Medical Science Liaison – Ohio Valley

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Kentucky, +3 more states.

📋 Description

• Oversee key opinion leader optometrists and ophthalmologists within a specific region, ensuring adherence to PhRMA and Tarsus guidelines.

• Act as the primary medical affairs point of contact for KOLs, addressing daily needs and facilitating peer-based scientific exchanges through both virtual and in-person interactions.

• Gather, prioritize, and synthesize actionable insights from scientific exchanges in the field to influence medical strategies.

• Deliver comprehensive practice education to optometric and ophthalmic centers.

• Offer disease-state educational resources to Optometry schools and Ophthalmology residency programs.

• Guide customers on procedures related to investigator-initiated trials and medical inquiries upon request.

• Identify and suggest KOLs for advisory boards, medical education, training sessions, publications, special projects, clinical trials, and business development assessments.

• Organize KOL engagements and schedule participation at scientific sessions during local, regional, and national medical conferences as required.

• Coordinate with local and regional optometric and ophthalmic medical societies.

• Present scientific data to the payer community.

• Provide leadership and expertise on various medical affairs projects and initiatives.

• Assist in enhancing training, insights collection, and field medical processes.

• Conduct local disease-state scientific exchanges and “lid+lash labs.”

• Collaborate with cross-functional team members on training and KOL meetings.

• Offer clinical trial support as necessary as determined by the clinical development team.

• Manage territory budget, metrics, KOL mapping, and CRM entries.

• Report directly to the National Director of Field Medical.

⛳️ Requirements

• Doctorate in optometry, MD, PharmD, or PhD with expertise in eye care is mandatory.

• A minimum of 3 years of experience as a medical science liaison in eye care is preferred, or 3 years of clinical experience in eyecare with at least one year in the industry, or 7 years of clinical practice in eyecare.

• Excellent emotional intelligence and presentation capabilities.

• Proven ability to proactively plan, organize, manage, and prioritize workload in a fast-paced environment.

• Proficiency in navigating systems and processes including Microsoft Office and customer relationship management software, with the ability to work independently and maintain self-motivation.

• Capability to collect actionable insights and conduct critical data analysis.

• Skill in influencing and collaborating with peers.

• Strong verbal and written communication abilities to effectively convey technical and clinical information.

• Candidates must reside within their designated territory.

• Preference will be given to candidates living within 45 minutes of a major airport or metropolitan area.

• Willingness to travel 60-80% of the time.

🏝️ Benefits

• Bonus

• Stock equity

• Health insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Generous paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and personal days