Senior Medical Science Liaison – Hepatology

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois.

📋 Description

• Establish and nurture relationships with essential stakeholders in the medical and scientific fields within the designated geographic and therapeutic area.

• Deliver credible clinical and scientific information and education to healthcare professionals, Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), professional organizations, and payers.

• Cultivate relationships with KOLs through scientific dialogue and address inquiries regarding scientific content.

• Evaluate KOL alignment with the scientific framework to guide territory and medical strategies.

• Develop KOL advocates and collaborators within the specified territory.

• Compliantly support company-sponsored research, investigator-initiated studies, and publications.

• Mentor and assist Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) with strategies for KOL access and engagement.

• Research and identify KOLs and Focus KOLs relevant to the assigned therapeutic area.

• Construct and implement a territory plan aimed at achieving KOL engagement objectives.

• Conduct independent pre-call preparations for productive KOL interactions.

• Stay informed on emerging scientific literature and clinical data, translating it into relevant knowledge.

• Address Medical Information Request Forms (MIRFs) within specified deadlines.

• Ethically disseminate clinical and scientific information regarding FDA-approved and pipeline products in a customer-oriented manner.

• Gather and respond to scientific and clinical insights to enhance organizational communications and coordinated activities.

• Participate in advisory boards.

• Monitor, categorize, and classify team insights.

• Contribute scientific content and develop materials for projects and initiatives.

• Independently manage projects, including planning, stakeholder engagement, risk management, and quality assurance.

• Coordinate the work of others and provide guidance to achieve project objectives.

• Mentor MSLs and lead planning and reporting for congress events.

• Create training materials utilizing effective instructional design principles.

• Provide scientific and medical training and support to the MSL team and internal partners.

• Collaborate across a matrix organization with internal departments and external stakeholders.

• Report to the Field Director of MSLs.

• Avoid actions that may give the impression of sales or prescribing responsibilities.

⛳️ Requirements

• Advanced scientific degree (MD, OD, PhD, PharmD) or equivalent experience.

• At least 3 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, another healthcare setting, or equivalent experience.

• A minimum of 2 years in a leadership role is preferred.

• In-depth knowledge of medicine, treatment guidelines, clinical research processes, customer strategies, FDA promotional guidelines, regulations, and ethical guidelines is preferred.

• Ability to establish and develop relationships with high-level stakeholders.

• Skill in effectively communicating scientific content in one-on-one meetings, small groups, and in writing.

• Proven project management skills, including timeline management, stakeholder engagement, and risk control.

• Demonstrated capacity to design and facilitate effective training programs.

• Experience in a mentoring capacity.

• Ability to independently research and address scientific inquiries.

• Skill in identifying and developing effective plans for engaging KOLs in the assigned territory.

• Strong collaboration and teamwork abilities with internal departments.

• Valid driver’s license.

• Prior experience in Hepatology, Nephrology, or Transplantation is preferred.

• Willingness to travel up to 60% of the time.

• Knowledge of Company Values and a commitment to practicing them.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits through a Total Rewards package.

• Eligibility for bonuses in accordance with the applicable program.

• Opportunities for career growth and development.