Senior Medical Science Liaison – North Territory

We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join our highly skilled team as a Senior Medical Science Liaison (MSL).  Kite MSLs are responsible for identifying, developing, and managing relationships with current and future hematology/oncology thought leaders (TLs) and other health care providers in academic and community practices.  MSLs are field-based and report to a Regional Lead of MSLs within the Medical Affairs department. This role will support the North (MN, IA, ND, SD) territory, and other locations as needed.

Responsibilities:

• Engage in peer-to-peer scientific exchange of complex clinical and scientific information

• Develop and foster deep scientific relationships with TLs, disease experts, and other health care providers (HCPs)

• Provide clinical/scientific presentations to internal and external groups

• Compliantly provide internal teams with feedback and insights from interactions and discussions with HCPs

• Engage in study accrual enhancement activities with clinical trial sites

• Provide support at professional meetings, including staffing exhibits, reporting on scientific sessions, and facilitating meetings with Thought Leaders and HCPs

• Adhere to corporate and health care compliance guidance in all activities, including those related to clinical trials, scientific interactions with internal and external groups, and responses to unsolicited requests for medical/scientific information

• Maintain clinical, scientific, and technical expertise in hematology/oncology and the company’s therapeutic areas of interest

• Represent the company and Medical Affairs during exchanges with the medical and scientific community

• Establish and maintain ongoing long-term collaborative relationships with HCPs (including physicians, nurses, and other allied health professionals) within assigned territory

• Respond to and document unsolicited requests for scientific information

• Provide clinical input and training to internal functions as requested

• Provide support for content development and delivery of clinical presentations at Advisory Boards, as requested

• Work closely with other field-based employees and headquarters-based staff to rapidly respond to questions from sites in the territory

Basic Qualifications

Doctorate degree and 2+ years of experience in biotech/pharma, healthcare, or academia

OR

Master’s Degree and 8+ years of experience in biotech/pharma, healthcare, or academia

OR

Bachelor’s Degree and 10+ years of experience in biotech/pharma, healthcare, or academia

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctorate degree or healthcare license/certification (RN, NP, RPh, PA, etc.)

• Previous MSL, Medical Affairs, and/or other industry experience

• Existing relationships with institutions, practices, and/or hospitals in territory

• Working understanding of hospital and community practice hematology/oncology departments and systems in the territory

• Working knowledge of regulatory and compliance environment

• Exceptional organizational and time management skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills including excellent collaboration, verbal and written communication

• Computer proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Adobe®

• Ability to travel frequently (50-70%), including overnight travel

• Resides within territory – MI/OH

People Leader Accountabilities: 

• Create Inclusion - knowing the business value of diverse teams, modeling inclusion, and embedding the value of diversity in the way they manage their teams. 

• Develop Talent - understand the skills, experience, aspirations and potential of their employees and coach them on current performance and future potential. They ensure employees are receiving the feedback and insight needed to grow, develop and realize their purpose. 

• Empower Teams - connect the team to the organization by aligning goals, purpose, and organizational objectives, and holding them to account. They provide the support needed to remove barriers and connect their team to the broader ecosystem. 

The salary range for this position is: $191,250.00 - $247,500.00. Kite considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation, including experience, qualifications, and geographic location. These considerations mean actual compensation will vary. This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role), paid time off, and a benefits package. Benefits include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans*.

For additional benefits information, visit:

https://www.gilead.com/careers/compensation-benefits-and-wellbeing

* Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.