HIV Medical Science Liaison - South Florida - REMOTE

Job Description

Job Description:

The Regional Medical Scientific Director (RMSD) Virology is a credentialed (i.e. MD PhD PharmD or DNP) therapeutic and disease area expert who engages in both scientific exchange and research support when requested with external scientific leaders and investigators in the medical and scientific community. Virology RMSDs provide Scientific Leaders (SLs) balanced factual scientific information about nonproduct areas of interest to our Company related to Virology (HIV) and responds to scientific questions from SLs including questions about our Companys products and data. RMSDs are responsible for facilitating and developing peerlevel relationships with scientific leaders in the external medical/scientific community including those investigators who have potential interest in participating in our Companys research studies. RMSDs provide support for data generation activities including our Companys sponsored trials and our Companys Independent Investigator Study Programs as prioritized and requested by our Research & Development Division leadership.

Location:

This is a REMOTE position but the person must reside in the indicated territory (South Florida Tampa Fort Lauderdale Miami). Up to 50% travel required with some overnight.

Primary Responsibilities:

• A credentialed (i.e. MD PhD PharmD or DNP) therapeutic and disease area expert who engages in both scientific exchange and research support when requested with external scientific leaders and investigators in the medical and scientific community.

• Provides Scientific Leaders (SLs) balanced factual scientific information about nonproduct areas of interest to our Company. Responds to scientific questions from SLs including questions about our Companys products and data.

• Responsible for facilitating and developing peerlevel relationships with scientific leaders in the external medical/scientific community including those investigators who have potential interest in participating in our Companys research studies.

• Provides support for data generation activities including our Companys sponsored trials and our Companys Independent Investigator Study Programs as prioritized and requested by our Research & Development Divisions leadership.

• Reports to the Regional Medical Scientific Director (RMSD) Team Leader within United States (U.S.) Medical Affairs Global Clinical Development Research & Development Division.

• Identify establish and manage collaborative professional relationships with national regional and clinical practice scientific leaders (SLs) and investigators to identify and address scientific needs and to ensure access to medical and scientific information on areas of therapeutic interest and our Companys data or products.

• Conduct peerlevel scientific discussions and maintain a reliable presence to ensure SLs have a Research & Development Division/Medical Affairs contact within our Company.

• Engage in proactive nonproduct discussions regarding scientific issues (e.g. disease states diagnosis epidemiology unmet medical need and population health etc.) that are intended to enhance scientific discussions or inform/guide our Research & Development Division/Global Medical Affairs (GMA) and Human Health (HH) strategy or our Research & Development Divisions research programs.

• Facilitate appropriate scientific exchange of information with SLs including integration of scientific knowledge with actionable insights to inform our Research & Development Division and our HH strategies.

• Communicate external stakeholder opinions insights and feedback on new data clinical trends and the evolving Therapeutic Areas (TA) landscape to Medical Affairs headquarter teams to enhance scientific understanding and inform internal Research & Development Divisions strategies.

• Represent our Research & Development Divisions at scientific meetings and congresses and contribute to debriefs insight discussions and postcongress reports.

• Develop and execute territory plans in alignment with global therapeutic area strategy.

• Support data generation activities when requested by our Research & Development Divisions leadership including our Companys Investigator Study Program (ISP) by acting as the primary liaison to investigators interested in developing and performing investigatorinitiated research.

• When requested by our Research & Development Divisions leadership work to identify potential investigators for consideration of participation in phase IIIV clinical development programs and provide scientific support for our Research & Development Divisions sponsored trials as needed.

• Provide indepth scientific support to Health Systems Teams within U.S. Medical Affairs.

• Demonstrate and maintain indepth knowledge of the assigned disease and therapeutic area(s) through educational efforts including attendance at relevant conferences scientific workshops and review of key journals.

• Fully comply with all company policies and applicable laws regulations and ethical standards.

Education Minimum Requirements:

• An advanced degree (M.D. Ph.D. Pharm.D. or DNP) that is relevant to the disease area and requirements of the position.

Required Experience and Skills:

• Experience in Virology particularly HIV/AIDS

• A minimum of 3 years prior experience in the biotech/pharmaceutical or healthcare environment and;

• A minimum of 3 years of clinical and/or research experience (beyond that obtained in the terminal degree program) in a relevant disease area(s) and demonstrated scientific excellence in the therapeutic area.

• As an alternative if clinical/research requirement is not met > 5 years of Medical Scientific Liaison (MLS) experience in a relevant TA and demonstration of scientific excellence in the therapeutic area may be considered.

• Excellent interpersonal communication networking and presentation skills.

• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time overnights and reside in the indicated territory.

• Deep therapeutic competency; abreast of trends and new information in the therapeutic/translational science area.

• Ability to network and partner with important external customers including scientific leaders investigators clinical practice leaders and academic affiliated institutions including treatment guideline members.

• The ability to consolidate and understand complex data sets plan and/or execute data analyses summarize or synthesize data and objectively interpret results.

• Knowledge of national and society treatment guidelines clinical research processes FDA regulations and OIG HIPAA and other ethical guidelines laws and regulations relevant to the pharmaceutical industry and its external stakeholder environment.

• Must be able to organize prioritize and work effectively in a constantly changing environment.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Recognition for scientific excellence in the relevant TA as demonstrated by sustained contributions to the TA via strong clinical academic and/or translational/basic science research experience in the disease area(s) of interest. Experience in both clinical TA practice and owner of independent research and publication in the relevant TA space is highly desirable (i.e. experience in late stage clinical research as an investigator or key study personnel conducting outcomes research company sponsored trials or investigatorinitiated trials).

• 5 years of prior pharmaceutical industry experience (MSL or other clinical medical or research related position) in the relevant TA/disease state.

• Prior working experience within the given geography and established relationships with relevant therapeutic area stakeholders.

• Demonstrable effective leadership skills (by example and through accomplishments) and the ability to step forward to handle challenges within scope of authority.

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word PowerPoint Excel).

Headquarters located in Upper Gwynedd PA; however the position will work remotely; candidate should reside within the position territory.

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