Medical Science Liaison (MSL)
12-month maternity leave coverage
Remote, UK
Territory: South of London
About our Client:
Our client is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing next-generation, programmed T cell therapies for the treatment of cancer. Using a broad suite of proprietary and modular T cell programming technologies. The company is engineering precisely targeted, controlled and highly active T cell therapies that are designed to better recognise cancer cells, break down their defense mechanisms and eliminate these cells.
Role Summary
The MSL is responsible for scientifically engaging, collaborating and aligning with a broad range of external stakeholders to address identified patient needs and ultimately improve the practice of medicine for better patient access and outcomes. MSLs leverage the right evidence at the right time during their scientific engagements and identify medical intelligence and opportunities that impact and inform medical scientific communication and collaboration, science data generation plans, launch excellence roadmap, patient journey and medical strategy.
MSLs also contribute to innovative partnerships and implement relevant disease area strategies. They act as a strategic scientific partner, and collaborate with other field colleagues (e.g., commercial, market access, HEOR, clinical research colleagues) supporting healthcare systems in order to strengthen and improve patient access and outcomes.
MSLs have a highly developed expertise in the role and therapeutic area and expect to undertake an enhanced level of responsibility.
Key Responsibilities
* Through scientific exchange establish, develop, maintain, and personalise long term professional partnerships with a broad range of external stakeholders including, but not limited to, healthcare professionals, medical experts, investigators, researchers, pharmacists, payers, opinion leaders in key hospitals, institutions, and organizations.
* Communicate expert medical education to NHS stakeholders in CART infusion centres and referring hospitals enabling stakeholders to make informed decisions.
* The expectation is the successful candidate will aim for an 80% focus on field work (e.g. preparation, visits, data dissemination, scientific exchange, regular interaction tool and dashboard entry analysis, Insights capture, etc.)
* Partnering with health systems and identifying external medical intelligence, data gaps,, and key unmet needs and opportunities to help improve patient access and outcomes.
* In collaboration with clinical research colleagues, support clinical trial process, including, but not limited to, research site recommendations, assistance in managing Investigator relationships, providing medical expertise when required.
* Respond to unsolicited requests for information from stakeholders by sharing appropriate data regarding marketed and pipeline compounds in a timely, compliant, and stakeholder-focused manner.
* Identify and share external medical intelligence, data gaps, data generation opportunities (including RWE and implementation science, precision medicine), and key un-met needs and opportunities to help improve patient access and outcomes.
* Ensure appropriate identification and mapping of external stakeholders, aligned to the medical strategy, and in collaboration with other colleagues. Able to create personalised, flexible engagement strategies and plans, leveraging multiple channels and tailored content to meet the changing needs of external stakeholders.
* Adopt and leverage digital channels for a broader, effective, personalised reach and impact, in addition to leading high level impactful scientific events, exchanges and medical education.
* Apply foundational impactful scientific engagement principles in stakeholder interactions in alignment with medical strategy and portfolio/pipeline prioritisation.
* Be a strategic internal partner, gather and leverage medical intelligence for an impactful contribution to Patient Journey mapping, launch excellence roadmap, integrated evidence generation plans, integrated product strategy and subsequently the medical strategy.
* Utilise knowledge of assigned therapeutic area and compounds to serve as the medical, clinical, and scientific expert to field colleagues.
* Typical activities of an MSL may include, but are not limited to, providing mentoring, guidance and formal field-training to colleagues, leading high level projects, executing special projects for the MSL Team Leader and representing the at Regional and Global meetings.
* Manage personal and professional development.
* Manage administrative responsibilities in a timely manner (customer relationship management tool, compliance training and other modules, expense reporting, etc.).
* Promote and adhere to all company Ethics and Compliance Policies, and company guidelines for External Engagement.
* Work closely with the cellular therapy account manager (CTAM), and case manager (CM) for the UK to address specific account challenges and establish who from the team will address local account issues
* collaborate extensively with the entire UK CAR T medical team and UK CAR T business unit members, both in the field as part of day-to-day cross functional key account management & from time-to-time travel to the UK affiliate office in White City, London.
* KPIs
* Time on field-related activities
* Implementation of activities identified in plans
* Quality of medical Intelligence gathered from external stakeholders
* Management of processes and systems associated with field medical excellence
Demonstrated skills and competencies
Experience
* Previous industry experience working with CAR/TCR therapies or haemato-oncology is strongly preferred with at least 5 years of experience.
* Previous industry Medical Scientific Liaison experience
* The individual must have excellent scientific communication and presentation skills.
* Ability to work well in a team (and demonstrate examples of where they have done this to date)
* Willingness to take ownership/responsibility & deliver on multiple simultaneous projects.
* Full clean driving license, ability to travel away from home on company business with occasional overnight national and international travel.
* An understanding of NICE health technology appraisal systems..
* Solid business mentality including leadership skills; innovative, solution-oriented, and critical thinking with performance-focused drive to achieve objectives and execute tactics.
* Application of a curious mindset, employing active listening skills and asking open questions to gain medical intelligence and uncover current thinking.
* Capable of self-directed learning and having a growth mindset.
* Capable to adapt, organise, prioritise, and work effectively and collaboratively in multifunctional teams in a dynamic field-based environment.
* Strong personal integrity reflected in all actions and behaviours.
Qualifications
* The candidate must be a medical/nursing/pharmacy/ life science professional holding an entry level degree