Regional Medical Liaison - South or Southeast

HeartFlow, Inc. is a medical technology company transforming the diagnosis and management of coronary artery disease, the #1 cause of death worldwide, using cutting-edge technology. The flagship product—an AI-based, non-invasive cardiac test called the HeartFlow Analysis—provides a color-coded, 3D model of a patient’s coronary arteries indicating the impact blockages have on blood flow to the heart. It offers physicians a completely novel way to diagnose and treat cardiac patients. Our pipeline of products is growing and so is our team; join us in helping to revolutionize precision heartcare.   HeartFlow is a VC-backed, pre-IPO company that has received international recognition for exceptional strides in healthcare innovation, is supported by medical societies around the world, cleared for use in the US, UK, Europe, Japan and Canada, and has been used for more than 100,000 patients worldwide. 

The Regional Medical Liaison will serve as a key field-based scientific resource for healthcare providers, industry partners and internal colleagues.

This role works collaboratively with nearly all functional groups at HeartFlow, including Clinical, Professional Education, Medical Communications, Market Access, Technology and Commercial.

Internally, this role is the clinical subject matter expert regarding coronary artery disease diagnosis and management, and HeartFlow products, ensuring product clinical messaging, clinical data development, and physician education activities are aligned to HeartFlow’s business priorities. Specifically, some key internal activities of the Regional Medical Liaison include sharing in field market insights to inform education and clinical strategy, supporting the development of educational content and training and facilitating clinical evidence dissemination cross-functionally.

Externally, the Regional Medical Lead represents HeartFlow as a key scientific resource for HCPs and other stakeholders, identifies and establishes professional relationships with KOLs, and provides scientific guidance and coaching to educational faculty. This ideal candidate is proactive, detail-oriented and exhibits excellent facilitation and communication skills (both oral and written). Candidates must be comfortable with travel and supporting a large geography.

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Job Responsibilities:
● Establish and foster professional relationships with national and regional Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and internal business partners
● Support the identification and training of educational faculty
● Serve as the key scientific representative of HeartFlow for HCPs, providing deep and advanced disease state and therapy information
● Support clinical education in the field including data and case reviews
● Gather feedback and insights from KOLs and physician advisors to better inform HeartFlow’s overall strategic direction
● In collaboration with the Clinical team at HeartFlow, facilitate initial discussions, intake, and evaluation of physician-initiated research proposals, including ensuring timely communication between requestor and company
● Understand and effectively communicate current scientific knowledge, maintaining expertise through keeping up to date with publications and attendance of national and local congresses
● Monitor major meetings for abstract deadlines and work with investigators of HeartFlow sponsored research to drive podium presence in support of corporate communication strategies and plan
● Support field and internal training needs as a clinical expert

Skills Needed:

● Intellectual curiosity and intelligence about the field of science/medicine for which they are responsible
● Demonstrated ability to comprehend, synthesize and communicate large amounts of scientific content in a clear, concise fashion
● Significant experience and success in:

o self-managing priorities and multitasking projects
o building relationships with KOLs
o educating HCPs and coaching educational faculty
o applying critical thinking to scientific and clinical research challenges

● Establishing trust and credibility within the HCP community including primary care providers, advanced practice providers, and subspecialist cardiologists, radiologists, and cardiac surgeons.
● Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills

Educational Requirements & Work Experience:
● Advanced clinical or scientific degree (PharmD, PhD, or MD/DO, MS, PA, ARNP) preferred
● Minimum of 5 years of Cardiovascular experience
● Experience in pharma, biotech and or/medical devices, ideally as a medical science liaison (MSL)
● Significant direct experience communicating complex scientific information in a manner that meets the needs of external healthcare practitioners and internally at all levels of the organization
● Advanced presentation a