Senior Medical Science Liaison, Oncology- Great Lakes

Kyowa Kirin is a fast-growing global specialty pharmaceutical company that applies state-of-the-art biotechnologies to discover and deliver novel medicines in four disease areas: bone and mineral; intractable hematologic; hematology oncology; and rare disease.  A Japan-based company, our goal is to make people smile by delivering breakthroughs where no adequate treatments currently exist, working from drug discovery to product development and commercialization. In North America, we are headquartered in Princeton, NJ, with offices in California, Massachusetts, and Ontario

****This position is a multi-state territory to include: MI, IN, KY, OH, WV, PA, DE and southern NJ.- must live within territory.

****Ideal Applicants would reside near a major city & airport

Job Purpose

Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) at Kyowa Kirin are the field-based extension of our Medical Affairs department. MSLs are scientifically trained professionals who possess strong clinical and/or scientific backgrounds whose role is to be a resource of fair-balanced and scientifically rigorous information to the healthcare community.

Essential Functions: 

• Identify, establish, and maintain professional relationships and dialogue with international, national, regional, and local key opinion leaders and allied healthcare professionals.
• Educate healthcare professionals and manage market professionals on Kyowa Kirin's product portfolio.
• Ensure the appropriate dissemination of transparent, fair- balanced scientific and clinical information, knowledge, and services in a timely, compliant, ethical, and customer-focused manner.
• Function as a regional medical/scientific resource and work to pair external stakeholder needs with available Kyowa Kirin resources.
• Gather data to generate insights and competitive intelligence to provide quality and appropriate feedback to headquarters based on field interactions with healthcare providers, key opinion leaders, and congress attendance.
• Demonstrate proficiency in developing and delivering educational resources and clinical information in response to an established need/request.
• Independently liaise between investigators and Kyowa Kirin for unsolicited investigator-initiated studies.
• Liaise with Clinical Operations to support company-sponsored studies when required.
• Facilitate speaker development and training.
• Engage in timely and fair-balanced scientific exchanges with HCPs in response to unsolicited requests for information related to Kyowa Kirin's products.
• Independently lead, attend, and provide scientific support at international, national, regional, and local medical conferences.
• Actively participate in advisory boards and clinical investigator meetings.
• Lead, and deliver internal educational training sessions for internal stakeholders, including disease state, therapeutic landscape, and product information.
• Build and cultivate working relationships cross-functionally with adherence to compliance guidelines.
• Engage in continued independent learning within the therapeutic area.
• Participate in PRC/MRC as needed.
• Adherence to all company regulatory and compliance policies
• Provide mentoring support to MSLs.
• Participate in cross-functional internal projects, and strategic initiatives, and is a translational resource (translates internal projects to our team with the rationale, purpose, objective, and what the results mean to the product, disease state, department, and company) to the MSL team.
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Job Requirements: 

 Education

• Advanced clinical/science degree or health care professional credentials required (MD, PhD, RPh, PharmD, NP, PA, MS or equivalent).

Experience

• Minimum three (3) years MSL experience in pharmaceutical environment, preferably with an oncology therapeutic focus.

Technical Skills

• Strong experience using Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, and Power Point.

Non-Technical Skills

• Demonstrates scientific expertise – viewed as a scientific resource by peers. Broad experience in developing and maintaining key opinion leaders and other external stakeholder relationships. Knowledge and full understanding of treatment guidelines, clinical research processes, FDA regulations, and OIG guidelines are preferred. Outstanding interpersonal skills, including building strong working relationships, demonstrating high emotional intelligence, and managing and resolving conflicts. Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, listening, and presentation). Expert translation of data. Expertly communicates and presents sc