Senior Medical Science Liaison-Autoantibody Pipeline-Northeast

Role Summary

Senior Medical Science Liaison for the Autoantibody Pipeline in the Northeast. This field-based role covers the Northeast region (ideal locations: New York or Boston area), with travel primarily within the assigned geography and occasional travel outside the geography. You will build external relationships with opinion leaders and healthcare providers, provide fair and objective scientific information, support research and clinical trials, and ensure activities comply with regulatory guidelines.

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 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 exp (clinical or research experience).
• 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

• Strong scientific acumen and ability to translate data for diverse audiences.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement.
• Project management and research coordination.
• Ability to travel and operate in field-based role.