Senior Medical Science Liaison, Oncology – Canada West

Senior Medical Science Liaison, Oncology – Canada West

Toronto

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.

Summary of Job

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.

Essential Functions:

• 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 insights and competitive intelligence to provide quality and appropriate feedback to headquarters based on field interactions with healthcare providers, key opinion leaders, and congress attendance.
• Demonstrate 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.
• Facilitate speaker development and training.
• 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.
• 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.
• Participate in PRC/MRC as needed.
• Adherence to all company regulatory and compliance policies.
• Provide mentoring support to MSLs.
• Participate in cross-functional internal projects, and strategic initiatives, and is a translational resource to the MSL team.

Job Requirements:

Education: Advanced clinical/science degree or health care professional credentials required (MD, PhD, RPh, PharmD, NP, PA, MS or equivalent), Doctorate preferred.

Experience: Three to five years of MSL experience. Therapeutic area experience preferred.

Technical Skills: Proficient in MS Office Suite.

Language: Bi-lingual French and English required.

Non-Technical Skills: Demonstrates scientific expertise – viewed as a scientific resource by peers. Broad experience in developing and maintaining key opinion leaders and other external stakeholder relationships. Knowledge and full understanding of treatment guidelines, clinical research processes, FDA regulations, and OIG guidelines are preferred. Outstanding interpersonal skills, including building strong working relationships, demonstrating high emotional intelligence, and managing and resolving conflicts. Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, listening, and presentation). Expert translation of data. Expertly communicates and presents scientific and/or clinical data. Effectively manages communications/relationships. Demonstrates intentional collaboration. Results-oriented. Team oriented. Proven track record of success. In-depth knowledge and/or experience in national/regional healthcare, access environments, and the pharmaceutical industry. Commitment to the highest ethical, legal, regulatory and scientific standards. Ensure compliance of the MSL team by acting as a role model and demonstrating consistent ethical behavior. Must have demonstrated the ability to manage relationships with KOLs within a large territory. Demonstrated ability to organize, prioritize, meet deadlines, make decisions, and change course of action quickly. Strong interpersonal and communication skills. A strong work ethic is required. Detail-oriented and excellent follow-through. Has the ability to flex and deal with ambiguity in a dynamic, fast-paced, high growth environment. Has a passion for personal learning and development to be able to grow with the company. Cultural sensitivity and ability to develop consensus within a multinational organization.

Physical Requirements:

• Normal office environment with prolonged sitting and extensive computer work. Requires up to 70% travel. Must live near an airport/rail station and within the assigned region. Regional coverage may vary and be large in geographies.

KKNA and all of its employees have an obligation to act in accordance with the law and with integrity in all our operations and interactions.