Medical Science Liaison, Neurodegeneration

• Engage in meaningful peer-to-peer scientific dialogue with healthcare system leaders.
• Capture medical insights and act as a clinical & scientific advisor to cross-functional partners.
• Ensure applicable interactions are aligned with enterprise and medical strategies.
• Focus on pre- and peri-launch activities or lifecycle needs of the brand.
• Engage in educational dialogue and share relevant clinical evidence based on physician’s needs.
• Serve on a scheduled, standing basis as "Medical on Call" - engaging treating physicians in the community.
• Spend a majority of the time in the field interacting with external stakeholders, including investigators and clinical thought leaders.

Requirements

• MD, PharmD, PhD, APP, PA, NP with experience in a specific Disease Area or with a broad medical background or relevant pharmaceutical experience
• Working in a scientific and/or clinical research environment.
• Field medical expertise is preferred.
• Deep understanding of TL environment and needs.
• Strong neurology experience required: Scientific or clinical disease area knowledge, patient treatment trends, clinical landscape
• Pharmaceutical industry including compliance and regulatory guidelines
• Understanding of scientific publications: Clinical trial design and process
• Understanding of national and regional healthcare and access environment.
• Key competencies desired: Scientific Agility
• Ability to engage in a dialogue about data in a compelling, fair and balanced way and explain in a manner that resonates with TLs/HCPs
• Expert knowledge of clinical practice and evolving healthcare delivery models.
• Ability to understand and critically appraise scientific publications.
• Knowledge of clinical trial design and methodology, including Good Clinical Practices and ethical, governmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Understands treatment paradigms, competitive landscape and can frame information in a convincing and compliant way that resonates with physicians.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills to articulate scientific and clinical data in an easy-to-understand manner to help HCPs best serve their patients.
• Has a strong learning mindset and passion for science.
• Prioritizes staying current with the latest data.
• Patient centricity: Understands the patient journey and experience.
• Has a patient-focused mindset.
• Customer-focused/enterprise mindset: Understands overall enterprise objectives and prioritization.
• Winning Mindset: results-oriented, positive, resilient attitude, able to quickly adapt in an ever-changing environment.
• Willingness to embrace new ways of working and technological tools.
• Demonstrated ability to drive organizational performance.
• Experience identifying, engaging, and cultivating relationships with HCPs.
• Demonstrated ability to influence matrix organization and problem-solving mentality.
• Analytical Capability: Ability to analyze data, such as market trends, and HCP preferences.
• Data-driven insights help them strategize and target their efforts effectively.
• Ability to segment HCPs based on their preferences and other relevant factors.
• Ability to derive actionable insights from data and analytics, including CE^3 analytics engine.
• Providing feedback proactively to enable continuous improvement of technology and tools like CE^3.
• Technological Agility: Understanding, adapting, and effectively using technology in various aspects of healthcare business and interacting with HCPs.
• Utilizing various digital communication channels such as emails, instant messaging apps, and video conferencing to stay in touch with healthcare professionals, colleagues, and clients.
• Competency using CE^3 and other software or CRM tools to collect, enter, and manage quality HCP data in a timely manner, track interactions, and plan future engagements with healthcare professionals.
• Ability to use the Medical on Call technology effectively.
Teamwork/Cross-functional mindset: Ability to work independently and act as a team player by developing strong rapport and working relationships with external and internal stakeholders.
• Knowledge of the national healthcare and access environments.
• Deep knowledge and experience of RWE.
• Ability to interpret RWE and identify opportunities for RWE projects.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in clinical practice and scientific dialogue, with a strong focus on neurology and the ability to engage healthcare professionals effectively. Proficient in analyzing data and utilizing technology to enhance patient-centric strategies and organizational performance.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• MD, PharmD, PhD, APP, PA, NP
• Neurology Experience
• Clinical Trial Design
• Field Medical Expertise
• Scientific Agility

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Clinical Practice Knowledge
• Data Analysis
• Patient Treatment Trends
• Regulatory Compliance
• Scientific Publication Appraisal
• Real-World Evidence (RWE)
• Good Clinical Practices
• Healthcare Delivery Models
• Market Trend Analysis
• Patient Journey Understanding

Soft Skills

• Excellent Communication Skills
• Customer-Focused Mindset
• Winning Mindset
• Teamwork/Cross-Functional Mindset
• Problem-Solving Mentality

Industry Keywords

• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Healthcare System Leaders
• Clinical Landscape
• Compliance Guidelines
• National Healthcare Environment
• Access Environment
• Patient-Centric Approach
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Scientific Dialogue
• Educational Dialogue

Tools & Technologies

• CE^3 Analytics Engine
• CRM Tools
• Digital Communication Channels
• Medical on Call Technology
• Technological Agility