Medical Science Liaison - Mid-Atlantic

Job Title

Medical Science Liaison - Mid-Atlantic

What is the role?

A Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is the field-based scientific expert on the assigned therapy and disease area, providing non-promotional medical support externally to ensure the safe and effective use of Aerogen's devices. The role is largely field-based with up to 60% national and international travel, reporting directly to the Senior Global Medical Affairs Manager and responsible for the Mid-Atlantic territory.

Key Responsibilities

• Interact with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), providing balanced information on product benefits, risks, therapeutic options, and disease states.
• Identify and develop KOL relationships, fostering professional collaborations.
• Gather feedback from KOLs and communicate relevant insights to internal stakeholders in a timely manner.
• Facilitate the initiation, development, and ongoing maintenance of centres of excellence and programs to cultivate speakers from these centres.
• Connect opinion leaders nationally or internationally as advisors, investigators, expert guest speakers, business development partners, and support the adoption of Aerogen's products into acute care guidelines.
• Collect and interpret medical insights from scientific exchanges with opinion leaders and report them to internal stakeholders to inform medical strategies.
• Serve as conduit for unsolicited, investigator initiated research proposals, facilitate proposals, advise on application guidance, and liaise with senior management for study publication.
• Manage Aerogen's clinical trials in specified territories.
• Collaborate with the commercial function to provide marketing and sales with the clinical and scientific data needed to grow Aerogen's market share.
• Attend scientific meetings and symposia, provide timely synopses of presented information to internal colleagues, gather competitive intelligence, and report back to Aerogen.
• Provide scientific information and education support: discuss disease state or product information via peer to peer interactions, answer questions on off label use, recommend, recruit and train speaker bureau participants, and support speakers and faculty.
• Conduct medical educational training for internal partners.
• Provide scientific support to commercial and Medical Affairs partners, including training, medical writing, education and related projects.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams and initiatives across Clinical, Marketing, Sales, and Training departments.

Education and Experience

• Life Sciences degree, PhD, MD or PharmD with a medical or clinical focus.
• Clinical experience with aerosol therapy, critical care, and/or respiratory care.

Key Skills

• Presentations at scientific meetings and to HCPs.
• Recruitment and negotiation of clinical trial sites and KOL experts.
• Proficient computer skills, experienced with Microsoft Office for document, spreadsheet, and project plan creation.
• International and domestic travel up to 60% of time, with applicants residing within the specified region.
• Capacity to manage shifting priorities, handle long hours when required, and manage multiple projects with tight deadlines.
• Comfortable working in office, science labs, and hospital clinical environments.

Benefits

• Competitive bonus plan.
• Above market life insurance.
• Opportunities for development and professional growth.
• "Aerogen Connect" - employee led program that helps global teams unite and have fun.
• Donation of 1% of profits and time to charities and organizations.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Aerogen is committed to promoting diversity, inclusion, and equality in the workplace.