Regional Scientific Director, Central Region
Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.
8 hours ago
On-site
Nebraska, United States
$216,000 - $264,000 USD yearly
Medical Affairs
Responsibilities:
- Establish trusted partnerships in the healthcare community covering CRISPR-based gene editing programs.
- Provide scientific exchange, medical education, and identify insights with PIs, KOLs, healthcare multidisciplinary teams, and referral HCPs (supports both nex-z and lonvo-z programs).
- Engage KOLs across ATTR amyloidosis and HAE in territory; educate on CRISPR platform and reactively on MoA and clinical data.
- Understand patient journey at key centers; identify site capabilities and preferences regarding gene editing.
- Develop individualized scientific engagement plans aligned with scientific narrative and medical strategy.
- Identify external insights and knowledge gaps through listening; report timely via CRM.
- Attend Medical Congresses for KOL engagement, booth staffing, scientific session coverage, insights gathering, and reporting.
- Deliver institutional presentations on scientific evidence, as appropriate.
- Provide scientific support for Phase 3 clinical trials during site start-up, activation, and recruitment.
- Establish, cultivate, and maintain relationships with Investigators and site teams.
- Identify barriers to site activation and/or patient recruitment and collaborate on solutions; escalate site feedback/concerns to clinical teams.
- Ensure compliance and scientific integrity, including timely completion of trainings and adherence to policies.
Qualifications:
- Doctorate level or terminal degree (Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.D., or D.O.).
- 3+ years industry or related field experience.
- Extensive clinical trial experience including Phase 3 trials.
- Prior pharmaceutical industry experience as an MSL/RSD with strong scientific exchange experience in a compliance/regulatory environment and execution of clinical trials.
- Valid driver’s license.
Preferred:
- Therapeutic knowledge in allergy/immunology/HAE, cardiology (ATTR-CM/-PN), or genetic medicine.
- New product launch experience.
Skills/Requirements:
- Strong presentation, communication, and project management skills across in-person and digital/phone/email interactions.
- Ability to communicate complex scientific/medical information to internal/external stakeholders.
- Ability to multi-task, prioritize risks/urgency, and adapt to changing business needs.
- Ability to manage a geographically assigned territory from a home-based office.
- Computer skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Zoom); ability to complete trainings and administrative tasks.
- Willingness/ability to travel 50–70% (including overnight stays).
Application instructions:
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and continue until the position is filled (then it will be taken down).
- Establish trusted partnerships in the healthcare community covering CRISPR-based gene editing programs.
- Provide scientific exchange, medical education, and identify insights with PIs, KOLs, healthcare multidisciplinary teams, and referral HCPs (supports both nex-z and lonvo-z programs).
- Engage KOLs across ATTR amyloidosis and HAE in territory; educate on CRISPR platform and reactively on MoA and clinical data.
- Understand patient journey at key centers; identify site capabilities and preferences regarding gene editing.
- Develop individualized scientific engagement plans aligned with scientific narrative and medical strategy.
- Identify external insights and knowledge gaps through listening; report timely via CRM.
- Attend Medical Congresses for KOL engagement, booth staffing, scientific session coverage, insights gathering, and reporting.
- Deliver institutional presentations on scientific evidence, as appropriate.
- Provide scientific support for Phase 3 clinical trials during site start-up, activation, and recruitment.
- Establish, cultivate, and maintain relationships with Investigators and site teams.
- Identify barriers to site activation and/or patient recruitment and collaborate on solutions; escalate site feedback/concerns to clinical teams.
- Ensure compliance and scientific integrity, including timely completion of trainings and adherence to policies.
Qualifications:
- Doctorate level or terminal degree (Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.D., or D.O.).
- 3+ years industry or related field experience.
- Extensive clinical trial experience including Phase 3 trials.
- Prior pharmaceutical industry experience as an MSL/RSD with strong scientific exchange experience in a compliance/regulatory environment and execution of clinical trials.
- Valid driver’s license.
Preferred:
- Therapeutic knowledge in allergy/immunology/HAE, cardiology (ATTR-CM/-PN), or genetic medicine.
- New product launch experience.
Skills/Requirements:
- Strong presentation, communication, and project management skills across in-person and digital/phone/email interactions.
- Ability to communicate complex scientific/medical information to internal/external stakeholders.
- Ability to multi-task, prioritize risks/urgency, and adapt to changing business needs.
- Ability to manage a geographically assigned territory from a home-based office.
- Computer skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Zoom); ability to complete trainings and administrative tasks.
- Willingness/ability to travel 50–70% (including overnight stays).
Application instructions:
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and continue until the position is filled (then it will be taken down).