Medical Science Liaison, Oncology

Qualified applicants must reside in Minnesota or Colorado to cover this territory
- Minnesota, Colorado, North Dakota and South Dakota.

As a Medical Science Liaison, Hematology you will be the scientific expert for medicines primarily supporting multiple myeloma within the assigned territory to conduct balanced, peer-to-peer, scientific dialogue with external experts. The territory encompasses:
Minnesota, Colorado, North Dakota and South Dakota.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

• Interface and provide value across a continuum of both Internal and External Stakeholders (External Experts and other healthcare professionals within assigned geography/therapy area, investigators and potential investigators, and formulary decision makers) in a non-promotional manner and be responsive to unsolicited inquiries.
• Respond orally or by providing appropriate written materials to unsolicited requests for on- or off-label information or safety concerns that may have been asked of GSK sales staff or Medical and adhering to all policies and procedures regarding the provision of medical information.
• Gain valuable insight and feedback from the healthcare community on GSK products and services, medical and scientific information which can help guide research, development and service provision to benefit GSK’s customers and patients.
• Contribute in a manner that is always consistent with GSK Values and expectations demonstrating Courage, Accountability, Development, and Teamwork.
• Work with medical colleagues and other business partners to identify External Experts, professional groups, decision makers and other key stakeholders in the assigned therapy area and or geography. Attend and contribute (if required) to medical portion of regional account planning/training sessions.
• Maintain expertise in the evolving scientific / therapeutic area and in competitor medicines.
• Respond compliantly to unsolicited information requests from healthcare professionals and associated individuals regarding licensed or un-licensed GSK medicines and indications; ensure all medical information responses are factual, fair and balanced, scientifically rigorous and strictly comply with GSK standards and policies and with local codes of practice, guidelines and laws to ensure the strictest requirements are met.
• Disseminate important safety information to the healthcare profession as directed by the Medical Affairs or Research and Development teams or the Dear Healthcare Provider Letter (DHPL) process.
• Scientific exchange for a GSK medicine that is on label or consistent with the label to inform and educate HCPs on the appropriate use of our medicines in patients.
• Deliver scientific / pipeline presentations to formulary committees and HCPs per documented unsolicited request.
• Support clinical development activities and programs including GSK and Investigator sponsored studies as well as collaborating with R&D staff to improve site performance. Provide general insight into GSK research interests and field inquiries regarding investigator sponsored scientific or clinical research projects.
• Attend both national and regional scientific/medical meetings to gain medical voice of the customer on recent data being presented on products and disease states of interest to GSK.
• Conduct individual discussions and meetings with steering committee members, advisory board members, consultants etc., on topics related to the work being conducted with GSK (e.g. for clinical research investigators, the conduct or publication of clinical research sponsored by GSK).
• Provide scientific training for GSK sales representatives regarding GSK products and the conditions they treat utilizing approved Sales Training materials. Provide training to individual HCPs to prepare them to speak on behalf of GSK and assist with GSK-sponsored speaker training events.
• Partner with matrix colleagues (e.g. sales, marketing, market access, etc.) to ensure strategies and business plans are both patient and business focused and adding value to the external expert.

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Pharm D, PhD, or M.D.;
  Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant with oncology/hematology background may be considered.
• 2+ years clinical practice and/or pharmaceutical industry experience.
• 2+ years experience applying knowledge of pharmacology and pharmacotherapy in humans in a clinical setting.
• Must live in designated territory and near a major airport.
• Must be willing to travel up to 70%.

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Hematology/Oncology experience.
• Multiple Myeloma experience.
• Previous clinical experience in situations where direct/or indirect decision-making authority for patient care was demonstrated (e.g. direct patient care, treatment protocol development, drug therapy…