Job DescriptionThis Medical Science Liaison/Senior Medical Science Liaison functions as a highly trained, field-based, scientific expert in gene therapy, who engages health care professionals and leaders in clinical, scientific, value-based care and research-based peer to peer scientific exchange around recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP). Following regulatory and corporate guidelines, they will facilitate and build scientific relationships and collaborations with the Otolaryngology and Gene Therapy scientific communities. This position interacts with local, regional, and national Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and health care practitioners (HCPs), as well as professional societies and organizations. The MSL will need to be fully engaged with pertinent professional societies, as well as other value-based institutions and associations including clinics and centers that are involved with the treatment of recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP), and centers that deliver gene therapy. The MSL will be the field based scientific expert regarding an off-the-shelf (OTS) AdenoVerseae gene therapy in patients with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP).
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:- Function as the primary medical point of contact in geographic area. .
- Maintain clinical and scientific, expertise in otolaryngology pathophysiology and gene therapy with specific focus in standards of care related to the treatment of RRP.
- Engage in well informed, compliant, robust, and accurate scientific peer exchange around the company pipeline, with KOLs .
- Have a thorough understanding of the clinical protocols, clinical trials outcomes and related procedures.
- Develop and track key opinion leader (KOL) engagement plans - identify, develop, and maintain long-term collaborative relationships with KOLs within assigned region.
- Engage in medical & scientific exchange with the medical/scientific community including advisory boards.
- Responsible for ongoing territory management and development,
- Responsible for all clinical program requests and for unsolicited requests for information.
- May collaborate with R&D Team to support sites and investigators participating in the company-sponsored clinical trials.
- Conduct pre-launch KOL profiling efforts to enhance depth of product/disease/scientific knowledge. Facilitate top account/institution profiling efforts to enhance understanding of patient care pathways, including treatment protocol development and novel therapies.
- Work collaboratively and compliantly with commercial colleagues to assure product strategic imperatives are represented cross functionally in account engagement,
- Respond to and document unsolicited requests for information on clinical initiatives.
- May serve as a resource for investigator sponsored trial (IST) proposal
- Provide internal teams with feedback and insights from interactions with KOLs.
- Represent company at medical meetings through Medical Affairs' Scientific Booth coverage and other related activities.
- Attend congresses as appropriate and develop meaningful internal reports of the congresses covered.
- Adhere to corporate SOPs and ensure vigilant compliance with relevant legal and regulatory guidelines governing scientific interactions with physicians and healthcare professionals across all activities, including those related to clinical trials, scientific interactions with internal and external groups, and responses to unsolicited requests for medical/scientific information.
- Consistently demonstrate a high standard of excellence in the management of assigned territory while also contributing to the success of colleagues and the MSL team.
- Willingness to contribute to the achievement of organizational goals beyond the borders of a geographic territory.
- Be solidly versed in the clinical data such that the full range of innovative science, clinical, outcome, economic and value aspects of company' s products can be appreciated by the healthcare practitioner, formulary member or payer.
- Provide medical support, clinical input, and/or training for internal teams as requested.
QualificationsPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:- An advanced degree (e.g., PharmD, PhD, MD, MSN, or NP/PA) is required.
- MSL: A minimum of 2 years previous MSL experience necessary with a minimum of 1 year in rare disease, oncology (and/or immunology) with working knowledge of Gene Therapy.
- Sr. MSL: A minimum of 5 years of pharma experience and 3 years of rare disease, oncology (and/ or immunology) experience.
- Cell and Gene Therapy experience strongly preferred.
- Prior product launch experience required.
- Exhibits the highest level of scientific, business, and clinical acumen with excellent communication and networking skills.
- The ability to interpret and present scientific data to engage KOLs.
- Working knowledge of standards of care for RRP is desirable.
- Previous experience sharing scientific content with payer systems is highly desirable.
- Working knowledge of NCI Cooperative Groups and Oncology Research Consortiums
- Ability to present complex scientific and value and evidence data to payors and/ or formulary committees is required.
- Working knowledge of institutions and clinics in selected geographies is expected.
- Excellent written and oral presentation skills.
- Ability to travel frequently (70%) with overnight stays (e.g., KOL meetings, site locations, internal meetings, medical meetings and congresses, training).
