DescriptionAs an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development, and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in several ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, diversity and inclusion, mobility, networking, and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees.The Sr. AD, Medical Science Liaison will manage a regional therapeutic area specific MSL team. The Sr. AD, MSL is expected to manage MSLs in the areas of planning and execution to ensure scientific exchange and insight generation, resulting in demonstrable outcomes. The Sr.AD, MSL is empowered to make decisions and drive results.Duties & ResponsibilitiesCollaboration:
Ensure effective collaboration and communication within Medicine and across stakeholders, and support the MSL Director in accountabilities and key initiatives.
Collaborate with various internal stakeholders to develop scientific objectives, share best practices, support accounts needing TA expertise, and optimize processes.
Foster compliant collaboration with internal stakeholders, and engage new customers to inform stakeholders about changing medical needs.
Coaching and Development:
Foster a performance-based culture, overseeing the development and coaching of MSLs. Spend at least 60% of time on coaching and competency development., with associated documentation.
Collaborate with their MSL Director and Medicine Excellence Directors to develop and implement a consistent approach to MSL management and development.
Ensure robust and appropriate on-board training of new hires, identify MSL training requirements for scientific and functional competencies, and collaborate with their MSL Director and Medicine Excellence to ensure MSL teams develop the necessary skills and competencies.
Planning and Implementation:
Drive the tactical planning process, decision making, and engagement plan execution at TA and regional levels.
Collaborate with the MSL Director to develop regional and territory-specific engagement plans.
Collaborate with the MSL Director in the identification and prioritization of expert customers lists via the standardized customer identification and prioritization process for each MSL territory.
Support the development of scientific materials and ensure MSLs are trained on these materials.
Maintain regular communication with the regional TA MSL Team to manage the MSL team and tactical engagement plans. Identify and implement adjustments to the tactical plan as needed.
Collaborate with regional TA Sr.AD MSL and Commercial personnel to ensure full TA team accountability and understanding of scientific support needs for the MSL team to inform the annual support plan.
Insight Generation and Reporting:
Set clear expectations for insight generation related to scientific objectives.
In collaboration with Medical Excellence, the MSL Director and TA Sr. AD MSLs, identify potential improvements to processes for documentation and communication of scientific insights.
Coach MSLs to ensure high quality scientific insights.
Ensure coordinated and timely communication of insights across the organization.
Identify 'success stories' for communication within Medicine and the broader organization.
Encourage MSLs' understanding of healthcare systems and organized providers, including changes in the healthcare landscape and trends impacting delivery within the territory.
Requirements
BSc. required, and in addition fulfill one of the following education levels and experience criteria:
Advanced science / clinical degree (PharmD, M.D., DO, Ph.D.) with 5 or more years’of relevant clinical or therapeutic experience (preferred), or Masters level degree in health sciences with 7 or more years’ of relevant clinical or therapeutic area experience, or
Combined BSc. with a MBA, or BSN with a MBA, and 9 or more years’ of relevant clinical or therapeutic area experience, or A PA with 7 or more years’ of relevant clinical or therapeutic area experience.
Other Medically qualified licensure (e.g. RPh, Respiratory Therapist) with 11 or more years of relevant clinical or therapeutic area experience.
3 or more years’ experience as a MSL
Experience leading field based medicine or medical affairs projects, or mentoring MSLs – required.
8 or more years’ of relevant medical affairs experience, clinical practice, or research: or 5 or more years’ in a medical field based role within a pharmaceutical organization - required.
Leadership competencies as demonstrated in past experience – required.
2 or more years’ leading a MSL team – preferred.
Proven track record of teamwork, leadership, timely decision making and results orientation in meeting business objectives.
Knowledge of healthcare systems in the U.S., including managed care organizations,IDNs, PBMs, Medicare, and Medicaid.
Ability to use field-based electronic or other communication tools for all aspects of job.
This position is field based with upwards of 50% required travel to manage assigned geography. Easy access to large hub airport is desired.
Eligibility Requirements:
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
Must be willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical (if required)
Must be 18 years of age or older
Desired Skills, Experience and AbilitiesThis position offers a base salary typically between $183,000 and $280,000. The position may be eligible for a role specific variable or performance based bonus and or other compensation elements. For an overview of our benefits please click here. (https://www.boehringer-ingelheim.com/us/careers/benefits-rewards)All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to a person’s actual or perceived race, including natural hairstyles, hair texture and protective hairstyles; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; citizenship status, marital status; gender, gender identity or expression; sexual orientation, mental, physical or intellectual disability, veteran status; pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable law.
Full-time