Medical Science Liaison

The Position:

A Medical Science Liaison (MSL) at Veracyte is a  genomic and disease state expert who provides clinical and product education to external Health Care Providers (HCP) to drive understanding and adoption of the company’s molecular test for breast cancer.  They are recognized experts and trusted partners, serving as the primary scientific and clinical resource to external and internal stakeholders.  MSLs support the development of multi-channel educational activities and tools throughout the product lifecycle, such as speaker programs, educational materials, conference coverage, and online educational events.   An essential responsibility for this position will be to stimulate investigator-initiated studies utilizing Veracyte’s Prosigna Breast Cancer test and work closely with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) through study completion.

The MSL is a field-based member of the medical affairs department, working closely with sales and marketing team members. This is a full-time position with approximately 80% of time devoted to HCPs-facing activities (in-person or virtually), partly at the request of the sales team and partly by proactively reaching out to KOLs.  MSLs will spend 20% of their time on internal collaborations across marketing, sales, and medical affairs departments.  This role requires at least 60% travel, providing education to key HCPs and support to field team members in the central United States.

While this role is remote, the coverage spans the central part of the US. We strongly prefer candidiates in Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Arkansas

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify, develop, and maintain strong relationships with academic and community physicians by promoting understanding and adoption of Veracyte’s Prosigna Breast Cancer test.
• Identify KOLs, stimulate investigator-initiated studies, and support through study completion and article publication.
• Provide tailored presentations to external HCPs at the request of sales team members.
• Support the medical affairs team in collecting real-world evidence supporting the clinical utility of Veracyte’s tests.
• Create and implement strategies supporting product improvements in collaboration with medical affairs, research and development, managed care, and sales.
• Critically review the literature and build educational materials for external HCP and internal stakeholder consumption.
• Serve as a primary scientific and clinical resource to the marketing and sales team members providing medical updates, journal clubs, and MSL office hours.
• Assist the managed care team in setting up applications for insurance coverage by providing up-to-date scientific and clinical information supporting the clinical utility of Veracyte’s tests.
• Provide conference coverage supporting the sales team and prepare a post-conference summary of relevant talks to the leadership team.

Who You Are:

MSLs are energized by providing clear solutions to physicians and patients for currently unmet diagnostic and clinical needs.  They can assimilate and distill large amounts of complex scientific and clinical information into easy to digest format.  Concise, clear, and compliant communication is a must.  MSLs have a deep understanding of clinical research and the publication process and provide critical support to KOLs engaged in investigator-initiated studies.  MSLs support the development of multi-channel educational activities and tools throughout the product lifecycle, such as speaker programs, educational materials, conference coverage, and online educational events.

Requirements

• Terminal scientific and/or clinical degree – Ph.D., M.D., Pharm.D., and D.O.
• At least 5 years of clinical or industry experience, preferably with an oncology focus.
• Deep understanding of the peer-review publication process.
• Advanced understanding of the genetic basis for disease and modern genomic techniques is critical for success in this role.
• Prior experience as an MSL in introducing and supporting novel diagnostic assays is desired.
• Overall solid written and verbal communication skills to convey complex study results to audiences with varying degrees of scientific/clinical knowledge.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills in understanding HCP needs and situational awareness to adapt content and communication style in real time.
• Team player working in synergy with marketing and sales team members providing accurate, comprehensive, and timely scientific and clinical support.
• Demonstrating customer-centricity and passion for helping patients.
• Familiarity with statistical methodologies.
• A detail-oriented, organized self-starter with a strong ability to prioritize workload.
• Location in proximity to airport hub and ability to travel within the defined region.

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For candidates working remote (US), the salary is $160,000 - $196.000