Virology (HIV) Regional Medical Scientific Director (MSL) - North Florida (Orlando), Alabama, South Carolina

Job Description

The Virology (HIV) Regional Medical Scientific Director is a credentialed (i.e., MD, PhD, DNP, Doctoral PA-C, or PharmD) therapeutic and disease area expert who engages in both scientific exchange and research support, when requested, with external scientific leaders and investigators in the medical and scientific community.   Virology RMSDs provide Scientific Leaders (SLs) balanced, factual, scientific information about non-product areas of interest to our Company and responds to scientific questions from SLs, including questions about our Company's products and data.  

Virology RMSDs are responsible for facilitating and developing peer-level relationships with scientific leaders in the external medical/scientific community including those investigators who have potential interest in participating in our Company's research studies.  Virology RMSDs provide support for data generation activities including our Company's sponsored trials and our Company's Independent Investigator Study Programs as prioritized and requested by Research and Development (R&D) leadership.  Virology RMSDs reports to the Regional RMSD Team Leader – within US Medical Affairs, Global Clinical Development, Research and Development (R&D). 

Location Details

• This role covers northern Florida, including Orlando, Alabama, and South Carolina

• Candidates must reside within the territory, with a preference for the Orlando area

• Travel up to 50% within the territory

Primary Activities:

• Identify, establish and manage collaborative professional relationships with national, regional and clinical practice scientific leaders (SLs) and investigators to identify and address scientific needs and to ensure access to medical and scientific information on areas of therapeutic interest and our Company's data or products

• Conduct peer-level scientific discussions and maintain a reliable presence to ensure SLs have a Research and Development (R&D)/ Medical Affairs contact within our Company

• Engage in proactive non-product discussions regarding scientific issues (e.g., disease states, diagnosis, epidemiology, unmet medical need, and population health, etc) that are intended to enhance scientific discussions or inform/guide Research and Development (R&D)/ GMA and Human Health (HH) strategy or Research and Development (R&D) research programs

• Facilitate appropriate scientific exchange of information with SLs, including integration of scientific knowledge with actionable insights to inform Research and Development (R&D) and Human Health (HH) strategies  

• Communicate external stakeholder opinions, insights and feedback on new data, clinical trends and the evolving vaccine landscape to Medical Affairs HQ teams to enhance scientific understanding and inform internal Research and Development (R&D) strategies

• Represent Research and Development (R&D) at scientific meetings and congresses and contribute to Research and Development (R&D) debriefs, insight discussions and postcongress reports 

• Develop and execute territory plans in alignment with global Virology strategy  

• Support data generation activities when requested by Research and Development (R&D) leadership, including our Company's Investigator Study Program (MISP), by acting as the primary liaison to investigators interested in developing and performing investigator-initiated research

• When requested by Research and Development (R&D) leadership, work to identify potential investigators for consideration of participation in phase IIIV clinical development programs and provide scientific support for Research and Development (R&D) sponsored trials as needed

• Provide in-depth scientific support to Health Systems Teams within USMA

• Demonstrate and maintain in-depth knowledge of the assigned disease and therapeutic area(s) through educational efforts, including attendance at relevant conferences, scientific workshops and review of key journals • Fully comply with all company policies and applicable laws, regulations, and ethical standards 

 Education Minimum Requirement:  

• An advanced degree (MD, PhD, DNP, Doctoral PA-C, DO, or PharmD), that is relevant to Virology/HIV and requirements of the position.  

 
Experience- Minimum Requirements:  

• A minimum of 3 years prior experience in the biotech/pharmaceutical or healthcare environment

• A minimum of 3 years of clinical and/or research experience (beyond that obtained in the terminal degree program) in Virology/HIV (or related therapeutic area, e.g. infectious diseases, immunology, preventative medic