What is the role?
The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is the field-based scientific expert on their assigned therapy area, disease area, clinical practice and competitor landscape. You will provide non-promotional medical support externally to ensure the safe and effective use of Aerogen's devices. This role is mainly field-based and involves significant (up to 60%) national and international travel and reports directly to the Senior Global Medical Affairs Manager.
What are the key responsibilities?
Interaction with Key Opinion Leaders - (KOLs)
• Provide fair and balanced information on the benefits and risks of products, therapeutic options and disease state.
• Identification and development of KOL, fostering professional relationships
• Obtain feedback and advice about company products or pipeline through peer-to-peer interactions and advisory boards and communicate relevant information back to internal stakeholders in a timely manner.
• Facilitate the initiation, development, and ongoing maintenance of centres of excellence, and programmes to develop speakers from these centres
• Successfully connect opinion leaders globally or locally to serve as advisors, investigators, expert guest speakers, business development partners and to help facilitate the adoption of Aerogen's products into national/international acute care guidelines.
• Regularly collect and interpret medical insights and feedback gathered from scientific exchange with opinion leaders and communicate relevant information to internal stakeholders in order to define, update, and support medical strategies.
Support Research Endeavours:
• Act as a conduit for unsolicited, investigator-initiated research proposals by facilitation proposal, advise on the mechanics of the application guidance, and act as a conduit to senior management, for the publication of studies
• Managing Aerogen's clinical trials in the specified territories
• Work closely with the commercial function to provide marketing and sales with the clinical and scientific data and background support that they need to grow Aerogen's market share
Attend scientific meetings and symposia:
• Provide timely synopsis of information presented to internal colleagues
• Gather competitive intelligence and report back to Aerogen
Provide Scientific Information and Education Support:
• Discuss disease state or product information through peer-to-peer interactions
• Answer questions on appropriate off-label information in response to unsolicited questions
• Recommend, recruit and train participants for speaker bureau providing support with informational needs of speaker and faculty
• Conduct medical educational training for internal partners
• Provide scientific support to commercial and Medical Affairs partners, including training, medical writing, education and other scientific projects
• Collaborate, participate and contribute to cross functional teams and initiatives with internal departments (Clinical, Marketing, Sales, Training )
What education and experience are required?
• Life Sciences degree, PhD, MD or Pharm D with a Medical / Clinical Focus.
• Clinical experience with aerosol therapy, critical care, and/or respiratory care
What key skills will make you great at the role?
• Presentations at scientific meetings and to HCPs
• Recruitment and negotiation of clinical trial sites and KOL experts providing consultancy for Aerogen
• Good computer skills. Experienced with Microsoft Office applications for generating office documents, spreadsheets, project plans, etc..
• International and domestic travel will be required for this position and will equate to up to 60% of the individual's time.
• Changing priorities; long hours occasionally required to complete projects or at congresses/meetings. Handle multiple projects with tight deadlines.
• Typical office environments, with work also performed in Science labs and hospital clinical environment.
What is it like to work at Aerogen?
Our purpose is to transform patients' lives and innovation is embedded in our culture. This also translates to how we look after our people. We want talented, passionate and engaged people to join Aerogen and build your career with us. We understand that your life evolves through different stages, and we are here to support our global team with a range of financial and non-financial rewards and benefits. There's something for everyone! Here is an idea of what we offer:
• Competitive bonus plan.
• Above market life insurance.
• Opportunities for development and professional growth.
• "Aerogen Connect" - our employee-led program that helps our global teams unite and have fun.
• We donate 1% of profits and time to charities and organizations.
Visit our careers website for more information about life at Aerogen.
