LivaNova

Senior Medical Science Liaison - California Based

LivaNova • $180K — $200K *
US-Anywhere
+ 4 other locationsRemote
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
1 month ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in chemistry, biology, pharmacy, or related medical discipline.
  • Advanced degree (M.D., Ph.D., PharmD) preferred.
  • 3+ years in clinical affairs or medical strategy within the medical device industry.
  • Experience in epilepsy and neuromodulation is desirable.
  • Demonstrated ability to build networks with Key Opinion Leaders.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain relationships with key medical stakeholders.
  • Understand the regional healthcare landscape and specialties.
  • Generate tactical plans to support the medical community’s needs.
  • Assist in investigator-initiated research and company-sponsored studies.
  • Collaborate on medical affairs initiatives including publications and training.
  • Identify and map thought leaders in alignment with company strategy.
  • Provide updated medical information and product knowledge to stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Health benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Personal and vacation time.
  • Retirement & savings plan (401K).
  • Employee stock purchase plan.
  • Training and education assistance.
  • Bonus referral program.
  • Service awards and employee recognition initiatives.
  • Flexible work schedules.
Full Job Description
The Senior Medical Science Liaison (MSL) establishes and maintains peer-to-peer relationships with health care providers, medical and scientific experts, and key opinion leaders (KOLs), and provides insights from these external stakeholders to internal colleagues for product and market development and life cycle management.

Major Accountabilities:
  • Develop and maintain peer-to-peer collaborations and relationships with key stakeholders in the medical and scientific communities.
  • Develop an understanding of the regional landscape including specialties involved in care of patients.
  • Generate and execute tactical regional plans to provide needs based, value-added support of the medical and scientific community in line with company goals.
  • Support clinical development initiatives including investigator-initiated research (IIR) and LivaNova-sponsored clinical studies and registries (e.g., site identification, trial recruitment, and presentation of final approved data).
  • Collaborate with key internal and external stakeholders on Medical Affairs-led initiatives including publications, advisory boards, medical education (e.g., CME) opportunities, training, and speaker development.
  • Identify, profile, prioritize and map thought leaders in line with strategic initiatives and goals.
  • Support external stakeholders with up-to-date medical information, robust disease expertise, and product information, including providing fair and balanced responses to requests for scientific information.
  • Communicate clinical insights on new data to inform clinical and market development strategy for the therapeutic area.
  • Serve as scientific peer-to-peer resource to external disease experts and internal stakeholders.
  • Train internal stakeholders on key scientific and medical topics in relevant therapeutic area.
  • Maintain effective and appropriate communication among internal stakeholders while maintaining full compliance with relevant requirements.
  • Maintain accurate reporting and documentation of MSL action plans and key performance metrics.


Key performance indicators/ Measures of success:
  • Develops and maintains action plans and key performance indicators that facilitate and measure progress toward achieving regional, functional, and corporate goals
  • Standardization and continuous improvement of medical affairs strategy and procedures across Therapeutic Area(s)
  • Zero discordance of medical affairs activities with strategic plan objectives


Location
  • Office is home based. Candidates must be based in California.
  • Territory is comprised of California, Hawaii, and Alaska


Travel
  • Up to 50% within region. Required travel to medical meetings, team meetings, and other group meetings (will require some weekends)


Education
  • Bachelor's degree in chemistry, biology, pharmacy, or other medical-related discipline.
  • Advanced degree or relevant certification preferred, e.g., M.D., Ph.D. PharmD


Professional Experience
  • Experience (≥3 years) in clinical affairs, medical affairs and/or clinical strategy in the medical device industry
  • Clinical or research experience in epilepsy and neuromodulation is highly desirable
  • Demonstrated ability to establish networks and active relationships with Key Opinion Leaders
  • Understanding and demonstrated ability to work compliantly in a field-based role, within the medical affairs organization, in collaboration with the commercial organization
  • Demonstrated ability to embrace responsibilities and to achieve goals
  • Strong initiative and desire to work as part of a cross-functional team
  • Excellent time management
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently
  • Pro-active team player, flexible, and ability to work in ambiguous situations


Pay Transparency
  • A reasonable estimate of the annual base salary for this position is $180,000 - $200,000 + discretionary annual bonus. Pay ranges may vary by location.


Employee benefits include:
  • Health benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Personal and Vacation Time
  • Retirement & Savings Plan (401K)
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Training & Education Assistance
  • Bonus Referral Program
  • Service Awards
  • Employee Recognition Program
  • Flexible Work Schedules


About LivaNova

LivaNova is a global medical technology company that develops and manufactures innovative therapeutic solutions for patients with chronic and acute conditions. The company operates in two business units: Cardiac Surgery and Neuromodulation. LivaNova's products include heart-lung machines, oxygenators, autotransfusion systems, and neuromodulation devices. The company was formed in 2015 through the merger of Sorin Group and Cyberonics. LivaNova is headquartered in London, UK, and has operations in more than 100 countries.
Learn more about LivaNova
Size
3,000 employees
Market Cap
$2.9 billion
Industry
Healthcare
Net Income
-$345 million
5 Year Trend
+1.4%
Revenue
$934.2 million
NASDAQ
LIVN
* Ladders Estimates

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