Role Summary
Senior Medical Science Liaison- Autoantibody Pipeline (South) is a field-based role within Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine. The Sr. MSL provides fair, balanced scientific information to opinion leaders, health care professionals, and internal partners; develops and manages a geographical territory; and supports clinical research and investigator-initiated studies. The role requires travel across the assigned region and the ability to engage both in-person and virtual engagements while adhering to regulatory and compliance guidelines.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for developing and maintaining a field strategic plan.
- Responds in a timely manner to unsolicited scientific inquiries of HCPs/investigators/health care systems/academic medical centers and population health decision makers integrating scientific data including real world evidence into real life practice to meet customer needs.
- Presents data and information in a manner appropriate to the audience and request.
- Execute plans regarding reactive and proactive outreaches as approved via the legal/HCC exceptions process.
- Integrates scientific data into real life practice to meet customer/audience needs, adapting interpersonal style to particular situations and people.
- Anticipates the responses of various individuals and teams based on their vantage point and perspective.
- Prioritize franchise customer-based initiatives and field responsibilities, while balancing administrative duties and project responsibilities.
- Executes Research Initiatives: Leverages knowledge of standards of care and Janssen company/investigator sponsored clinical trials and competitor landscape to facilitate external-internal research communication.
- Engages with external investigators regarding unsolicited research inquiries and act as liaison to R&D, Medical Affairs and operations teams.
- Provides clinical trial support to identify potential sites, resolve issues with enrolled sites, and participate in meetings as appropriate, including site initiation visits and investigator launch meetings.
- Effectively leads at least one scientific or strategic Immunology project, exhibits strategic identification of educational gaps and elevates team acumen.
- Consistently demonstrates strong scientific acumen.
- Actively participate in team calls, trainings, & journal clubs through scientific dialogue, understanding of current standard of care, and regularly sharing of scientific news.
- Attends and provides leadership at scientific conferences to gather and understand new scientific information relevant to the company and the external scientific community.
- Medical insights: Actively listens for, documents, and shares medical insights. Proactively synthesize data and medical insights for MSL team and other partners.
- Sets aside time for self-driven learnings on current scientific landscape.
- Role includes representing and supporting JNJ at relevant scientific or other key stakeholder meetings including congresses, symposia, advisory boards and investigator meetings.
- Role includes representing JNJ at speaking engagements at relevant scientific or other key stakeholder meetings.
- Performs all administrative requirements in a timely, accurate and compliant manner (e.g. expense reports, documentation of activities).
- Maintain focus and composure in uncertain circumstances with minimal direction.
- Provide regional and local support to enhance sales training initiatives and improve competencies of field personnel in partnership with Sales Learning and Development.
- Communicates and collaborates with all field-based partners, and other Immunology MSL teams on a routine basis.
- Demonstrate the ability to partner with others to lead or participate in large scale projects.
- Maintains thorough understanding and competence in regulatory and health care compliance guidelines; corporate policies on appropriate business conduct and ethical behavior; Medical Affairs SOPs and guidelines.
Qualifications
- Required: A PharmD, PhD, MD, with 3+ years relevant hematology, immunology and/or auto/alloimmune disease experience.
- Minimum 3 years MSL experience, and/or 2-3 years relevant work experience (clinical or research).
- Must be familiar with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and utilization of computers and remote technologies.
- Ability to travel up to 70%.
- Preferred: Launch experience in rare disease is highly preferred.
- Significant experience giving presentations is highly preferred.
Skills
- Analytics Dashboards, Clinical Research and Regulations, Clinical Trials, Consulting, Customer Centricity, Data-Driven Decision Making, Digital Culture, Digital Literacy, Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, Medical Compliance, Mentorship, Product Knowledge, Relationship Building, Research and Development, Strategic Thinking, Tactical Planning, Technical Credibility
Additional Requirements
- Travel up to 70% as part of field-based responsibilities.