Position Summary:

The Associate Director, Field Medical Affairs is responsible for the leadership, direction, and management of the Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs). This includes providing overall guidance and direction to the MSLs to gain an understanding of the scientific landscape from external customers and communicate the information to key internal stakeholders. This role works closely with the Senior Director, Medical and Clinical Affairs to provide intelligence for medical brand strategies, to implement strategic and tactical plans based on those strategies and to provide overall support for medical brand strategies and clinical studies. 

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

In addition to the above leadership responsibilities, the Associate Director will, with a high level of proficiency, develop and maintain professional relationships with healthcare providers and key decision makers at the national, regional, and local level. This position will provide presentations and enter into scientific discussions as it relates to medical/clinical, health economics and outcomes research data on products to healthcare professionals, including individual physicians, researchers, managed markets medical and pharmacy directors, hospital decisionmakers, formulary committees, consultant pharmacists, state Medicaid decisionmakers, and others. The impact that the position will have to the organization include the following: a) as representatives, communicate key information, the company and its mission; b) provide key scientific and clinical information about products and disease states; provide a conduit for communication between the company and the medical community regarding ideas for future research with products; and c) provide corporate value through demonstrated leadership and participation in strategic thinking.

• • Ensure operational excellence of the MSL team, including corporate aligned objective/tactics, cross-functional medical support, interaction with opinion leaders and facilitating clinical research to meet strategic development needs.
  • Provide leadership for the MSL function by participating in cross functional teams leading to strategic planning and working collaboratively with Commercial Operations including Sales, Marketing and Medical & Clinical Affairs.
  • Develop individual talent within the MSL team, including training, career evaluation, coaching, mentoring, performance management and talent review. Includes recruiting, hiring, and on-boarding new MSLs.
  • Manage MSL activities related to presenting medical and scientific information and to external customers, including but not limited to, medical thought leaders, academic institutions and managed care.
  • Work with key professionals at the national, regional, and local level, educating key healthcare professionals with current, fair-balanced medical, scientific and HEOR information regarding products and therapeutic areas. Increase the awareness of the company and its marketed products allowing the key healthcare professionals to make informed therapeutic decisions. Increase the awareness of the company and its marketed products allowing the key healthcare professionals to make informed therapeutic decisions.
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory and other ethical guidelines relevant to the pharmaceutical industry, and to ensure compliance with policies & procedures and standard operating procedures.

Education and Experience Requirements:

Education Requirements:

• Advanced scientific or health care degree (MD, PhD, PharmD, MS, BSN).

Experience Requirements: 

• Must have a minimum of 8 years of industry or related experience.
• Must have a minimum of 3 years of experience within the pharmaceutical industry overseeing a Medical Science Liaison team or related function. Must possess a thorough understanding of the FDA, OIG, HIPAA, PhRMA, GCP and other international regulatory/ethical guidelines relevant to the pharmaceutical industry & clinical trial conduct, and to ensure compliance with these external as well as internal guidelines and standard operating procedures.

Compliance Requirements:

The minimum compliance expectation for this role entails strict adherence to FDA regulations and company policies governing sales and marketing activities. This includes completion of required compliance training, accurate documentation of sales interactions, and adherence to data privacy regulations. Additionally, the role requires proactive participation in compliance reviews, prompt reporting of any potential issues, and ongoing education to stay updated on relevant FDA regulations.