About this role
Job Overview
The MSL role is field based customer facing role, activities should be Key medical expert (KME) focused with the intent to maximize medical one on one interactions with HCPs. Over70% field-related activities (face to face and virtual) is expected in the role
Acts as a scientific expert knowledgeable of Biogen products, disease state and competitorsEstablishes long term scientific/strategic relationships with leading specialists (physicians nurses, allied health), and with related medical societies and academic centers of excellenceEnsures KMEs and organizations have access to relevant scientific informationFacilitates KME involvement in educational forums and advisory boards to optimize scientific knowledge exchange Serves as an important partner to internal stakeholders through communication of relevant information
Principal Accountabilities
1.Key Medical Experts (KMEs) Engagement
Identify KMEs in specified therapeutic area and work in collaboration with respective commercial counterparts in engaging KMEs from a medical perspectiveDevelop, maintain and implement KME engagement plans to build and maintain strong scientific relationships such that Biogen is recognized as an industry partner of choicePlan KME visits and utilize the CRM database to record HCP interactionsProvide current, accurate and balanced scientific education to HCPs and facilitate data discussions in relevant therapeutic areasProvide scientific presentations to individual physicians or groups of physicians, e.g. scientific seminars, round table, journal clubsSource and brief international and local speakers for national and state meetings according to internal processAct as a liaison between investigators and Biogen, reactively gather clinician driven ideas for data generation activities (IITs, SRAs) 2. Internal collaboration
Work with relevant commercial counterparts to address specific regional needs from a medical perspective in alignment with both medical and commercial brand plansRecord all healthcare professional (HCP) interactions and track MSL activity in the CRM databaseParticipate in respective integrated brand team meetings to provide in-field medical updates, trends, insights and competitor intelligenceContribute to in-field medical training of Account Executive (AE)s and be available as a medical resource for the Sales teamSupport Medical Manager in the coordination of advisory board meetings/steering committees, including speaker briefingsCollaborate with relevant medical and commercial team/s to develop strategy and execute tactics on communication of complex scientific information to relevant healthcare professionalsSupport Medical Managers with respect to clinical trial execution e. g. site identification, Site Initiation visitsRegularly (at least monthly) liaise with other medical and commercial team/s to ensure consistency and alignment in strategy/tactics 3.Scientific Data Knowledge and communication
Collaborate with Medical Managers to generate high quality approved medical and scientific presentations aligned to medical strategyKeep abreast of relevant medical literature. Review Biogen literature alerts and work with Product Managers and SFE responsible for education of AEs on relevant literature alertsDiscuss, analyze and educate on appropriate medical and scientific publications and clinical study findings in collaboration with Medical ManagerAs per requested attend national and international conferences and provide a medical summary of these conferences to internal stakeholders Provide scientific presentations to individual physicians or groups of physicians, e.g. scientific seminars, round table, journal clubs
4.Compliance
Ensure speaker briefings, contracts and slide review processes adhere to SOPMaintain compliance within the Japan and Biogen frameworks and codes of conductMaintain 100% training compliance on all allocated courses and internal SOPsCollaborate in a compliant manner with Biogen stakeholdersHave a strong understanding of industry rules, legal guidance and a desire to follow a compliance and ethical pathwayHave the clarity and depth of understanding around compliance guardrails which allows for compliance empowered interactions. Be able to make the right judgement calls at the moment. Minimum Education Requirements
Life science backgroundMaster's degree (life science) required, PhD preferredSufficient command of English to perform the job Minimum Experience Requirements
3 years of working experience in the pharmaceutical industry preferredMedical affairs experience preferred; MSL experience bestAD experience preferredTherapeutic area: specialty care preferred; neuroscience best Knowledge & Skills Requirements
Strong functional & technical skillsStrong communication skills with the ability to communicate complex data to different audiencesStrong Team player and collaboratorCustomer focused both internal and externalStrong Interpersonal skills Job Level: Management
Why Biogen?
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