Medical Science Liaison – T1D Immunology

Medical Science Liaison – T1D Immunology

Requirements

• Advanced degree in a technical, scientific or medical field (MD, PhD, PharmD) preferred
• Previous pharmaceutical industry and/or MSL experience required
• Clear understanding of medical practice, clinical decision making, and healthcare systems related to patient care
• Ability to interpret key scientific data and translate this information to meet educational and research needs
• Demonstrated ability to address educational and research needs through delivery of cutting edge scientific/evidenced based data
• Understand the design and execution of research studies
• Exemplary communication and presentation skills
• Experience in working on multi-disciplinary teams and managing significant volume of projects

Responsibilities

• Engages external stakeholders on medical and scientific information exchange for the therapeutic area during one-on-one interactions and group settings, exhibiting excellent scientific and clinical knowledge
• Uses strong knowledge of relevant diseases and disease management protocols, healthcare environment and competitors to articulate the medical and scientific value of our products with external experts
• Establishes robust, long-term peer relationships with Key Opinion Leaders and other stakeholder partners
• Actively engages with appropriate stakeholders on medical, clinical, epidemiologic, and scientific topics to advance their understanding of the disease by sharing information and answering questions based on approved material within Regulatory guidelines
• Engages with appropriate stakeholders to understand the state of healthcare policies and guidelines as they relate to clinical practices at a local, state, regional, federal, or national level
• Uses defined systems to map, identify, profile, and prioritize stakeholders in line with the therapeutic area medical plan and looks for opportunities to collaborate and build a value-based partnership addressing the HCPs therapeutic goals
• Effectively utilizes the Scientific Engagement Model to plan territory and individual stakeholder (Key Opinion Leaders, payers, HCP etc.) medical strategy and engagement interaction plans consistent with the Field Base Medical Activity Plan and medical function priorities
• Effectively utilizes the Scientific Engagement Model for attending and establishing a Sanofi Medical presence at relevant scientific congresses, symposia as directed
• Organizes educational meetings or local scientific advisory boards when requested
• Support speakers training to ensure continued scientific support in the field
• Responds to unsolicited requests for medical information associated with supported products and disease state area
• Recognize and collect feedback/reactions from multiple data sources and various stakeholders
• Record/report insights and information appropriately, using available mechanisms and tools
• Critically and routinely evaluate and discern from the information gained from published studies, and stakeholder interactions to develop key insights that deepen our understanding of the market’s needs and opinions of external stakeholders and therefore contribute to enhancement of Sanofi’s scientific messages, plans, strategy, systems, and product development
• Maintain awareness of and assess emerging evidence in disease area to educate and enhance discussions with key stakeholders
• Distribute relevant scientific and medical information and key external insights to internal stakeholders when requested
• Collaborate, as directed, with Commercial Operations, Business Development, Regulatory, etc. to facilitate diligence reviews, medical and safety evaluation, product positioning, lifecycle evidence planning, and compliance needs
• Contribute to the creation of material for internal and external stakeholders where applicable, following internal Sanofi policies, and Federal and National Policies as applicable
• Monitors disease epidemiology and provides support, including protocol development, when needed on various types of studies: long-term surveillance, compliance, pharmacovigilance, and effectiveness studies
• Identifies data collection opportunities during stakeholder interactions and reports these using approved processes
• Maintains awareness of clinical trial activity within territory and suggests clinical trials sites as requested
• Responds to unsolicited requests regarding interest in investigator sponsored studies (ISS), and supports ISS submissions through appropriate internal processes

Preferred Qualifications

• Candidates with relevant aT1D clinical environment may be considered
• Candidates with relevant Immunology clinical experience consisting of aT1D clinical environment may be considered
• Proficiency in digital tools