Medical Science Liaison – Autoantibody Pipeline- Southeast

Role Summary

Medical Science Liaison for the Autoantibody Pipeline in the Southeast region. Field-based role covering the Southeast, with preferred locations in Atlanta, GA or Orlando, Tampa, or Miami, FL. Territory includes Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. Maintain external relationships with key opinion leaders and healthcare professionals, provide scientific education, and support research initiatives in alignment with Therapeutic Area strategies.

Responsibilities

• Consistently demonstrate strategic territory planning and ability to build strong relationships within the territory.
• Develop and maintain a field strategic plan.
• Respond in a timely manner to unsolicited scientific inquiries of HCPs/investigators/health care systems/academic medical centers and population health decision makers, integrating scientific data including real world evidence into practice to meet customer needs.
• Presents data and information in a manner appropriate to the audience and request.
• Execute plans regarding reactive and proactive outreaches as approved via the legal/HCC exceptions process.
• Integrates scientific data into real life practice to meet customer/audience needs, adapting interpersonal style to particular situations and people.
• Anticipates the responses of various individuals and teams based on their vantage point and perspective.
• Prioritize franchise customer-based initiatives and field responsibilities, while balancing administrative duties and project responsibilities.

Responsibilities (continued)

• Leverages knowledge of standards of care and Janssen company/investigator sponsored clinical trials and competitor landscape to facilitate external-internal research communication.
• Engages with external investigators regarding unsolicited research inquiries and acts as liaison to R&D, Medical Affairs and operations teams.
• Provides clinical trial support to identify potential sites, resolve issues with enrolled sites, and participate in meetings as appropriate, including site initiation visits and investigator launch meetings.

Responsibilities

• Effectively leads at least one scientific or strategic Immunology project, exhibits strategic identification of educational gaps and elevates team acumen.
• Consistently demonstrates strong scientific acumen.

Responsibilities

• Actively participate in team calls, trainings, and journal clubs through scientific dialogue, understanding of current standard of care, and regularly sharing scientific news.
• Attend and provide leadership at scientific conferences to gather and understand new scientific information relevant to the company and external scientific community.
• Medical insights: listen to documents and share medical insights; synthesize data for the MSL team and other partners.
• Set aside time for self-driven learning on the current scientific landscape.
• Represent and support J&J at relevant scientific or stakeholder meetings including congresses, symposia, advisory boards and investigator meetings; represent J&J at speaking engagements as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Performs all administrative requirements in a timely, accurate and compliant manner (e.g., expense reports, documentation of activities).
• Maintain focus and composure in uncertain circumstances with minimal direction.
• Provide regional and local support to enhance sales training initiatives and improve competencies of field personnel in partnership with Sales Learning and Development.
• Communicates and collaborates with all field-based partners and other Immunology MSL teams on a routine basis.
• Demonstrate the ability to partner with others to lead or participate in large scale projects.
• Maintain thorough understanding and competence in regulatory and health care compliance guidelines, corporate policies, and Medical Affairs SOPs.

Qualifications

• A PharmD, PhD, or MD with 1–2 years of relevant hematology, immunology and/or auto/alloimmune clinical or research disease experience.
• 1–2 years MSL experience preferably in rare disease.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and computer/remote technologies.
• Ability to travel up to 70%.

• Launch experience in rare disease is highly preferred.
• Significant experience giving presentations is highly preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and remote technologies.

Skills

• Analytics Dashboards, Clinical Research and Regulations, Clinical Trials
• Coaching, Critical Thinking, Customer Centricity, Data-Driven Decision Making
• Data Reporting, Digital Culture, Digital Literacy, Medical Affairs
• Medical Communications, Medical Compliance, Organizing
• Product Knowledge, Relationship Building, Research and Development, Strategic Thinking
• Technical Credibility

Additional Requirements

• Travel: 70% of time, primarily within assigned geography with infrequent travel outside of geography.