Senior Medical Science Liaison - Remote

Foundation Medicine; California City (CA); Remote; USD 173,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Foundation Medicine is seeking a Senior Manager, Medical Science Liaison to develop and expand a strong KOL network supporting commercial, scientific and medical objectives. The role involves exchanging scientific information with external customers and internal teams, and delivering presentations to health care providers to highlight FMI's products and future initiatives.

You will work with oncology care teams to advance understanding of comprehensive genomic profiling in clinical practice,

Qualifications

• Master’s or higher degree in health sciences or related field with clinical licensure and 3+ years’ experience.
• Prior experience in academic or life sciences settings is preferred.
• Professional science background with knowledge of cancer patient management and genomic tests.
• Familiarity with market analysis, access strategy, and territory planning.
• Strong communication skills and ability to train others.

Responsibilities

• Identify and build relationships with KOLs, clinicians, researchers, and medical leaders in assigned regions.
• Provide education on disease states and FMI data to support genomic-guided therapy decisions.
• Develop a network of KOL and provider relationships and assist with scientific messaging.
• Present FMI science at forums, tumor boards, and training events.
• Coordinate advisory boards, publications, and trial-related activities.
• Respond to scientific inquiries from health care providers in a timely manner.
• Travel within territory daily and attend company meetings as required.

Skills

KOL development

Scientific communication

Medical affairs

Travel readiness

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Master’s degree in health sciences / medicine / nursing / genetics

Licensure (e.g., MD/PhD/DNP/PharmD)

PhD/MD/DNP/PharmD

1+ years MSL experience in life sciences

Job description

About the Job: The Senior Manager, Medical Science Liaison develops and expands a strong network of Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) to support FMI’s commercial, scientific objectives, and medical objectives. The position is responsible for initiating and sustaining an exchange of scientific information with key external customers and internal teams, including through scientific presentations to health care providers with the goal of emphasizing the strengths of FMI’s existing products as well as with future development initiatives. In collaboration with oncology care teams, this role contributes to improved patient outcomes by advancing understanding and application of comprehensive genomic profiling in clinical practice.

Responsibilities

• Identify and build relationships with potential stakeholders and partners including, but not limited to, KOLs, clinical and research leaders, academicians, clinicians, medical directors, and other health care providers within assigned region(s).
• Provide support and education regarding disease state awareness and FMI clinical data to stakeholders and is competent at tailoring message for the audience, contributing to genomic-guided therapy decisions that enhance provider knowledge and patient care.
• Build, develop, and maintain a network of KOL and key provider relationships
• Facilitate education regarding FMI products in the hematology, oncology, and pathology communities as a scientific expert through presentations and scientific exchange.
• Facilitate FMI’s involvement in national, regional and local scientific forums, including symposia, tumor boards, and training meetings.
• Contribute to scientific messaging for promotional materials.
• Develop and create materials such as slide decks, training materials, white papers, monographs, case report summaries, and clinical synopses.
• Maintain medical affairs initiations and interactions by liaising and exchanging scientific information with healthcare providers and KOLs in oncology and pathology settings.
• Integrate efforts with Medical Affairs for organization of scientific advisory boards, key opinion leader management, coordination of clinical trials, and execution of publication strategy.
• Gather market intelligence on competitor products and new products in development.
• Provide prompt response to scientific and genomic inquiries from health care providers.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills and experience training and teaching others incorporating FMI medical messaging.
• Travel within assigned territory (daily), and to company meetings (bi-annually).
• Travel within the designated region 70+% of working time and outside the designated region up to 5% of working time.
• Comply with FMI's attendance policies

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a health sciences, medicine, nursing, or genetics-related field with current or previous clinical licensure (e.g., Advanced scientific or healthcare-related degree (PhD, DNP, PharmD, or equivalent) with 3+ years of relevant experience
• Prior professional experience in an academic and/or life science setting
• PhD, MD, DNP, or PharmD
• ~1+ years of work experience as a Medical Science Liaison in a diagnostic, biotech, pharmaceutical, or other life sciences company
• ~ Residing or plan to relocate to assigned geography
• ~ Residing or plan to relocate to, or adjacent to, assigned geography
• ~ Understanding of principal cancer patient management algorithms and clinical utility of laboratory-developed molecular tests
• ~ Familiarity with market analysis, market access strategy, and territory planning
• ~ Strong business acumen
• ~ Willingness to travel often and on relatively short notice
• ~ Exceptional communication skills and experience training and teaching others
• ~ Understanding of HIPAA and the importance of patient data privacy
• ~ The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of Remote is $172,800 - $205,300 per year. The salary range is commensurate with Foundation Medicine’s compensation practice and considers factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, external market conditions, criticality of role, and internal equity. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance. This position also qualifies for Foundation Medicine's benefits.

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