Medical Science Liaison - Biosimilars - Northwest

Job description

Job Description

The Medical Science Liaison will serve to advance science and standards of care for patients, healthcare providers and payers, and ensure they can access all the practical and clinically relevant information and solutions they need to use Sandoz’s products efficiently and safely. Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) are key members of the medical department. They are responsible for developing and implementing customer facing medical strategies and have a primary liaison role to the medical and scientific community. MSLs are responsible for engaging Customers, including HCPs, in non-promotional medical and scientific discussions regarding all on-market and in-development Sandoz products, including those that have been in-licensed, or on topics relating to disease states. The role of the MSL is to interact significantly with external customers in a non-HQ office based setting (i.e. in the field).

This MSL will hold engagement activities with oncology/immunology thought leaders and other key stakeholders, presenting information in one-on-one meetings and in public forums. :

Travel is expected to be >50% within the territory.

The territory will cover the following states:
WA, OR, ID, WY, MT

The MSL will effectively and ethically facilitate/implement medical affairs strategies for biosimilar medicines through

• Serving as a liaison to the medical/scientific community, responsible for establishing, developing and maintaining relationships with Medical Experts (MEs), investigators, and other HCPs within the geographic area of coverage
• Ensuring the appropriate dissemination of clinical and scientific information regarding Sandoz compounds in a timely, ethical and customer-focused manner
• Implementing clinical and educational strategies in collaboration with other Sandoz/Novartis colleagues for designated customers including investigators
• Pairing key customers’ educational and research needs with available Sandoz re-sources
• Providing the latest emerging data in response to specific healthcare professional inquiries

• Upon unsolicited request for information, presents data on Sandoz products to HCPs and formulary decision makers or committees. Collaborates with Medical Account Management (MAM), Health Economics Outcomes Research (HEOR), Global Medical Affairs, Clinical Research Medical Associates (CRMA), and Medical Director colleagues as needed
• Responds to customer interest in investigator initiated trials (IITs) in alignment with gap analyses and facilitates process as needed
•Supports product pre-launch, launch and post-launch activities and communication plans per Medical Affairs strategy and tactical plans
• Attends and supports scientific and medical congresses. Maximizes internal and external customer engagement opportunities during medical congress meetings. Contributes to meeting planning and post-meeting deliverables
• Captures, reports and interprets customer insights to inform medical strategy.
• Leads or participates in projects and/or special initiatives
• Ability to develop and efficiently execute customer engagement plans in their geography, mapped to Medical Affairs strategic priorities
• Establish and maintain professional working relationships with key stakeholders that, based on accurate, balanced, and evidence-based information-sharing, will enable open dialogue regarding Sandoz products
• Perform duties with the utmost ethical standards
• Ability to execute launch communication plans and field medical initiatives within designated time frame
• As needed, ability to execute clinical trial support plans in collaboration with USCDMA colleagues
• Ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional teams and influence internal partners to achieve desired outcomes
• Obtain, assimilate, organize, and report appropriate competitive and scientific intelligence in a concise, clear manner, compliant with all applicable policies, procedures, and processes
• Consistent solutions-oriented approach with regional to national impact
• Fully independent and consistent in field medical role and demonstrates high-level strategic approach
• Established leadership skills and acts as a mentor/coach to colleagues
• Proactively seeks out impactful opportunities and is willing to take on stretch assignments
Posting Title

Medical Science Liaison - Biosimilars - Northwest

Desired profile

Minimum requirements

• Advanced science/clinical degree required with MD, DO, PhD, or PharmD
• Effectively present scientific and medical information before large and small audiences
• Translate complex scientific/medical concepts to audiences with differing scientific and technical knowledge
• Understand the basic clinical development process
• At least 3 years of experience with biologics in oncology/immunology strongly preferred
• At least 2 years of previous Medical Affairs MSL experience in the US pharmaceutical industry strongly preferred
• Clear understanding of regional medical practice, clinical decision-making and healthcare systems affecting patient care
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to establish productive and compliant professional relationships with HCPs/MEs/KOLs and medical/scientific professional societies
• Team player in a multidisciplinary, cross-cultural environment, high level of flexibility
• High attention to detail
• Innovative, creative and critical thinking, and problem solving skills
• A valid US Driver’s License and a good driving record are required.

Position will be filled at level commensurate with experience.
Job Type

Full Time
Country

USA
Work Location

Boise, ID
Functional Area

Research & Development
Division

SANDOZ
Business Unit

COMMERCIAL OPS NA SZ
Employment Type

Regular
Company/Legal Entity

Sandoz Inc
EEO Statement

The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers and take pride in maintaining a diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.