Medical Science Liaison - Hepatology (MidAtlantic)

KOL Engagement

• Develop relationships with focus KOLs in their assigned territory through engaging in scientific exchange
• Engage in peer-to-peer scientific dialogue effectively communicating scientific, medical, technical, or product (reactive) content
• Support HCP field education, training, and safe use of drugs or biologics.
• Assess KOL alignment with the key scientific discussion topics to inform territory and medical strategy
• Identify KOL Advocates and Collaborators within your assigned territory
• Compliantly support company sponsored research, investigator initiated research, external collaborative research, and publications associated with Company product(s)
• Stay abreast of emerging scientific literature/clinical data and translate to applicable knowledge.

HCP Engagement

• Ensure appropriate dissemination of clinical and scientific information regarding FDA approved and pipeline products in a timely, ethical, and customer-focused manner with support of your manager
• Respond to MIRFs with an initial contact within 2 days and a full answer within 3 weeks

Scientific Insights

• Collect scientific and clinical insights to support ongoing information/clinical data sharing to optimize Medical communications and coordinated activities across the organization
• Respond to all requests for directed insights within the expected timeframe
• Participate in advisory boards as requested

Internal Project Support

Contributes scientific content and helps build materials in support of a project or initiative

Teamwork & Leadership

• Participate in team calls, projects, and activities
• Collaborate with MSL colleagues
• Understand and operate in alignment with the Keenova Values and Leadership Framework
• Understand and practice the Keenova Values

Experience / Skills

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Advanced scientific degree (MD, OD, PhD, PharmD) or clinical degree (NP, PA) preferred; or equivalent clinical experience (e.g., RN, RT) if appropriate.
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry, other healthcare environment or equivalent experience is preferred.
• Thorough knowledge of medicine, treatment guidelines, clinical research processes, customer strategies, and FDA promotional guidelines, regulations, and ethical guidelines is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to access and develop relationships with high-level stakeholders
• Ability to effectively communicate scientific content through 1:1 meetings, small group interactions, and in writing
• Must be a strong team player and effectively collaborate with internal departments.

Preferences

• Prior experience in Hepatology, Nephrology, or Transplantation
• Demonstrated ability to access and develop relationships with external stakeholders
• Thorough knowledge of medicine, treatment guidelines, clinical research processes, customer strategies, and FDA promotional guidelines, regulations, and ethical guidelines

This position reports to the MSL Field Director. The MSL may have contact with internal colleagues in pharmaceuticals, marketing, sales, research and development, strategy/portfolio management, regulatory, and medical affairs team members. External collaboration includes trade associations, professional societies, payers, clinicians, policy thought leaders, and various government personnel and agencies. Collaboration across a matrix organization is required. MSLs have no sales objectives or accountability for prescribing or sales of any Keenova product(s) and are required to avoid any situations that could create the appearance that they have such responsibilities.

Working Conditions

• Field-based
• Ability to travel, up to 60% of the time