Field Director, Medical Science Liaisons - Rare Disease

Responsibilities

• Scientific and Clinical Expertise: Maintaining a deep understanding of the therapeutic area, the company's products, and the competitive landscape. They serve as a key scientific resource for their team and for internal colleagues.
• Stakeholder Relationship Management: Although they may not directly manage HCP relationships, the Field Director provides strategic oversight to the MSL team's engagement plans with key external experts.
• Performance Metrics and Reporting: Defining and tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) for the MSL team to measure the effectiveness and impact of their activities against medical strategic objectives. When necessary, take timely and appropriate actions to help MSLs correct off-track KPIs

Requirements

• Advanced scientific or clinical degree required; doctoral level preferred (e.g., MD, PhD, PharmD, DNP)
• 9+ years of Medical Affairs experience or equivalent
• Preferred at least 3 years in a field leadership role or equivalent
• Deep understanding of the healthcare/pharmaceutical environment, key drivers, Medical Affairs, regulations, and compliance
• Excellent collaboration, presentation, and communication skills
• Proven leadership, development, coaching and management of individuals and teams
• Demonstrated strategic thinking and the ability to translate a strategy into an executional approach along with a plan for measurement
• In-depth knowledge of Rare Diseases strongly preferred
• Performance oriented with business acumen, a focus on customer experience, and a patient-centric approach
• Able to travel 60% of the time, including ability to travel overnight and occasionally on weekends
• Must have a valid driver's license and an acceptable driving record. Must have authorization and ability to drive a company leased vehicle or rental.
• Job Level: Management
• Additional Information
• The base compensation range for this role is: $222,000.00-$305,000.00
• Base salary offered is determined through an analytical approach utilizing a combination of factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills & experience, job location, and internal equity.
• Regular employees are eligible to receive both short term and long-term incentives, including cash bonus and equity incentive opportunities, designed to reward recent achievements and recognize your future potential based on individual, business unit and company performance.
• In addition to compensation, Biogen offers a full and highly competiti

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Additional Information

About This Role The Field Director (FD), Medical Science Liaisons, leads and manages the US Medical Science Liaison team (MSLs), ensuring the effective execution and measurement of field medical strategies and activities. This role leads the team who are pivotal in establishing and maintaining scientific relationships with key medical experts (KMEs) and healthcare professionals (HCPs) to support the company's medical and scientific objectives. At its core, the MSL Field Director role is a blend of scientific leadership, strategic planning, executional excellence, and people management.

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