Sr. Medical Science Liaison- Neuromuscular- Northeast

The Senior Medical Science Liaison (MSL) Neuromuscular will develop and maintain professional relationships with prominent, therapeutically relevant healthcare providers and key decision makers as they relate to Catalyst’s various neuromuscular programs/products. The candidate will deliver presentations, enter into strategic discussions on medical/clinical, health economics, and outcomes research data on Catalyst’s products, and interact with healthcare professionals including individual physicians, researchers, managed markets medical and pharmacy directors, hospital decision-makers, formulary committees, consultant pharmacists, state Medicaid decision-makers, and others.

Location and Travel

Each candidate should have access to major airports in the following locations: New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Upstate New York (Rochester, Buffalo, Syracuse) or Massachusetts. The position will cover the NORTHEAST region.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation and execution of regional and/or national advisory board meetings for marketed and pipeline assets, including delivering compelling presentations, assisting with slide preparation/review, and facilitating interactive discussion groups. Provide resources for presenting medical information allowing feedback from decision makers about the utility of our product and how it compares in the marketplace.
• Deliver targeted internal training for selected topics (e.g., study updates, congress news, and latest scientific developments). Implement and disseminate high‑quality medical and scientific educational programs; give clinical and scientific presentations at sites/hospitals.
• Support Catalyst‑sponsored clinical trials on site through scientific presentations/discussions that provide the context, build interest in the scientific program, and provide feedback to Catalyst on the study design. Understand trial/referral networks, identify enrollment barriers, and participate in investigator meetings according to an approved investigator strategy to expedite the development and collection of quality data for pipeline assets and our marketed product.
• Support projects from inception to conclusion as assigned by the medical affairs director.
• Provide clinical and value‑based input into Catalyst communications and materials, and participate in or assist in training new associates, including but not limited to medical science liaisons and regional account managers.

Education, Experience, and Skills

• Must have an advanced degree in medical/biosciences (e.g., M.D., D.O., Ph.D., PharmD).
• 5 years of clinical research, pharmacy, life science, or pharmaceutical industry/academic related experience (may include relevant fellowship).
• Must have current neurology relationships in the neuromuscular therapeutic space.
• 5 or more years of MSL experience, preferably in the neuromuscular or rare disease arena.
• Understanding of the pharmaceutical corporate environment and liaison between Commercial, Marketing, Payor and Medical in a compliant manner.
• Strong, broad‑based scientific and pharmaceutical knowledge as well as extensive presentation and teaching skills.
• Strong overall written and verbal communication skills; must be comfortable speaking about drug information and disease state management.
• Willingness to work compliantly cross‑functionally within the organization.
• Ability to lead and motivate team members without a direct reporting relationship that includes training and mentoring new medical science liaisons, marketing, and commercial colleagues.
• Demonstrated ability to assess issues and think strategically.
• Sound computer skills, including applications for word processing, producing slide materials, and working with spreadsheets (Microsoft Suite experience).
• Develop required qualitative and quantitative reports; collate competitor information.

Work Details

• Frequent use of a computer laptop or tablet; not usually at a workstation.
• Responsibilities may require a work schedule that may include working outside of normal work hours to meet demands of the organization (e.g., advisory boards, congress attendance, and other weekend‑type business activities).
• Ability and willingness to travel at least 75% of workdays required covering the assigned geography with potential support throughout the US.

Benefits

Catalyst is committed to providing competitive wages and comprehensive benefits including health, dental, and vision insurance, generous paid time off, a retirement savings plan with company match, and more. Further details about our benefits package can be found here:

The base salary for this position will range from $200,000 to $210,000. Candidate experience, professional licensing, and geographic location will be taken into consideration.

EEO Statement

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital, domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, affectional or sexual orientation, disability, veteran or military status or liability for military status.

Recruitment & Staffing Agencies: Catalyst Pharmaceuticals does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Agency resumes will only be accepted if the agency is formally engaged by Catalyst Human Resources.

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