Regional Scientific Director, Northwest Region
Scorpion Therapeutics, Cambridge, Massachusetts, us, 02140
Role Summary
Regional Scientific Director, Northwest Region. A customer-facing medical role responsible for establishing trusted partnerships within the healthcare community around Intellia’s CRISPR-based gene editing programs. Leads scientific exchange, medical education, and insight identification with principal investigators, KOLs, multidisciplinary care teams, and referral HCPs, supporting nex-z and lonvo-z programs. Territory coverage includes Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska. Responsibilities
Engagement with KOLs across ATTR amyloidosis and HAE within territory to provide education on our CRISPR gene editing platform and reactively educate on the MoA and clinical data on nex-z and lonvo-z. Understanding of patient journey at key centers and identification of site capabilities and preferences regarding gene editing. Development of individualized scientific engagement plans for key KOLs aligned with scientific narrative and medical strategy. Identify external insights and knowledge gaps through listening for key intelligence topics of interest and timely reporting via CRM. Medical Congress attendance to enable KOL engagement, medical booth staffing, scientific session coverage, insights gathering and reporting. Institutional presentations on Intellia scientific evidence, as appropriate. Provide scientific support for Phase 3 clinical trials during site start up, activation and recruitment through scientific education and operational insights. Establish, cultivate, and maintain scientific relationships with investigators and study site teams. Identify barriers to site activation and/or patient recruitment, and discuss solutions with investigators, study site teams, and institutional administrative team members to address and remove these barriers. Escalate site feedback or concerns to Intellia clinical teams. Develop a robust understanding of clinical practice and referral associated with gene editing therapies. Ensure compliance and high level of scientific integrity in all interactions, including completion of trainings on time and adherence to policies. Qualifications
Demonstrated success working in a highly matrixed, cross-functional environment. Ability to critically assess situations to prioritize importance, urgency and risks, and present leadership with recommendations. Ability to anticipate change and to flexibly adapt to changing business needs. Self-starter and team player with a collaborative spirit and results orientation. Organized, able to multi-task to meet timelines in a fast-paced environment with strong attention to accuracy and detail. Excellent presentation, communication, and project management skills across a variety of interaction mediums including in person, digital, email, and phone. Ability to understand and clearly and effectively communicate complex scientific and medical information to both internal and external stakeholders. Excellent written and oral communication skills; strong interpersonal skills commensurate with the need to collaborate closely with partners, investigators, contractors, consultants, and team members across functions. Established track record of effective and influential oral presentations to both large and small audiences within the healthcare profession. Ability to complete required training, documentation, expense reporting, and other administrative tasks. Valid driver's license. 3+ years industry or related field experience. Extensive clinical trial experience including Phase 3 trials. Prior pharmaceutical industry experience as a MSL/RSD with solid understanding of scientific exchange in a compliant/regulatory environment and robust experience supporting execution of clinical trials. Therapeutic knowledge in allergy/immunology/HAE, cardiology/ATTR-CM/-PN, or genetic medicine highly preferred. New product launch experience highly preferred. Ability to sit or stand for long hours at a computer. Manual dexterity for keyboarding; may include repetitive movements. Skills
Excellent presentation, communication, and project management skills across in-person, digital, email, and phone interactions. Ability to understand and effectively communicate complex scientific and medical information to internal and external stakeholders. Excellent written and oral communication and strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with partners, investigators, contractors, consultants, and team members across functions. Computer skills including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Zoom. Education
Doctorate level or terminal degree (Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.D. or D.O.). Additional Requirements
Willingness and ability to travel 50-70% including overnight stays. Ability to sit or stand for long periods at a computer.
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Regional Scientific Director, Northwest Region. A customer-facing medical role responsible for establishing trusted partnerships within the healthcare community around Intellia’s CRISPR-based gene editing programs. Leads scientific exchange, medical education, and insight identification with principal investigators, KOLs, multidisciplinary care teams, and referral HCPs, supporting nex-z and lonvo-z programs. Territory coverage includes Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska. Responsibilities
Engagement with KOLs across ATTR amyloidosis and HAE within territory to provide education on our CRISPR gene editing platform and reactively educate on the MoA and clinical data on nex-z and lonvo-z. Understanding of patient journey at key centers and identification of site capabilities and preferences regarding gene editing. Development of individualized scientific engagement plans for key KOLs aligned with scientific narrative and medical strategy. Identify external insights and knowledge gaps through listening for key intelligence topics of interest and timely reporting via CRM. Medical Congress attendance to enable KOL engagement, medical booth staffing, scientific session coverage, insights gathering and reporting. Institutional presentations on Intellia scientific evidence, as appropriate. Provide scientific support for Phase 3 clinical trials during site start up, activation and recruitment through scientific education and operational insights. Establish, cultivate, and maintain scientific relationships with investigators and study site teams. Identify barriers to site activation and/or patient recruitment, and discuss solutions with investigators, study site teams, and institutional administrative team members to address and remove these barriers. Escalate site feedback or concerns to Intellia clinical teams. Develop a robust understanding of clinical practice and referral associated with gene editing therapies. Ensure compliance and high level of scientific integrity in all interactions, including completion of trainings on time and adherence to policies. Qualifications
Demonstrated success working in a highly matrixed, cross-functional environment. Ability to critically assess situations to prioritize importance, urgency and risks, and present leadership with recommendations. Ability to anticipate change and to flexibly adapt to changing business needs. Self-starter and team player with a collaborative spirit and results orientation. Organized, able to multi-task to meet timelines in a fast-paced environment with strong attention to accuracy and detail. Excellent presentation, communication, and project management skills across a variety of interaction mediums including in person, digital, email, and phone. Ability to understand and clearly and effectively communicate complex scientific and medical information to both internal and external stakeholders. Excellent written and oral communication skills; strong interpersonal skills commensurate with the need to collaborate closely with partners, investigators, contractors, consultants, and team members across functions. Established track record of effective and influential oral presentations to both large and small audiences within the healthcare profession. Ability to complete required training, documentation, expense reporting, and other administrative tasks. Valid driver's license. 3+ years industry or related field experience. Extensive clinical trial experience including Phase 3 trials. Prior pharmaceutical industry experience as a MSL/RSD with solid understanding of scientific exchange in a compliant/regulatory environment and robust experience supporting execution of clinical trials. Therapeutic knowledge in allergy/immunology/HAE, cardiology/ATTR-CM/-PN, or genetic medicine highly preferred. New product launch experience highly preferred. Ability to sit or stand for long hours at a computer. Manual dexterity for keyboarding; may include repetitive movements. Skills
Excellent presentation, communication, and project management skills across in-person, digital, email, and phone interactions. Ability to understand and effectively communicate complex scientific and medical information to internal and external stakeholders. Excellent written and oral communication and strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with partners, investigators, contractors, consultants, and team members across functions. Computer skills including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Zoom. Education
Doctorate level or terminal degree (Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.D. or D.O.). Additional Requirements
Willingness and ability to travel 50-70% including overnight stays. Ability to sit or stand for long periods at a computer.
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