Medical Science Liaison/AD Medical Science Liaison - Obesity/MASH (NYC Metro)

Description

As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development, and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in several ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, diversity and inclusion, mobility, networking, and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees.

The Associate Director, Medical Science Liaison is part of a regionally focused therapeutic area MSL team within Field Based Medicine (FBM), who reports into the MSL Sr. AD. The focus of this role is field based scientific exchange (SE), for which the AD Medical Science Liaison will leverage their scientific background, industry knowledge, and business acumen to act as a scientific resource to Scientific Experts (SCEs), while gathering insights that inform Scientific Objectives (SOs) and strategic decision making by Medicine. Within their territory, MSLs are responsible for establishing, cultivating, and maintaining relationships with SCEs. 

Further, the AD MSL functions as an extension of the medical information group to provide product and pipeline therapeutic area expertise to SCEs and HCPs, and as a scientific expert to internal stakeholders within Medicine and Commercial groups at BIPI. The incumbent is a collaborative member of BIPI who is expected to communicate seamlessly with other members of the field-based organization, act as a leader and coach within the MSL team and perform all activities in a compliant manner.

Duties & Responsibilities

Customer Interactions and Scientific Exchange:

The overarching objective of the Associate Director MSL is to be in the field conducting scientific exchange with prioritized SCEs. Therefore, the principal effort of the MSL will be focused on planning, preparing for, and conducting field-based interactions and scientific exchange in support of the TA Scientific Objectives (SOs). Specific aspects of the role include, but may not be limited to:

• Proactively conducting scientific exchange with SCEs to support the SOs.
• Establishing and maintaining scientific relationships with SCEs, while developing a strong understanding of territory specific healthcare systems and clinical practices related to patient care, disease management, treatment protocols, and research interests.
• Acting as a scientific resource to SCEs and HCPs to reactively answer specific questions on TA or disease state topics and BI compounds through scientific exchange.
• Providing disease state education on topics related to TA Scientific Objectives.
• Acting as a scientific resource to Scientific Experts at payer accounts and integrated delivery networks when requested.

Planning and Support:

Develops a tactical customer-centric medical engagement plan for their geography in alignment with management and provide internal and external scientific support – as required. Specific aspects of the role include, but may not be limited to:

• Proactively developing a territory specific medical engagement plan for scientific exchange with prioritized SCEs, which supports the TA Scientific Objectives (SOs) and priorities.
• Proactively assessing SCEs that are appropriate to interact with as part of the medical engagement plan.
• Identifying and communicating challenging gaps between BIPI and customer expectations, needs, and priorities.
• Proactively monitoring and adjusting tactical medical engagement plan to better achieve TA Scientific Objectives.
• Supporting identification and assist with development of scientific materials, as directed, required to effectively conduct scientific exchange.
• Supporting identification of training needs to effectively engage in scientific exchange.
• Maintaining regular communication with the regional TA MSL Team, to review ongoing activities and insights, share best practices, and communicate learnings.
• In alignment with Clinical Operations, interacting with current and potential BI study investigators to support clinical trial activities. 
• Facilitating logistical communications between BIPI and HCPs regarding Investigator Initiated Studies (IIS), External Collaborative Research, and company study contracts, as requested.
• Providing additional scientific support for Medicine and Scientific Affairs activities in alignment with the local working instruction, which may include but are not limited to support for scientific congresses and medical information.
• Maintaining clinical, scientific, and technical expertise in specific TA through continuous learning and knowledge of the TA related scientific literature.

Requirements

MSL Education and Experience Requirements:

• BSc required plus one of the following:
  o    Advanced science/clinical degree (PharmD, M.D., DO, Ph.D.) with 1+ years’ relevant experience (preferred), OR 
  o    Masters in health sciences with 3+ years’ of clinical or therapeutic area experience, OR 
  o    BSc. with MBA or BSN with MBA and 5+ years’ of clinical or therapeutic area experience, OR 
  o    PA with 3+ years’ of clinical or therapeutic area experience OR
  o    Other medical licensure (Rph, RRT) with 7+ years of experience.
• 2+ years’ MSL experience – preferred.

Associate Director, MSL Education and Experience Requirements:

• BSc required plus one of the following:
  o    Advanced science/clinical degree (PharmD, M.D., DO, Ph.D) with 3+ years’ relevant experience (preferred), OR 
  o    Masters in health sciences with 5+ years’ of clinical or therapeutic area experience, OR 
  o    BSc. with MBA or BSN with MBA, and 7+ years’ of clinical or therapeutic area experience, OR 
  o    PA with 5+ years’ of clinical or therapeutic area experience.
  o    Other medical licensure (Rph, RRT) with 9+ years of experience.
• 2+ years’ MSL experience required, 4+ years preferred.

Other Requirements:

• Strong communication skills
• Ability to interpret scientific data
• Knowledge of regional healthcare systems
• Field-based job with ability to travel approximately 50% 
• Ability to proficiently work with and use electronic communication tools

Eligibility Requirements:

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
• Must be willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical (if required).
• Must be 18 years of age or older.

This position offers a base salary typically between $111,000 and $183,000. The position may be eligible for a role specific variable or performance based bonus and or other compensation elements.  For an overview of our benefits please click here.