changing therapies. With a 70-year history rooted in science and research, Ferring is committed to developing powerful discoveries and therapies to help people build families, stay healthy, and combat disease. The company is focused on transforming bladder cancer treatment with a novel, first-in-class intravesical gene therapy, offering an alternative to bladder removal surgery. The Uro-Oncology team is expanding, presenting rewarding opportunities in commercial, medical affairs, and technical operations. This role offers the chance to play a significant part in making a potentially revolutionary product available to patients. Ferring has been recognized as one of "The World's Most Innovative Companies" by Fast Company and honored by Fortune on its "Change the World List." Ferring US is also Great Places to Work® Certified.
Requirements
- Doctorate degree (D.V.M., M.D., Ph.D. or Pharm.D.) in biological sciences.
- Minimum of 2 years previous MSL Experience.
- Experience in Uro-Oncology, Urology or Oncology required as a practicing MSL.
- Ability to apply technical expertise and solutions to diverse/individualized situations.
- Excellent communication & presentation skills.
- Working knowledge of FDA and OIG requirements as well as clinical trial design and statistics is required.
- Teamwork skills and an ability to work effectively with a variety of colleagues.
- Networking skills and the confidence to interact with senior experts on a peer-to-peer level.
- Critical data analysis skills.
- Willingness to keep up to date with scientific literature.
- High level of emotional intelligence to work effectively with stakeholders.
- Represents the organization as a prime field medical contact.
Responsibilities
- Present healthcare professionals and decision makers with accurate, unbiased, balanced and timely answers to unsolicited requests for information about bladder cancer.
- Establish scientific and clinical relationships with key opinion leaders and academic centers to expand research and educational opportunities in Uro-Oncology/Bladder Cancer.
- Provide study support from protocol and budget development to submission and completion for Phase IV as well as Investigator Initiated Trials (IIT’s).
- Provide continuing field scientific support and training for sales and Corporate Account Managers (CAM’s).
- Document and forward reports of adverse events to appropriate personnel.
- Keep abreast of medical and scientific developments in assigned therapeutic area.
- Proactively report competitive activities as well as events that can influence the use of product(s).
- Develop and deliver scientific/educational programs including but not limited to formulary presentations for managed care and related organizations.
- Assist Medical Affairs as well as agency personnel in the development of presentations and slide kits.
- Actively participate in advisory boards, speaker training events, clinical investigator meetings, regional national and international meetings when required.
- Assist in processing of field requests for medical education funding.
- Participate in key medical and scientific conferences by staffing medical information booths; gathering competitive intelligence on competitors and attending scientific sessions.
Benefits
- Competitive total compensation
- Exceptional range of flexible benefits
- Personal support
- Tailored learning and development opportunities
- Working hours that respect your lifestyle
- Welcoming and equitable culture
- Comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision)
- 401k plan and company match
- Short and long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance
- Wellness benefits
- Reimbursement for certain tuition expenses
- Sick time frontloaded yearly of 40 hours
- Vacation time for full-time employees to accrue between 112.5 and 150 hours yearly in the first four (4) years of employment
- 12 to 13 paid holidays per year
- Paid parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
