Sr Medical Science Liaison SMA-Dallas, Texas

Biogen SANDBOX•Cambridge, MA

About The Position

Job Description The territory for this role is: TX, LA, OK, AK, KS, MO Medical Science Liaisons are trusted and credible deep medical/scientific experts that provide the most relevant, reliable and unbiased scientific information to meet the unique needs of each customer and their patients, as well as Biogen’s clinical and medical strategies. They are dynamic; always acting within compliance guardrails, they initiate interactions and are not merely passive repositories of knowledge, but seek to engage and provide the best medical and scientific information to HCPs in order to better patients’ lives. They are focused on building deep, strategic, long-term relationships with customers and are seen as partners, rather than being transactional in their interactions. They possess “medical business savvy” and customer focus while remaining non-promotional—they are able to navigate discussions to balance what is useful to customers with Biogen’s medical strategy and bring back useful insights. They are rigorously measured both qualitatively and quantitatively and held highly accountable to their goals. The Next Generation Sr. MSL enables critical customer engagement with Key Medical Experts, HCPs and other relevant customers such that they understand the clinical and scientific narrative for Biogen’s therapies.

Requirements

Minimum 2 years of previous experience as Science Liaison.
Passion for science and deep scientific knowledge: Demonstrates a deep passion for medicine, science and clinical development; Is a subject matt

Nice To Haves

Experience in the respective TA is preferred.

Responsibilities

Be the most trusted and credible partner to customers on medical and scientific information pertaining to disease state and company’s products – both pipeline and marketed medicines - to ensure their full understanding about it and ultimately share Biogen’s ambition to advance and drive medical practice in neuroscience
Engage with customers as a trusted and credible medical/ scientific expert who increases their confidence in making the best clinical decisions in the near and long term for the benefit of patient care.
Tailor the discussion and provide the most relevant, credible and unbiased scientific information to meet the unique needs of each customer and their patients, as well as Biogen’s clinical and medical strategies.
Thoroughly address what is top of mind for customers while seizing opportunities to pivot the conversation compliantly and seamlessly to relevant related topics to HCPs resulting in a holistic scientific exchange that support the medical vision and Biogen’s ambition to advance and drive the best medical practice for patients in neuroscience.
Focus on building long-term and valued relationships. Be rapidly responsive as well as proactive when establishing, fostering, cultivating and maintaining those relationships with customers with the end goal of developing scientific advocates
Give input to and own thoughtful engagement plans and prepare meticulously for every interaction with relevant resources and insightful questions. However, be dynamic and flexible as needed
Stays up to date with therapy advances, current research, medical scientific knowledge and detailed knowledge on Biogen products & relevant Disease Areas
Extract and share back high value medical insights that help shape the medical and clinical strategy
Stay aware and on top of the healthcare and access landscape, understanding how it impacts the customers’ behaviors and clinical practices
Be open and alert in customer interactions to medical insights that can inform Biogen’s strategies for both pipeline and approved products
Asses medical insights in real time during Scientific Exchange to identify and capture at least one high value insight per customer interaction through active listening and strategic high gain clinical relevant questions
Capture and report the medical insights using Veeva with the highest level of consistency and accuracy to help inform the medical and clinical strategies and provide additional context if that is useful to the interpretation of those insights
Proactively assess, interpret and share the most high value, business critical medical insights with their MSL Leaders in real-time
Collaborate in a compliant manner with Biogen stakeholders, particularly with the Commercial organization
Have a strong understanding of industry rules, legal guidance and a desire to follow a compliance and ethical path
Have the clarity and depth of understanding around compliance guardrails which allows for compliance empowered interactions. Be able to make the right judgment calls in the moment.
Ensure the medical insights are captured through the cross functional account planning. Be responsive and add high value to the collaboration around key accounts
Be seen by colleagues as a solution-driven conduit to leaders in the medical community
Support R&D colleagues from the clinical development perspective and commercial colleagues while staying true to the non-promotional nature of the role. Be a “partner in the trenches”—engage often in person and be responsive
Lead and deliver complex activities to customers to further enhance Biogen’s reputation as a trusted and valued partner to customers
Establish and maintain excellent educational collaboration with customers, other investigators and key health care institutions to build outstanding product education and medical scientific service and support
Creatively leverage multichannel opportunities
Navigate resources at the office and collaborate with field and non-field colleagues to deliver against the engagement plans adding high value to customers
Contribute to the brand planning process by applying extensive knowledge of disease areas, competitive environments and customer needs.