Virology (HIV) Community MSL ​/ Regional Medical Scientific Associate Director - West Region

Job Description

At our company, we aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company. We are at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions that advance the prevention and treatment of diseases in people and animals. We are seeking a dedicated and knowledgeable Virology (HIV) Community MSL / Regional Medical Scientific Director to join our team. This remote position will be based in CA covering the West Region (CA, OR, WA, UT, NV, AZ, CO, HI) .

If you are passionate about making a difference in the field of Virology and HIV, we invite you to apply and be part of our mission to save and improve lives around the world.

• Work within the Medical Affairs organization to identify, establish, and manage collaborative professional relationships with community-based scientific leaders (SLs) and healthcare providers.

• Conduct peer-level scientific discussions and maintain a reliable presence to ensure SLs have a Medical Affairs contact within our company.

• Engage in proactive non-product discussions regarding scientific issues to understand real-world prevention gaps, persistent disparities, and barriers to uptake across various care settings.

• Facilitate appropriate scientific exchange of information with SLs, including integration of scientific knowledge with actionable insights to inform our Company's research, development and strategies.

• Communicate external stakeholder opinions, insights, and feedback on new data, clinical trends, and the evolving HIV treatment and prevention landscape to Medical Affairs HQ teams.

• Represent R&D at scientific meetings and congresses to understand the sentiment of the consumer and contribute to R&D debriefs, insight discussions, and post-congress reports.

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

• Support data generation activities when requested by R&D leadership, including our company's Investigator Study Program (MISP).

• Identify potential investigators for participation in phase II-IV clinical development programs and provide scientific support for R&D sponsored trials as needed.

• Demonstrate and maintain in-depth knowledge of the assigned disease and therapeutic area(s) through educational efforts.

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

Required

• A doctorate degree or advanced practice professional (PhD, PharmD, NP/PA, etc.) relevant to Virology and requirements of the position.

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

• A minimum of 3 years of clinical and/or research experience in Virology/HIV or related therapeutic area.

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, networking, and presentation skills.

• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time overnight and reside in the coverage region.

• Deep therapeutic competency; abreast of trends and new information in Virology.

• Ability to network and partner with important external scientific leaders and healthcare providers.

• 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.

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

Preferred

• Awareness of the unmet needs and implementation barriers of priority populations that receive services within community-based and non-medical spaces.

• Prior working experience within the coverage region and established relationships with HIV community stakeholders, especially in the HIV prevention space.

• Demonstrable effective leadership skills.

• 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 coverage region.

Clinical Research, External Collaboration, Health Outreach, HIV Prevention, HIV Treatment,…