Senior Medical Science Liaison – Autoantibody Pipeline – Great Plains

Role Summary

Senior Medical Science Liaison – Autoantibody Pipeline – Great Plains. Field-based position for the Great Plains region, preferred in Denver, CO area. Territory includes CO, UT, MT, WY, ND, SD, NE, KS, MN, IA, MO, and WI.

Responsibilities

• Consistently demonstrate strategic territory planning and ability to build strong relationships within the territory.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining a field strategic plan.
• Responds 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 real life 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.
• Executes Research Initiatives: 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 act 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.
• 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.
• Actively participate in team calls, trainings, & journal clubs through scientific dialogue, understanding of current standard of care, and regularly sharing of scientific news.
• Attends and provides leadership at scientific conferences to gather and understand new scientific information relevant to the company and the external scientific community.
• Medical insights: Actively listens for, documents, and shares medical insights. Proactively synthesize data and medical insights for MSL team and other partners
• Sets aside time for self-driven learnings on current scientific landscape.
• Role includes representing and supporting JNJ at relevant scientific or other key stakeholder meetings including congresses, symposia, advisory boards and investigator meetings.
• Role includes representing JNJ at speaking engagements at relevant scientific or other key stakeholder meetings.

Continuous Support Department Operations And Internal Partners

• 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.
• Maintains thorough understanding and competence in the following areas (regulatory and health care compliance guidelines; corporate policies on appropriate business conduct and ethical behavior; Medical Affairs SOPs and guidelines).

Qualifications

• Required:
  • A PharmD, PhD, MD, with 3+ years relevant hematology, immunology and/or auto/alloimmune disease experience
  • Minimum 3 years MSL experience, and/or 2-3 years relevant work experience (clinical or research)
  • Must be familiar with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and utilization of computers and remote technologies
  • Ability to travel up to 70%
• Preferred:
  • Launch experience in rare disease is highly preferred.
  • Significant experience giving presentations is highly preferred.

Skills

• Analytical thinking, scientific communication, stakeholder engagement, data interpretation, field-based collaboration, project leadership, regulatory compliance, medical affairs knowledge.