Senior Medical Science Liaison

Neurotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a private biotech company located in Cumberland, RI and Needham, MA, within the realm of Greater Boston's vast biotechnology landscape. Since our inception more than 20 years ago, our focus has been on developing and commercializing transformative therapies for chronic eye diseases. The core platform technology, Encapsulated Cell Therapy (ECT), is a first-in-class drug delivery platform designed to slow the progression of chronic eye diseases. Neurotech's first commercial product, ENCELTOTM (revakinagene taroretcel-lwey), is approved in the United States for the treatment of adults with idiopathic Macular Telangiectasia Type 2 (MacTel). Encapsulated cell-based gene therapy is designed to provide long-term, sustained delivery of therapeutic proteins for the treatment of chronic eye diseases.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Medical Science Liaison (MSL) who will be a field-based (Midwest United States) representative and an important member of the Medical Affairs Team. The MSL will represent Neurotech Pharmaceuticals and its products to key opinion leaders (KOLs), clinicians, institutions, payers, and professional organizations. This includes relationship building and management of KOLs, providing meaningful scientific exchange at national, regional, and local levels in both academic and clinical practice settings. They will work collaboratively to develop, align, and implement thought leader strategies, plans, and communications, ensuring that information shared is timely, accurate, and compliant with industry standards. They will also provide scientific support, as well as other related duties, as we build our Medical Affairs team in preparation for our commercial launch.

The ideal candidate for this role will reside in the midwest region of the United States.

Job Requirements

• Establish, manage, and maintain successful relationships with relevant healthcare entities including but not limited to, KOLs, HCPs, academic institutions, payors, patient organizations, etc. to serve as the education, research, and clinical/scientific informational resource.
• Identify and engage in scientific exchange and develop strong scientific relationships with national, regional, and local key opinion leaders and experts.
• Provide scientific presentations at company sponsored meetings such as advisory boards and external meetings such as managed care presentation.as needed.
• Attend national and regional medical/scientific meetings and symposia and engage in discussions with attendees as appropriate; attend scientific sessions and poster presentations, gather information, and summarizes findings; as appropriate, cultivate professional relationships from interactions at these meetings.
• Ensure the appropriate dissemination of scientific information in a compliant, unbiased, and timely manner.
• Respond to unsolicited medical and scientific requests for medical information in a compliant and timely manner; liaises with investigators on unsolicited requests for investigator-initiated research submission studies.
• Sustain expertise in product/molecule data, disease state management, emerging therapies, and the competitive landscape.
• Evaluate competitor research and information relevant to company therapeutic areas, objectives, activities, and product priorities; stay current on therapeutic advances; analyzes and applies relevant intelligence findings and presents data/insight to appropriate internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate and work effectively across multi-disciplinary internal groups (Clinical, Regulatory, Commercial (Sales and Marketing), Legal, Compliance, etc.) to provide support medical/scientific and business objectives. This will include providing disease state, clinical and scientific training as requested across functional teams and providing input to management on therapeutic and research advances, business development opportunities/risks, and KOL feedback.
• Maintain a thorough awareness of medical/clinical, regulatory, compliance, and quality issues and processes as they apply to the Company's therapeutic areas and adheres to, and supports the standards established by the company.
• Completes accurate and timely submission of administrative reports, projects, expense reports, training, KOL documentation, conference reports, and all other required documentation; and other duties as assigned.

Education & Experience

• A doctoral degree (MD, PharmD, PhD, OD or equivalent) is required .
• Previous Medical Science Liaison experience in the pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical industry is required .
• Minimum of 4+ years MSL experience is required .
• Ophthalmology experience strongly preferred ; surgical device experience strongly preferred .

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of current regulatory guidelines to ensure corporate compliance in all activities, including those related to scientific interactions, unsolicited questions and clinical trials and research.
• Behave in an ethical and professional manner, adhering to the company's guidelines and regulatory requirements.
• Adept at building and maintaining relationships with key healthcare providers and other industry stakeholders.
• Work collaboratively with internal colleagues within and across groups, as well as external organizations across all levels and roles.
• Communicate effectively and present scientific and medical information to a wide range of audiences, including healthcare providers, researchers, industry, cross-functional colleagues, payors, and key opinion leaders.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously, and be able to organize, communicate, and prioritize work effectively.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are needed.

Travel Requirements

• A valid US driver's license and a safe driving record are required.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 75% including overnight travel to accomplish field scientific responsibilities.

Neurotech Pharmaceuticals provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Please note, Neurotech does not accept unsolicited résumés or candidate profiles. If a candidate submitted in this manner is hired, no placement fee will be paid.