Medical Science Liaison - Los Angeles/Southern California

About the Role

We're looking for a Medical Science Liaison on the Field Medical team to cover the Los Angeles and Southern California region (candidates considered in Los Angeles, San Bernardino/Inland Empire, and Las Vegas, NV) and to help us expand what's possible for patients with serious diseases. Reporting to the Regional Director, US Medical, you'll build and maintain professional relationships with healthcare professionals (HCPs), physicians, academic institutions, and researchers to provide expert medical and scientific support across Insmed's therapeutic areas — with a focus on rare, pulmonary/respiratory, and infectious diseases.

What You'll Do

• Engage appropriately in scientific exchanges around product information, disease education, and research ideas/activities with physicians and ancillary healthcare professionals regarding current and future therapies in development or commercialized by Insmed.
• Work closely with Insmed personnel to ensure adequate training, access to educational resources and alignment between Insmed's medical affairs plans and the unmet needs of the patients and healthcare professionals and be responsible for maintaining annual expenses within assigned budget parameters.
• Identify Medical Experts, consultants, investigators, and healthcare professionals (HCP) in assigned therapeutic areas.
• Develop and maintain professional relationships to ensure timely, effective, and appropriate communication of current and emerging medical and scientific information on Insmed therapeutic disease areas and/or product support of appropriate prescribing, improved patient outcomes.
• Present data on Insmed products to HCPs including physicians, academic institutions, researchers, and allied health care professionals, consistent with all Insmed policies and procedures.
• Implement Advisory Board and other scientific forums to bring back critical customer insights and feedback.
• Conduct scientific exchanges related to Insmed's products at Centers of Excellence and Academic Medical Centers.
• Ensure that healthcare organizations have the latest information on Insmed disease state and/or products resulting in appropriate prescribing and improved patient outcomes.
• Field therapeutic area expert demonstrating high scientific knowledge and competency of Insmed therapeutic disease states, products, and competitor data.
• Serve as a local medical and scientific resource to Insmed for product planning, clinical insights, and intelligence.
• Collect, synthesize and deliver HCP derived scientific insights to Insmed.
• Support research and development programs as requested by R&D, Clinical Operations, and Medical Affairs Departments. This may include trial site identification, ongoing recruitment motivation, and issue/problem solving.
• Provide medical and scientific support to payers, commercial managed markets, and related health care organizations to facilitate access to Insmed's medications for appropriate patients.
• Deliver and implement effective product and disease-state training and mentoring to internal Insmed colleagues.
• Fully support and execution of Medical Affairs plans, Clinical Development projects, programs, and initiatives.

Who You Are

You have an advanced degree (PharmD, PhD, MD or NP/PA) in the life sciences field along with a minimum of 1+ years of experience as MSL unless candidate has strong relevant field medical experience or combination of education and experience.

• Experience in rare/orphan diseases, pulmonary/respiratory diseases and infectious disease.
• Other Pharmaceutical experience – Medical Information, Medical Strategy, Clinical management/trial experience and 2 years clinical or research experience (non-pharma).
• An excellent command of the English language.
• Effective presentation skills and advanced proficiency in interpersonal skills (listening, probing, persuasiveness, negotiation) are essential for engaging successfully and productively with HCPs, external customers, field colleagues, and internal stakeholders.
• Skilled in conflict resolution and problem solving, and uncompromising ethical standard and conduct.
• Knowledge of the PhRMA code of conduct, the Sunshine Act, HIPAA regulations, Promotional Regulations, and all laws and regulations that are applicable to the role.
• Can quickly understand and dialogue on subjects that are at the interface between medicine and policy which are relevant to Insmed's areas of interest (disease condition, patient reported outcomes, competitive pipelines and lifecycle plans, medical and pharmacy benefits, quality programs, etc.).
• Committed to self-improvement.
• Excel at building relationships, networking with others and working cross-functionally.
• Health outcomes, pharmaco-economics, population-based health management experience.
• Demonstrates in-depth understanding of the US Healthcare system and healthcare policy.
• Should reside in the designated region.

Where You'll Work

This is a fully remote role. It can be performed effectively from the designated region while staying connected to your Insmed team and community. Travel for team meetings or events will be expected.

Travel Requirements

This position involves frequent domestic and/or international travel (up to 60-80%) with periods of 50% and more travel.