Company Overview: This biopharmaceutical company focuses on therapies for individuals with high unmet needs.

Position Title: Senior/Medical Science Liaison

Territories in the United States:

• JO-2304-5826 - Noth East (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont).
• Will consider qualified MSL candidates outside of the territory.

Clinical Trial Phase: Preparing for Phase III in the 4th quarter of 2023.

Therapeutic Area / Indication: Cardiovascular / Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.

Position Overview: The Senior/Medical Science Liaison facilitates enrollment in company-sponsored studies and engages with clinical study sites, study personnel, Key Opinion Leaders, and other healthcare providers through scientific exchange and clinical support. The Sr./MSL functions as a regional medical and scientific resource and pairs the changing needs of healthcare professionals with available company resources.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Serves as liaison between clinical investigators and internal stakeholders in support of company-sponsored research studies.
• Acts as liaison between external clinical investigators, internal colleagues, and CRO staff to assure timely follow-up of all communications and as a resource for site support.
• Collaborates with the Clinical Development and Clinical Operations team to understand protocol nuances, and triages as appropriate any insights regarding recruitment barriers or protocol queries.
• Develops, maintains, and manages collaborations with regional and national KOLs, investigators, study staff, nurses, pharmacists, and office managers.
• Identifies and builds collaborations with KOLs for medical education and potential clinical research opportunities.
• Creates awareness of the company and given product in the target community.
• Assists in the development of strategic KOL plans to provide needs-based, value-added services.
• Provides relevant medical and scientific information and literature, within corporate guidelines, for healthcare provider education.
• Provides field-based medical and scientific support to answer unsolicited questions about the company and the given product.
• Serves as a local medical and scientific resource for the medical community.
• Develops and demonstrates a thorough working knowledge of the company, given product, and current medical and scientific research and publications in the therapeutic area.
• Delivers high-quality educational presentations in a variety of settings and obtains feedback that can be disseminated throughout the organization.
• Participates in therapeutic advisory groups or steering committees and internal project teams.
• Gathers and disseminates competitive intelligence from multiple sources.
• Attends regional conferences on the company’s behalf to provide feedback on the current landscape, competitive landscape, and continued cultivation of relationships. Educates the target community.
• Provides feedback on specific sites and regional trends/thoughts/paradigms to identify and/or inform potential protocol amendments, accrual barriers, and patient/study subject identification.
• Establishes relationships with all treaters on the company’s KOL list in the territory. Supplements KOL list as appropriate.
• Completes accurate and timely administrative reports, projects, and other required documentation.

Qualifications (Education & Experience)

• Advanced scientific degree or equivalent required.
• 1 to 5 years of experience in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) is required.
• 2+ years experience as a Medical Science Liaison.
  
• Experience with study launch and/or other clinical trial expertise.
• Experience with relationship building and expanding a company’s reach.
• Adaptability to the changing landscape and ability to pivot quickly as new information becomes available.