Associate Director, Medical Science Liaison – Women’s Health, US
Viatris
13 hours ago
Remote
United States
Medical Affairs
Title: Associate Director, Medical Science Liaison (MSL) – Women’s Health, US
Key Responsibilities:
- 100% comply with all company policies and procedures.
- Engage in non-promotional, truthful, evidence-based, and non-misleading communications with KOLs/HCPs using Medical Review Committee (MRC)-approved educational materials.
- Draft, execute, monitor, and adapt independent US MSL Stakeholder Engagement Plans for target KOLs/HCPs in alignment with the US Women’s Health MSL Team Lead and US Women’s Health Medical Lead.
- Receive support/direction for asset-/disease-state-level MSL business activities (business travel, HCP interactions, congress attendance).
- Provide a monthly written summary of day-to-day activities and achievements to the US Women’s Health MSL Team Lead.
- Submit expense reports and PTO/vacation requests in a timely manner.
- Document HCP interactions in VEEVA.
- Respond with Reactive Medical Communications to Unsolicited Medical Requests (UMRs) from HCPs or other external stakeholders.
- Identify and communicate internally activities of rival Medical Affairs organizations with target KOLs/HCPs.
- Identify and communicate unmet medical education needs; share difficult concepts and negotiate with colleagues to adopt a different point of view.
- Partner to develop independent, new, innovative, proactive and reactive nonpromotional medical education materials (e.g., slide decks, videos) that address unmet educational needs and differ from rival offerings.
- Gather and communicate KOL insights related to independent US Medical and/or overarching company objectives/strategies.
- Develop and communicate independent Ad Board, Congress, and Customer Insight Reports.
- Staff independent Medical Affairs booths at congresses/conventions.
- Provide training to internal Viatris functions on products and disease states using materials approved by MRC or VMap (at Commercial’s request, as appropriate).
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Minimum 5 years of experience in pharmaceutical/biotech/clinical (e.g., hospital setting/patient care) industry.
- Advanced degree required (MD, PhD, PharmD).
- OB/GYN experience required (or equivalent combination of experience and education).
- Knowledge of US Women’s Health MSL roles/responsibilities, clinical trials, and relevant therapeutic areas.
- Understand applicable SOPs, U.S. Standards for Interactions with HCPs, Federal/State promotional laws and regulations, PhRMA Code, ACCME Standards, and Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
- Ability to communicate effectively and build collaborative relationships with KOLs, medical professionals, academic institutions, and Patient Advocacy Groups; strong analytic and organizational skills for clinical data.
- Ability to read/interpret research documents and write scientific reports/technical correspondence; communicate abstract concepts to executives and external groups.
- Ability to perform computations (percentages, ratios, rates), statistical analysis, and interpret graphical data (pharmaceutical calculations preferred).
- Ability to solve moderately complex problems using semi-standardized solutions, apply ingenuity/analysis, and follow prescribed procedures.
- Semi-autonomous work with no direct supervisory responsibilities; reports to the US Women’s Health MSL Team Lead.
Preferred / Work Requirements:
- US Remote.
- Extensive travel required (50%–80% of time; may change), including overnight and/or weekend travel; remote participation leveraged.
- Territory may change over time.
- Preferred locations: CA, TX, NV.
Compensation:
- Salary range: $95,000–$193,000 USD (exact compensation varies by skills, experience, and location).
Key Responsibilities:
- 100% comply with all company policies and procedures.
- Engage in non-promotional, truthful, evidence-based, and non-misleading communications with KOLs/HCPs using Medical Review Committee (MRC)-approved educational materials.
- Draft, execute, monitor, and adapt independent US MSL Stakeholder Engagement Plans for target KOLs/HCPs in alignment with the US Women’s Health MSL Team Lead and US Women’s Health Medical Lead.
- Receive support/direction for asset-/disease-state-level MSL business activities (business travel, HCP interactions, congress attendance).
- Provide a monthly written summary of day-to-day activities and achievements to the US Women’s Health MSL Team Lead.
- Submit expense reports and PTO/vacation requests in a timely manner.
- Document HCP interactions in VEEVA.
- Respond with Reactive Medical Communications to Unsolicited Medical Requests (UMRs) from HCPs or other external stakeholders.
- Identify and communicate internally activities of rival Medical Affairs organizations with target KOLs/HCPs.
- Identify and communicate unmet medical education needs; share difficult concepts and negotiate with colleagues to adopt a different point of view.
- Partner to develop independent, new, innovative, proactive and reactive nonpromotional medical education materials (e.g., slide decks, videos) that address unmet educational needs and differ from rival offerings.
- Gather and communicate KOL insights related to independent US Medical and/or overarching company objectives/strategies.
- Develop and communicate independent Ad Board, Congress, and Customer Insight Reports.
- Staff independent Medical Affairs booths at congresses/conventions.
- Provide training to internal Viatris functions on products and disease states using materials approved by MRC or VMap (at Commercial’s request, as appropriate).
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Minimum 5 years of experience in pharmaceutical/biotech/clinical (e.g., hospital setting/patient care) industry.
- Advanced degree required (MD, PhD, PharmD).
- OB/GYN experience required (or equivalent combination of experience and education).
- Knowledge of US Women’s Health MSL roles/responsibilities, clinical trials, and relevant therapeutic areas.
- Understand applicable SOPs, U.S. Standards for Interactions with HCPs, Federal/State promotional laws and regulations, PhRMA Code, ACCME Standards, and Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
- Ability to communicate effectively and build collaborative relationships with KOLs, medical professionals, academic institutions, and Patient Advocacy Groups; strong analytic and organizational skills for clinical data.
- Ability to read/interpret research documents and write scientific reports/technical correspondence; communicate abstract concepts to executives and external groups.
- Ability to perform computations (percentages, ratios, rates), statistical analysis, and interpret graphical data (pharmaceutical calculations preferred).
- Ability to solve moderately complex problems using semi-standardized solutions, apply ingenuity/analysis, and follow prescribed procedures.
- Semi-autonomous work with no direct supervisory responsibilities; reports to the US Women’s Health MSL Team Lead.
Preferred / Work Requirements:
- US Remote.
- Extensive travel required (50%–80% of time; may change), including overnight and/or weekend travel; remote participation leveraged.
- Territory may change over time.
- Preferred locations: CA, TX, NV.
Compensation:
- Salary range: $95,000–$193,000 USD (exact compensation varies by skills, experience, and location).