Senior Medical Science Liaison (FTC)

Job title: Senior Medical Science Liaison (FTC)

About the Role The Senior Medical Science Liaison (Sr MSL) will serve as a scientific liaison to the medical/academic community and is responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with Health Care Providers/Professionals (HCPs) to ensure the appropriate dissemination of clinical and scientific information regarding Vertex' compounds in a timely, ethical and stakeholder-focused manner. The Sr MSL will contribute to shaping the medical plan by providing external stakeholders' insights, and contribute to the designing and execution of the Medical Affairs strategy and plan. The Sr MSL will engage HCPs in response to scientific educational and research needs with available Vertex resources, and provide the latest emerging data in response to specific inquiries, as appropriate.

What You'll Do

• Develops and fosters effective and trusting relationships with Thought Leaders and identifies and engages other appropriate HCPs resulting in scientific engagement with a large network of CF care providers and opinion leaders. Additionally, understands the inter-relationships both within and between academic centers and utilizes this expertise to enhance Thought Leader and HCP engagements
• Consistently incorporates all aspects of the SEM (Scientific Engagement Model) into all interactions, enhancing the quality of interactions and overall relationships as assessed by field coaching observations
• Independently incorporates the medical plan into interactions and territory planning (i.e. listening priorities) and captures valuable feedback in the CRM system to inform internal stakeholders and assist in shaping the medical strategy
• Possesses an in-depth understanding of the utility and functionality of the CRM system/data analytics tools, allowing for the time sensitive capture of interaction details. Uses CRM/Analytics to enhance future TL engagements and manage workload
• Discusses scientific information effectively and compliantly with external stakeholders at an advanced level of communication for both disease state and product to external stakeholders as assessed by management coaching and field observations
• In-depth conceptual and practical knowledge of payers in the region and possesses an in-depth understanding of the impact of payers on patient care delivery
• Assists clinical development/clinical operations by fully understanding IB content and presenting IB material at SIV meetings, providing nominations for trial sites as requested, providing end of study data reviews with investigators as needed
• Represents Vertex at medical congresses by providing scientific session/abstract coverage, booth staffing coverage, routine TL interactions, contributing to the daily and end of congress summaries and may provide logistical support as needed.

What We're Looking For

• Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships with Thought Leaders and Health Care Providers/Professionals in CF care networks
• Strong understanding of the SEM framework and proficiency with CRM/data analytics tools for capturing interactions and managing workload
• Advanced scientific communication skills to discuss disease states and Vertex products with external stakeholders
• In-depth knowledge of payers in the region and their impact on patient care delivery
• Experience presenting IB content at SIV meetings, nominating trial sites, and reviewing end-of-study data with investigators
• Experience representing Vertex at medical congresses (session/abstract coverage, booth staffing) and producing summaries
• Ability to work across cross-functional teams and translate external insights into medical strategy