MSL Field Director, Ophthalmology (Contract)
Company: BESTMSLs
Location: New York
Posted on: October 18, 2024
Job Description:
MSL Field Director, Ophthalmology (Contract)
US--
Job ID: 2024-1866
# of Openings: 1
Category: Director, Medical Science Liaison
BESTMSLs
Overview
The US National Field Director, has a key role within the Eye Care
Therapeutic Area, with a focus on Corneal Health. The US Field
Medical Lead will establish the strategy and provide oversight and
direction for assigned therapeutic US Field Medical Team, including
accountability for attainment of US medical and business objectives
in a designated therapeutic area. As a member of the US Therapeutic
Area Medical Leadership team and in partnership with Clinical
Development and the integrated US Brand team, develop and implement
strategic field initiatives to support the therapeutic area medical
objectives, the coordination and optimization of materials, and the
communications to execute field activities. The US Field Medical
Lead will report directly to the Therapeutic Area Medical Lead or
Head and is an integral part of the US Affiliate therapeutic area
leadership team. **This is a two-year contract position.**
Responsibilities
- Establish vision and provide active leadership: Set leadership
tone and direction and co-establish vision for therapeutic
field-medical team. Align field-medical strategy with the TA.
Establish a productive work environment and positive culture, by
creating trust and respect within the group and developing an
atmosphere of confidence.
- Establish vision and provide active leadership: Recruitment and
retention of key talent for the company. Build an organization that
reflects a diverse workforce. Maintains high visibility and open
communication to entire field based MSL team, supporting retention
of top talent for the company. Manages Performance Management
process, Growth Plans and Professional Development as well as
Succession Planning for National field-medical team.
- Optimize field strategy and determine tactical execution plan:
Proactively co-develops strategy and executes a plan for field
based scientific support of therapeutic area on market products as
well as portfolio pipeline process. Ongoing analysis and
prioritization of clinical/market trends to develop key supporting
strategies, scientific data gaps, and field materials needed to
meet business objectives at the TA level.
- Optimize field strategy and determine tactical execution plan:
Direct analysis of MSL field medical insights and synthesis of
clinical/market trends to inform TA objectives. Lead the
development of key supporting strategies and action plans to meet
business objective and address field-identified gaps and/or
opportunities, in partnership with TA Leads/Heads. Align External
Expert relationships with the needs of the functions and relevant
medical initiatives on an ongoing basis.
- Optimize field strategy and determine tactical execution plan:
Has oversight of the activities of the field medical team to
achieve clinical and business objectives, and related strategic
initiatives. Quantify and report MSL impact on organizational goals
and business medical objectives. Fiscal accountability and
deployment of resources at the National level, both financial and
human. develop field-strategies at both global and national level
in designated therapeutic area.
- Oversight and accountability for comprehensive training to
field-medical team: Ensures clinical and business competency of
self, field leadership, and field team to include scientific, gap
identification, and development. Oversee execution of training, in
conjunction with the Assistant Scientific Director and/or other
members of the TA. Ensures the competency of each MSL as it relates
to regulations, guidelines, and therapeutically relevant
clinical/scientific information.
- Foster infield-team effectiveness: Maintains proactive and
responsible communication within Commercial, HEOR, Global Medical
Information, Healthcare Solutions and other stakeholders, as it
relates to MSL activities/ outcomes that support the achievement of
medical objectives. Demonstrate organizational savvy and knowledge
of various stakeholders interfacing with Medical Affairs.
- Collaborate with cross-therapeutic peers to enhance
field-medical function: Interfaces with other Field Medical Leads
across businesses to ensure standardization, consistency, and
enhancement of field-medical teams. Proactively identifies
opportunities to align MSL clinical resources globally, minimizing
costs and increasing efficiencies. Directly accountable for an
operating budget and aligning that with US medical affairs resource
needs.
- Continue to drive evolution of MSL pipeline contribution:
Develop expectations for field-medical asset and study leads.
Strategically align with TA to prioritize MSL involvement with
clinical programs, identify gaps and provide proactive solutions,
and contribute to the scientific platform and strategic business
decisions as it relates to clinical and asset development.
- Regulatory and compliance accountability: Maintains regulatory
and compliance expertise at all times on internal and external
regulatory practices. Accountable for compliance within the team,
including monitoring to protect the company from risk. Allocates
MSL resources in a way that delivers results on business/clinical
strategies.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in the health sciences from an accredited
university required. Advanced degree preferred in a relevant
scientific discipline. Doctorate strongly preferred in a health
science or clinical discipline. Significant industry experience in
relevant therapeutic area may be accepted in lieu of education
requirements.
- 3-5 years' experience (greater than 7 years preferred) with
demonstrated leadership success in the following areas:
pharmaceutical field-based experience and/or pharmaceutical
industry related experience.
- Exhibits leadership attributes that align with company-wide
initiatives.
- Flexibility in adapting/reacting to changing market dynamics
and competitive challenges.
- Tolerance for ambiguity and the ability to be flexible within
the work environment.
- High sense of urgency and commitment to excellence in the
successful achievement of objectives.
- Excellent planning and organizational skills to demonstrate
leadership and initiative.
- Teamwork is a mandatory requirement as it involves
internal/external networking in the district, region, franchise and
across departments. Ability to work in cross-functional teams.
- Excellent analytical, conceptual and administrative
skills.
- Advanced communication skills both oral, written and
presentation.
- Excellent problem solving and analytic capability in concert
with strong negotiation skills.
- Competent to use standard computer technologies including
integrated business software (word processing, spreadsheet) and
other common applications.
- The ability to influence without authority.
- Demonstrated exceptional business judgment.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities. Must be
able to identify and analyze the needs of the business and
translate problems into business opportunities.
- Knowledge of personnel management including recruitment,
hiring, progressive discipline process, coaching and
motivation.
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Keywords: BESTMSLs, New Haven , MSL Field Director, Ophthalmology (Contract), Executive , New York, Connecticut
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