Director, HIV Medical Affairs - NYC - REMOTE
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Job Description

Role Summary

The Regional Medical Scientific Director is a credentialed (i.e., PhD, PharmD, DNP, MD) therapeutic and disease expert who engages in bidirectional exchange of scientific or medical information with Scientific Leaders (SLs). The role provides balanced, factual, scientific information about non-product areas of interest to the Company and replies to scientific questions from SLs, including questions about Company products. The work of a Regional Medical Scientific Director is aligned to: Scientific Exchange, Research, Scientific Congress Support, and Scientific Insights.

Regional Medical Scientific Directors liaise between the scientific community and the Company to enhance the comprehension of scientific foundations and goals for approved, in-development, and active Company-sponsored trials and/or investigator-sponsored research studies. The Regional Medical Scientific Director serves as a role model for other field medical team members in ways that include onboarding and/or sharing of therapeutic expertise.

Responsibilities and Primary Activities

Scientific Exchange:

• Develop professional relationships and engage with national and regional SLs to ensure access to medical and scientific information on areas of therapeutic interest and company products.
• Conduct peer-to-peer scientific discussions and maintain a reliable presence with those SLs to ensure they have a medical contact within the company.
• Address scientific questions and direct SL inquiries on issues outside of Regional Medical Scientific Directors scope (e.g., grants) to appropriate company resources consistent with applicable policies.
• Review headquarters-directed education and training to maintain current knowledge and comprehension of the dynamic scientific and clinical environment in the company's areas of interest.

*Scientific exchange does not include promotional claims about any drug, vaccine, or biologic product. Regional Medical Scientific Directors have no sales objectives or accountability for prescribing or sales of any company product and are required to avoid any situations that could create the appearance that they have such responsibilities. A Regional Medical Scientific Director may not comment on or make suggestions with respect to the diagnosis, treatment, or circumstances of a specific patient.

Clinical Research:

• Liaison between the scientific community and company to enhance the comprehension of scientific foundations and goals for approved, in development and active Company-Sponsored Trials and/or company Investigator-Sponsored Program (MISP) and Oncology Translational Studies Program (OTSP) research studies.

Upon request from Global Clinical Trial Operations (GCTO):

• Identify barriers to patient enrollment and retention efforts to achieve study milestones, recommend study sites, and identify potential investigators to participate in phase II-IV clinical development programs.
• Address questions from investigators and provide information regarding participation in company-sponsored clinical studies.

Upon request from Global Center for Scientific Affairs (GCSA):

• Enhance the comprehension of the scientific foundations and goals of MISP and OTSP Research.
• Identify barriers to patient enrollment and retention efforts to achieve study milestones.
• Initiate discussions with SLs and/or potential investigators that include scientific/data exchange within our AOI (Areas of Interest) to determine the alignment with our research strategies, study concepts, scientific merit, and qualifications for a specific compound or trial.

Scientific Congresses:

• Engage in scientific and medical meetings through pre-congress preparation, facilitate scientific and data exchange for both company and competitor data, collect meaningful insights, and staff congress exhibit booth as applicable.

Scientific Insights:

• Gather feedback, data, or information during routine activities that can help the company better comprehend medical or scientific needs, priorities, or concerns of healthcare practitioners and/or patients.

Scientific Excellence:

• Serve as a role model for other field medical team members, including onboarding and/or therapeutic training.

Education Minimum Requirement:

• PhD, PharmD, DNP, or MD.

Required Qualifications, Experience, and Skills:

• Clinical (patient care) or research experience in assigned therapeutic area(s) beyond that obtained in the terminal degree program.
• A minimum of 3 years of therapeutic area experience in HIV or Infectious Diseases.
• Capable of conducting doctoral level discussions with key external stakeholders.
• Dedication to scientific excellence with a strong focus on scientific education and dialogue.
• Business and market knowledge.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and networking skills.
• Must possess a thorough comprehension of FDA, OIG, HIPAA and other ethical guidelines, laws, and regulations relevant to the pharmaceutical industry and its customers.
• Must be able to organize, prioritize, and work effectively in a constantly changing environment.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access).
• Desire to contribute to an environment of belonging, engagement, equity, and empowerment.
• Work to transform the environment, culture, and business landscape.
• Leverage diversity & inclusion to ensure business value.
• Ensure accountability to drive an inclusive culture.
• Strengthen the foundational elements of diversity.
• Consistently adhere to field and corporate policies, and Global Medical Scientific Affairs (GMSA) strategy, including field SOPs, GCP guidelines and administrative/operational responsibilities.
• Requires up to 50% travel with some overnight.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Field-based medical science liaison (MSL) experience.
• MSL field experience in the HIV practice setting.
• Therapeutic experience in Infectious Diseases (HIV).
• Established relationships with HIV scientific leaders within geographic region.

Please note this is a field-based role.

US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:

Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another's thinking and approach problems collectively.

U.S. Hybrid Work Model

Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.

The Company is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this job in certain states and cities within the United States. Final determinations with respect to salary will take into account a number of factors, which may include, but not be limited to the primary work location and the chosen candidate's relevant skills, experience, and education.

Expected US salary range: $181,600.00 - $285,800.00

Available benefits include bonus eligibility, long term incentive if applicable, health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and sick days.

San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

Employee Status: Regular

Relocation: No relocation

VISA Sponsorship: No

Travel Requirements: 50%

Flexible Work Arrangements: Remote

Shift: Not Indicated

Valid Driving License: Yes

Hazardous Material(s): n/a

Job Posting End Date: 01/29/2025