Regional MSL Director (RMD) - West / Solid Tumor

A healthier future. It’s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. 

The Opportunity

The Regional Medical Science Liaison Director (RMD) is responsible for delivering a valued medical-scientific customer experience by leading and inspiring a large therapeutic area (TA) regional MSL team to enhance patient outcomes through effective engagement and safe product use.

This role would oversee the West region, consisting of the following ecosystems:

Seattle/Alaska

Northern California

Southern California/Hawaii

Arizona/New Mexico

Nevada/Utah/Colorado

Oregon/Eastern Washington/Idaho/Montana

Preferred States of Residence

Washington

California

Arizona

New Mexico

Nevada

Utah

Colorado

Idaho

Montana

Key Accountabilities

• Leverage a cross-portfolio perspective to partner with MEDs, ensure alignment of access and care delivery strategies within the TA and region, and conduct needs analysis to strategically allocate field medical personnel.

• Maintain the highest levels of expertise in the assigned TA within the regional healthcare landscape, build relationships with external scientific, medical, and managed care communities, and understand medical access barriers to advance inclusive research.

• Coach, develop, and mentor regional and therapeutic area MSL teams to enhance their scientific customer experience, while guiding them to foster a broader enterprise-wide perspective and strategic engagement.

• Collaborate with Medical Partners and FMT colleagues to align long-term vision, TA-specific listening priorities, and tactical medical plans with local customer needs, and work closely with regional Field Medical colleagues to ensure successful implementation of strategies.

• Partner with the regional Field Medical team to ensure TA strategies align with access and care delivery needs, co-create national strategic plans for assigned molecules, and build relationships with key customers to drive innovative engagement.

• Collaborate with CMG regional partners to identify and prioritize initiatives addressing critical customer and market needs, making data-driven decisions to reallocate resources and focus on impactful activities.

• Lead the regional MSL team to operate at full potential by setting performance expectations, sharing best practices, and fostering a culture of inclusivity and trust, emphasizing psychological safety and work-life balance.

• Utilize analytics and digital tools to assess TA customer insights and engagement impact to inform medical strategies, and assist in developing analytics tools, digital capabilities, and engagement metrics to enhance the Field Medical team's impact.

Who you are

Qualifications & Experience

• Advanced Clinical/Science Degree required (e.g., PharmD, PhD, MSN, MPH, MD, DO, PA, ANP); BSN with extensive clinical experience may be considered

• 7+ years of related work experience (clinical, managed care, or industry experience) 

• 2+ years of experience directly and indirectly leading teams

• Outstanding healthcare landscape knowledge, therapeutic area expertise and business acumen required; knows the industry, Genentech's business model and value proposition, product and safety profiles, key competitors and other marketplace factors/dynamics

• Strong communication and effective collaboration skills to work across a matrixed organization (e.g., ecosystem teams, Squad, Medical Network, PEAS partners, Field partners, Global partners, etc.) with consistent track record of influencing senior leadership without direct authority

• Strong financial acumen: capable of driving and managing larger-scale budget responsibilities

Preferred Experience

• Prior experience as a field medical science liaison, with evidence of strong customer engagement skills

• In-depth knowledge of Phase IV/post-marketing drug development

Location and Travel Requirements

Role is field-based.