Senior Immunology Medical Science Liaison– West

Overview

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.

Senior 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.

• 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 actionable insights and competitive intelligence to provide quality and appropriate feedback to headquarters.
• Demonstrate high level 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.
• 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 when required.
• 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.
• Adherence to all company regulatory and compliance policies.
• Provide mentoring support to MSLs.
• Lead cross-functional internal projects, and strategic initiatives, and act as a translational resource to the MSL team (translates internal projects to our team with the rationale, purpose, objective, and what the results mean to the product, disease state, department, and company).

Education

• Advanced clinical/science degree or health care professional credentials required (MD, PhD, RPh, Pharm
  
  D, NP, PA, MS or equivalent), Doctorate preferred

Experience

• Minimum three (3) years MSL experience in pharmaceutical environment, preferably with an Immunology therapeutic focus
• Knowledge of treatment guidelines, clinical research processes, FDA regulations, and Office of Inspector General (OIG) guidelines preferred.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, including building strong working relationships and managing and resolving conflict.
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, listening, and presentation).
• Results-oriented.
• Team oriented.
• Proven track record of success.
• Current knowledge & full understanding of all relevant industry, legal, and regulatory compliance guidelines.

Technical Skills

Strong experience using Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, and Power Point, CRM Systems and Insight Management tools.

Non-Technical Skills

• Demonstrates scientific expertise — viewed as a scientific resource by peers.
• Proven…