[Hiring] Senior Medical Science Liaison @ViiV Healthcare

Role Description

The (Senior) Medical Science Liaison (MSL) role is a field-based, customer-facing, non-promotional medical and scientific position within the NYC Bronx/Yonkers area. The MSL’s key objective is to create impact through advancing clinical practice within the assigned territory that leads to improved patient outcomes. The MSL serves as a scientific expert in HIV treatment and prevention, understands territory and market influences, engages scientifically with Healthcare Providers (HCPs) and medical experts, manages and develops their territory, and executes all relevant activities in alignment with the medical strategic plan. The MSL will inform and shape medical strategy through application of a curious mindset to collect impactful and actionable insights to drive the development and commercialization of our products.

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

• Scientific Expertise:
  • Build strong scientific acumen and serve as a primary point of contact for medical and scientific inquiries in HIV treatment and prevention supporting scientific engagement for territory.
  • Provide advanced scientific and clinical knowledge to internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Stakeholder Engagement:
  • Identify, develop, and maintain relationships with external experts, researchers, and healthcare professionals.
  • Maintain a strategic plan to provide support to external experts to facilitate scientific discussions and collaborations.
  • Engagements may include but are not limited to emerging data discussions, clinical trial activities, uncovering barriers in patient journey, understanding market dynamics, exploration of areas of unmet medical need, pipeline discussions, educating on disease state and product, capturing adverse events, and capturing medical insights through all stages of product lifecycle.
• Clinical Insights:
  • Gather and relay insights from the field to inform product development, clinical trial design, and market strategies.
  • Provide feedback on ViiV products and services.
• Education and Training:
  • Develop and deliver scientific presentations and training sessions for healthcare professionals and internal teams.
  • Support the creation of educational materials and provide scientific training to colleagues.
• Compliance and Documentation:
  • Ensure all activities comply with regulatory guidelines and company policies.
  • Maintain accurate records of interactions and outcomes.
• Leadership and Mentorship:
  • Act as a role model of ViiV’s culture and values.
  • Mentor and coach new or less experienced MSLs and lead scientific or strategic projects to elevate team acumen.
• Safety Communication:
  • Disseminate important safety information to healthcare professionals as directed by Medical Affairs or Research and Development teams.
• Agility and Adaptability:
  • Interface with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, including external experts, healthcare professionals, investigators, professional societies, advocacy groups, and formulary decision-makers.
• Clinical Development Support:
  • Assist in clinical development activities, including GSK and Investigator Sponsored Studies (ISS).
  • Work with Clinical Teams to improve site performance and provide insights into GSK research interests.
• National Meetings:
  • 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 ViiV.
• Matrix Collaboration:
  • Conduct business with a One-ViiV mindset compliantly and regularly engaging across matrix stakeholders.
• Administration:
  • Execute all responsibilities and training (i.e., Veeva CRM, email, expense report mylearnings) in a timely manner, including profiling of core customers and ensuring up-to-date information in the CRM.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (MD or DO or PharmD or PhD or APP)
• 3+ years of HIV clinical experience
• Stakeholder management experience
• Valid Driver’s License
• Ability to travel 30% plus

Requirements

• HIV field medical experience in the US
• Proven track record of consistent, high performance within Field-Based Medical Affairs
• Solid grounding in clinical, medical, and pharmaceutical science with demonstrated ability to rapidly assimilate specific and detailed knowledge in these areas.
• Experience evaluating and effectively communicating evidence-based medicine with strong scientific communication and presentation skills
• Leadership skills and experience, including high business acumen, stakeholder management, as well as successful project participation and completion
• Demonstrated excellence in mentoring fellow MSLs, leading complex field-based medical team initiatives, participating in and representing field-based medical on internal cross-functional team, and contributing to strategic planning and development of team’s objectives.
• Experience engaging effectively one on one and in group settings
• Effective communication skills

Benefits

Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program ViiV offers US employees. All ViiV employees receive the same benefits options and plans as GSK employees.

Company Description

At ViiV Healthcare, we will not rest until we leave no person living with HIV behind. Until the 40 million people living with HIV is down to zero, we will continue searching for new ways to limit the impact of HIV.

We are the only pharmaceutical company solely focused on combating, preventing, and ultimately eradicating HIV and AIDS. At ViiV Healthcare, we do things differently. Born out of a partnership between GSK and Pfizer in 2009, with Shionogi joining in 2012, we are determined to help end the HIV epidemic. We are guided by our mission to leave no person living with HIV behind and it is this mission that unites our employees located across the globe.

We combine expertise in research, manufacturing, policy and more to push the boundaries of what people think is possible in HIV treatment and care. As a result of our connection with GSK, we are able to draw on their proud history and resources. This means that you would receive all the employee benefits offered by GSK.

Living our mission of leaving no person living with HIV behind means keeping inclusion and diversity at the heart of everything we do - from our breakthrough innovation to our diverse portfolio of medicines as well as the work we do to partner with HIV communities.

Having a truly inclusive culture where we’re all able to be ourselves and feel like we belong will make us an even stronger team, better able to perform as a business and deliver on our mission to leave no person living with HIV behind.