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MSL Field Director, Ophthalmology (Contract)

Company: BESTMSLs
Location: New York
Posted on: October 18, 2024

Job Description:

MSL Field Director, Ophthalmology (Contract)

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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, West Babylon , MSL Field Director, Ophthalmology (Contract), Executive , New York, New York

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