Medical Science Liaison (Virtual)

Role Overview

This position serves as the supporting virtual scientific liaison between Exeltis USA and thought leaders. The MSL provides fair, unbiased, balance information to stakeholders while communicating feedback from thought leaders to Exeltis decision makers. This position requires excellent communication skills and to successfully network within the scientific and clinical community. This position is virtual field-based, full-time covering multiple states with limited travel.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Establish scientific and clinical relationships with thought leaders and academic centers to engage in scientific exchange within the focus areas of Reproductive and Women’s Health as well as other specialties as needed
• Present healthcare professionals and decision makers within healthcare systems with accurate, unbiased, balanced and timely answers to unsolicited requests for information about Exeltis USA products
• Timely, accurate, specific and balanced responses to medical information request forms (MIRFs) in collaboration with Medical Communications
• Provide continuing field scientific support and training for sales teams and other Exeltis personnel
• Document and forward reports of adverse events to appropriate Exeltis USA personnel
• Establish and maintain contact with assigned relevant medical, research and educational societies
• Keep abreast of medical and scientific developments in assigned therapeutic areas
• Develop and deliver very specialized scientific/educational programs including but not limited to formulary presentations for health systems, managed care and related organizations
• Assist Medical Affairs, as well as Exeltis personnel, in the development of presentations and publications
• Actively participate in advisory boards, speaker training events, clinical investigator meetings, regional, national and international meetings when required

Additional Duties & Responsibilities

• Facilitate the review of investigator-initiated trial funding requests in compliance with all policies and good practice recommendations
• Creation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) as needed
• Other duties as assigned to support the non-promotional, scientific work of Exeltis
• For conferences with a virtual attendance option - actively participate in key medical and scientific conferences with by staffing virtual medical information booths, gathering competitive intelligence on competitors and attending scientific sessions. Limited in-person conference attendance may be required.

Competencies/Career level

Please list all that apply:

• An advanced degree (e.g. M.D., Pharm.D., NP, PA, or Ph.D).
• MSL or Medical Affairs experience preferred, individuals without MSL experience are strongly encouraged to apply
• Experience in therapeutic area strongly preferred
• Excellent presentation skills as well as the ability to successfully interact with medical professionals at all levels are required.
• Working knowledge of FDA and OIG requirements as well as clinical trial design and statistics is required.
• Represents the organization as a prime field medical contact.
• Work is primarily independent in that it is performed without appreciable day-to-day direction. Completed work is reviewed from a relatively long-term perspective for desired results against objectives.

Requirements and personal skills

• Education: An advanced degree (e.g. M.D., Pharm.D., NP, PA, or Ph.D)
• Languages: English
• Experience (years/area): Therapeutic area experience strongly preferred, MSL experience preferred
• Specific Knowledge: Working knowledge of FDA and OIG requirements as well as clinical trial design and statistics is required.
• Travel: 10%, local, national, and international travel may be required
• Personal skills: Please list all that apply Excellent presentation skills, works independently, the ability successfully interact with medical professionals at all levels is required, learns and synthesizes new information quickly, and anticipates problems in order to solve them successfully.

Physical Demands

This job operates remotely in a professional environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers, etc.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work: This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. Early mornings, evenings, and weekends may be required depending on business need.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee:

• Is required to operate a motor vehicle
• Is required to interact with internal and external contacts independently
• Is regularly required to talk or hear either in person or over a dial tone phone, as well as a mobile phone, when applicable.
• Is often required to stand, walk, bend, lift, or sit.
• Is required to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 40 lbs.
• Is desk-based and may be sitting for long periods of time.
• Must regularly use fingers and hands for fine manipulation: typing, writing, using hand-held device (iPad, laptop, cell phone, keyboard, printer)
• Must communicate clearly: phone calls, emails, in-person conversations
• Must possess ability to make sound decisions, process complex information, manage multiple tasks simultaneously, model behavior for other employees, and other cognitive functions.