Job Description

The Medical Scientific Liaison is a key field-based role that brings our Neurology strategy to life for clinicians and lab stakeholders. You bring a clinical and scientific lens to everything you do. You are the primary interface between the Core Lab MSA team and the target stakeholders, effectively and proactively delivering knowledge to patients/clinicians/lab partners within your assigned geographic region.

You will work hand in hand with the technical-minded Scientific Partner and medical/clinical-minded Disease Area Partner to develop the technical and clinical focus for our integrated strategic medical plan for Neurology leveraging external stakeholder generated insights/needs to ensure faster access with better outcomes for more patients. You will also facilitate and develop the relationships with key members of the medical/scientific community and laboratory organizations serving as a consistent liaison for these high value stakeholders.

Therapeutic area: Neurology - disease state and fluid biomarkers, Elecsys in vitro diagnostic and/or research for use only products - mainly but not limited to Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)

Regional position: Remote (Southeast, Southwest, Midwest, Northeast)

Educational responsibilities:
● Understand and keep abreast of medical and scientific knowledge in neurology as pertinent to this job.
● Educate various audiences e.g. clinicians, laboratorians on disease state and Roche neurology products, mainly on Alzheimer’s blood based biomarkers at targeted institutions.
● Emphasize education at the primary care physician level on AD pathway, early diagnosis and biomarkers.
● Work with internal stakeholders as needed to address inquiries about all Elecsys neurology products.
● Prepare, update and present educational materials as needed.
● Provide expertise in summarizing medical and scientific information.
● Presenting appropriate clinical and scientific information to healthcare providers in response to unsolicited requests (as appropriate) in a fair and balanced manner
● Providing medical and scientific education relative to disease state and Roche products to healthcare providers
● Supporting product launches through HCP education for adequate use of our diagnostics

Engagement responsibilities:

● Building relationships with key opinion leaders (KOLs) and local customers, providing scientific insights, and ensuring that KOLs are well-informed about the company's products and pipeline.
● Develop and enhance professional relationships with medical thought leaders to support both Roche approved products and those in various phases of development
● Identifying key thought leaders and establishing, fostering, cultivating, and maintaining relationships with healthcare providers (HCPs) in academic and community centers within assigned territory
● Developing and executing territory plans in alignment with regional, national, and global Medical Affairs strategies
Providing insights/feedback on emerging scientific/clinical data that enhance the value and appropriate use of Roche products as part of compliant collaboration with internal stakeholders
● Support conference planning & engagement activities incl. synthesis of insights reports within specified deliverable timeframes
● Engage with internal (medical, field, marketing, operations) and external stakeholders (e.g., clinicians, laboratorians, organizations) to set up scientific events such as symposia, webinars, AdBoards, etc as established in the medical plan
● Attend local and regional conferences to gather input and engage with regional Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) , community physicians, etc.
● Assist in defining, planning and executing various tactical activities as appropriate (advisory boards, publication, evidence generation initiatives, conference reports,etc)
● Collaborate with IMT team to support the regular review, identification and synthesis of customer/disease area trends & associated actions based on documented interaction entries/insights
● Gather insights to inform the internal stakeholders
● Collaborate with clinical specialists to ensure they have the medical support needed for customers/customer activities.
● Seek opportunities to reflect and improve on the collection and communication of customer insights (i.e. insightful questioning, active listening, insight synthesis etc)

Qualifications:

● Advanced scientific or medical degree (PhD, MD, PharmD, MSN, BSN) + 3-5 years of related clinical/practice/industry experience
● Significant clinical and/or industry experience in relevant therapeutic area may be accepted in lieu of education requirements
● Ability to develop and maintain collegial relationships with Physicians, Nurses, Laboratory and other healthcare Professionals
● Ability to lead, direct, influence and empower multi-discipline teams and individuals in a matrixed organization
● Strong communication skills
● Strong moral and ethical values
● Ability to work independently but also collaboratively
● Office: home based/ remote position in a specific geographic location
● Must be willing to travel up to 75% of the time
● The candidate must live in the territory or willing to self-relocate within the territory; expected to be on the ground with customers and attend key conferences/meetings as needed.
● Ability to actively listen and process information to identify opportunities
● Good understanding of the biotechnology/pharma industry and medicine/science
● Fluent in English

Preferred Qualifications

● 1+ years of MSL experience in diagnostics or pharmaceutical industries
● Basic understanding of Neurology required; experience in the field of Alzheimer’s Disease diagnostics preferred

This is the pay range that Magnit reasonably expects to pay for this position: $65.00/hour-$81.50/hour

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K (provided minimum eligibility hours are met)

Magnit has an ongoing commitment to the diversity and inclusion of all team members. We believe that embracing diversity leads to innovation and helps address the needs of the business. We welcome individuals from different backgrounds, experiences, and cultures to join our team. We value this diversity and strive to create an inclusive environment that celebrates these unique perspectives, allowing you to contribute to your full potential. Finally, but most importantly, we expect all team members to be treated with dignity and respect.

If you have a disability and need an accommodation in relation to the online application process, please email us at Roche.Accommodations@magnitglobal.com