Medical Science Liaison

PrincetonOne LLC; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

PrincetonOne LLC seeks Medical Science Liaisons to support the launch of a potential US commercial product in inherited retinal diseases. You will advance clinical and research programs by delivering expert education to ophthalmology professionals in your region and cultivate long-term peer-to-peer relationships with thought leaders, payers, and other stakeholders.

You will work within a cross-functional medical affairs team to respond to information requests, train internal teams, and align

Qualifications

• Advanced Scientific or Clinical degree (MD, PhD, PharmD) required.
• Ophthalmology experience, preferably retina; medical genetics and/or rare disease experience highly desirable.
• Strong scientific understanding of Ophthalmology, retinal diseases, imaging modalities, and genetic testing.

Responsibilities

• Represent the Company as a scientific and technical expert on clinical and research programs.
• Collaborate with medical affairs, clinical development, and commercial to support HCPs, payers and formulary decision makers.
• Engage in scientific exchange with the medical community through 1:1 meetings, payer presentations, and booth coverage in a compliant manner.
• Respond to unsolicited information requests about clinical and research programs.
• Develop an engagement plan to identify and maintain KOL relationships within the assigned region.
• Provide feedback from HCP interactions to internal medical/clinical teams.

Skills

Ophthalmology knowledge

Scientific communication

KOL engagement

Cross-functional collaboration

Payer engagement

Travel willingness

Education

MD/PhD/PharmD

2+ years medical affairs

Ophthalmology retina experience

Job description

MSLs will play a central role in supporting the launch activities of the Company’s first potential US commercial product in inherited retinal diseases (IRDs). MSLs will support the advancement of clinical and research programs by delivering expert clinical, scientific, and technical education to the Ophthalmology community in their assigned region. Through their scientific exchange, these roles will be responsible for cultivating and maintaining long-term collaborative peer-to-peer relationships with thought leaders, practices, payers and other stakeholders specializing in ophthalmic care. These individuals need to be passionate about communicating deep scientific knowledge as part of a collaborative medical affairs team.

Key Responsibilities

• Represent the Company as a scientific and technical expert on its clinical and research programs as well as relevant Ophthalmology disease state areas
• Collaborate with medical affairs, clinical development, and commercial to serve as a scientific resource to HCPs, payers and formulary decision makers
• Participate in scientific exchange with the medical community through 1:1 engagement, payer presentations, or coverage of a Medical Affairs Booth in a compliant manner
• Respond to and document unsolicited requests for information on the Company’s clinical and research programs
• Develop a key opinion leader (KOL) engagement plan to identify, grow and maintain long-term collaborative relationships with HCPs within assigned region
• Provide internal medical/ clinical teams with feedback and insights from interactions with HCPs
• Support internal needs for scientific expertise such as the training of Company employees, medical materials review/creation, or other unique projects as requested
• Collaborate with US Market Access & Reimbursement and Commercial colleagues for thought leader and institutional engagement where appropriate

Candidate Profile

Education

• Advanced Scientific or Clinical degree (MD, PhD, PharmD) required
• 2+ years’ experience in medical affairs strongly preferred
• Ophthalmology (preferably retina) experience required, medical genetics and/or rare disease experience highly desirable
• A strong scientific understanding of the field of Ophthalmology, particularly in the area of retinal diseases, retinal imaging modalities, and genetic testing with ability to quickly become a subject matter expert in the Company’s Clinical and Research Programs
• Comfortable presenting clinical data and fielding scientific questions from HCPs and Payers in an accurate and compliant manner
• Demonstrated ability to maintain a strong and trusted cross-functional relationship in support of commercial teams while maintaining appropriate compliance boundaries
• Knowledgeable about the US healthcare and access landscape, specialty pharmacy models, payer dynamics and the drug-diagnostic interface
• Delivered reliably against goals in the past and were motivated to meet and even exceed metrics and KPIs.
• Ability to travel frequently within the US, occasionally on weekends as needed.
• Excellent communication, scientific storytelling and interpersonal skills
• High emotional intelligence with the ability to build trust with KOLs, internal partners and cross-functional colleagues
• Solutions oriented, adaptable and comfortable in an emerging fast-moving biotech environment
• Always operates with integrity and compliantly