Field Medical Director - Northeast
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Company Overview ImmunityBio, Inc. (NASDAQ: IBRX) is a commercial-stage biotechnology company developing cell and immunotherapy products that are designed to help strengthen each patient's natural immune system, potentially enabling it to outsmart the disease and eliminate cancerous or infected cells. We envision a day when we no longer fear cancer, but can conquer it, thanks to the biological wonder that is the human immune system. Our scientists are working to develop novel therapies that harness that inherent power by amplifying both branches of the immune system, attacking cancerous or infected cells today while building immunological memory for tomorrow. The goal: to reprogram the patient's immune system and treat the host rather than just the disease. Why ImmunityBio? - ImmunityBio is developing cutting-edge technology with the goal to transform the lives of patients with cancer and develop next-generation therapies and vaccines that complement, harness and amplify the immune system to defeat cancers and infectious diseases. - Opportunity to join a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company with headquarters in Southern California. - Work with a collaborative team with the ability to work across different areas of the company. - Ability to join a growing company with professional development opportunities. Position Summary The Field Medical Director (FMD) is a field-facing representative of the Medical Affairs Department with a primary responsibility to engage in the exchange of scientific data and education of health care practitioners on ImmunityBio products and relevant disease states, and facilitation of clinical research. The FMD integrates clinical/scientific expertise and knowledge to ensure successful implementation of the medical affairs strategic plan within an assigned geographic region. The FMD brings relevant insights from the field on research developments, treatment landscape and new concepts in medical treatment. The role of the FMD is non- promotional in nature. Essential Functions Product/Therapeutic Area Support to External Stakeholders - Act as the primary clinical/scientific resource to Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and Health Care Practitioners (HCPs) in a specified geography for information pertaining to disease state and ImmunityBio's product(s) and pipeline to ensure awareness and understanding. - Serve as a conduit for accurate and updated clinical, scientific, and medical information between KOLs, investigators and the company's Medical Affairs and Clinical Development groups. - Establish, foster, cultivate and maintain peer relationships with KOLs and HCPs in the therapeutic areas in which ImmunityBio has current and future interests. - Share knowledge and participate in scientific exchanges and interactions with identified KOLs - Delivers timely, accurate, and succinct clinical and scientific presentations to KOLs and HCPs, both proactively and in response to requests for information, consistent with promotional compliance, PhRMA guidelines, and FDA regulatory requirements. - Identify and report key scientific, clinical and research insights from KOLsand HCPs to Medical Affairs for communication to key internal stakeholders. - Respond to unsolicited medical information requests in the field. - Fulfill harmacovigilance responsibilities defined by ImmunityBio SOPs related to medical inquiries and drug safety information. - In collaboration with manager, develop and implement the medical territory plan within geography. - Lead special projects such as development of training materials, training MSLs, mentoring MSLs, development of advisory board materials, facilitation and/or moderation of advisory boards, etc. Training/Education - Develop, maintain, and demonstrate scientific expertise and a strong knowledge of oncology and disease states of interest to ImmunityBio, including the competitive landscape, ImmunityBio products and pipeline, clinical practice, and study methodology. - Demonstrate full knowledge of, and ability to execute on, approved medical strategies and MSL initiatives. - Serve as scientific subject matter resource to ImmunityBio commercial personnel and other internal stakeholders, as requested. Research Support - In collaboration with Medical Affairs personnel, support data generation via Investigator- Initiated Trials (IITs), external collaborations, and HCP-initiated projects. - Facilitate the review and follow-up of submitted research proposals. - Support Clinical Development/Operations with ImmunityBio corporate-sponsored trials as requested/assigned e.g., provide recommendations for site selection, present clinical data at site initiation, training, or investigator meetings, communicate insights from clinical sites internally to Medical Affairs and Clinical Development / Operations. Professional Organization Support - In collaboration with internal ImmunityBio colleagues, support relationship development and interactions with professional organizations/