Responsibilities
- Identify and engage with top hospital-based clinicians and researchers to understand scientific needs and gather insights that support Protara strategies.
- Clinical Support: The MSL provides crucial, evidence-based data, and shares up-to-date treatment guidelines with hospital staff.
- Develop and maintain scientific, clinical, and technical expertise in Protara’s rare disease and uro-oncology portfolio through ongoing training and self-education, including attendance at relevant conferences, scientific workshops, and review of key publications and resources.
- Build territory plans for assigned geographies to include strategies and tactics for engagement with HCPs/key opinion leaders (KOLs) at their respective institutions and medical congresses.
- Support clinical trial execution including recruitment and site outreach as requested and communicate feedback to the Clinical Operations and Clinical Development teams. Work collaboratively with Clinical Operations and Clinical Development teams as requested.
- Identify, establish, and maintain collaborative relationships with key investigators, institutional leaders, medical groups, and consortia.
- Provide scientific evidence and clinical trial information to healthcare professionals, clinical trial staff, and payors in a clear, scientifically accurate, and balanced manner.
- Increase awareness in the medical community of the company and enhance company interaction with thought leaders.
- Assist in training of new hire MSLs and, as appropriate. This will include assisting in design and implementation of effective training curricula and field resources that will promote the company’s reputation as a patient-oriented and science-driven organization; a reliable source of balanced medical information; and a partner in education and research with health care providers (HCPs) engaged in treating patients with rare and oncologic diseases.
- Support the development and implementation of advisory boards and other scientific meetings. Present scientific data at these forums as requested.
- Monitor the competitive landscape for specific therapeutic areas of interest to the company including current disease management strategies, approved products, new/emerging therapies, and differentiating features of approved/emerging competitor products. Contribute to CI plan for medical congresses. Communicate insights back to the company in an effective manner, especially those that may pertain to ongoing and planned clinical trials.
- Execute MSL activities with adherence to all related policies and standard operating procedures, and with regulatory and other ethical guidelines relevant to the pharmaceutical industry.
- Address unsolicited medical questions related to clinical trials, Investigator Initiated Research Studies, and other scientific exchange.
Work Arrangement
On-site
Team
Reports to: Director of Medical Science Liaisons
Additional Information
- Extensive travel (up to approx. 60%, US and international) with possible weekend congress obligations.
- Average travel for this position is 50% with some variations based on the demands of the business needs.
- Must be willing to travel to clinical trial sites, vendors as applicable, and New York City office as needed.
- No specific work demands.
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
