Medical Science Liaison

Role Summary

Supports US Medical Affairs to execute the Medical Affairs strategy; ensures accurate, robust, and appropriate medical/scientific exchange of knowledge and clinical expertise with US stakeholders primarily focused on clinical stage Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis program and INOVIO's DNA Medicine Platform; and partners with internal stakeholders in driving success. This is a fully remote position open to candidates across the United States.

Responsibilities

• Executes the company’s Field Medical Affairs’ strategies/tactics for INOVIO's Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis program and DNA Medicine Platform
• Maintains in-depth understanding of the disease state, product, competitors, marketplace, related medical areas and regulatory guidelines
• Identifies and fosters scientific relationships with key opinion leaders (KOLs) and other healthcare professionals (HCPs) within assigned territory; maximizes and leverages those relationships by identifying mutually beneficial opportunities that meet the strategic needs of stakeholders
• Acts as the primary scientific resource for HCPs and conducts scientific exchange in a compliant manner
• Works closely with the Account Directors to identify and appropriately engage with medical influencers/decision makers to help educate the payer and market access community on INOVIO and related disease state
• Provides timely intelligence and insights on emerging clinical/scientific trends back to the organization, along with opportunities aimed at better meeting the needs of the external healthcare community
• Communicates relevant information to internal stakeholders in order to define, update, and support medical strategies
• Acts as a contributing partner in developing USMA strategy and cross-functional plans
• Demonstrates clinical, scientific and technical expertise and serves as an internal resource
• Develops and maintains territory engagement plans with KOLs and other key external stakeholders
• Delivers training on INOVIO's drug-device combination including use of device and proper administration
• Responds to unsolicited scientific inquiries of HCPs integrating scientific data and medical practice to meet customer needs
• Collaborates with Account Team to develop strategy, appropriate scientific messages and data to support payer needs and initiatives
• Supports company research initiatives across development including site evaluation and identification, recruitment, investigator meetings, external expert identification, accrual enhancement, scientific and disease state education, and study management
• Supports the planning and execution of medical affairs meetings with external stakeholders (e.g., advisory boards, symposia, conferences)
• Contributes to the development and execution of the congress strategy and KOL engagement plan by engaging with KOLs at scientific congresses
• Partners and collaborates with internal business partners (field and HQ) as appropriate in support of company business goals
• Able to lead cross-functional projects and independently represent the field medical team in all aspects of field-based and home office meetings
• Other related duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Advanced scientific degree (PhD, PharmD, or MD)
• Minimum of 5 years of Medical Affairs experience (ideally as an MSL and preferably in the biotech industry)
• Experience working in rare or orphan disease space
• Payer and HEOR experience
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including strong formal presentation skills
• Excellent planning and organization skills, especially in territory management and KOL development
• Strong interpersonal skills to work closely with external physicians/scientists and internal partners
• Ability to integrate scientific data into real-life practice to meet customer needs
• High integrity and professional ethics
• Strong problem solving and scientific analytical skills
• Willingness/ability to travel up to 60-80%
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical/healthcare market, regulatory requirements, and related practices
• Strong understanding of regulatory and professional guidelines for compliant dissemination of medical information and HCP engagement (OIG, FDA, AMA, ACCME, PhRMA)
• Ability to think strategically about communicating to different stakeholders through all scientific engagement channels
• Proven ability to execute strategically and tactically in a matrixed environment
• Ability to critically evaluate scientific literature and evolving competitive landscape
• Ability to operate independently with minimal supervision

Education

• Not specified beyond advanced scientific degree (PhD, PharmD, or MD) in the qualifications