Field Director, Medical Science Liaisons - Immunology (Specialty Care)

Job Description

About this role

The Field Director, Medical Science Liaisons - Immunology role is a part of US Medical Affairs, a strategic partner within Biogen, that helps inform medical practice across our therapeutic areas and pipeline to improve meaningful patient outcomes. The Field Director will be responsible for providing leadership and strategic direction to a team of Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) to ensure adaptation and execution of medical plans at a regional level.  Biogen’s priority is to continue to foster and enable a diverse and inclusive workforce – representing age, gender, sexual identity, race, ethnicity, Veterans, and people with disabilities – that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients who we serve.

What You Will Do

• Actively manage and coach a team of MSLs by encouraging professional and personal development.  Provide leadership and direction to MSLs to achieve performance objectives.
• Represent the US Medical team as the primary regional field liaison between the commercial and medical organizations and lead the ongoing evolution of the medical and commercial collaboration model. 
• Take a customer-centric, metrics based and data-driven approach to setting measurable goals while ensuring MSLs execute successfully in alignment with the US medical strategy. 
• Be accountable for your team's performance and instilling a positive climate within it in alignment with Biogen's culture. 

Who You Are

You are a self-starter, energetic leader, coach, and manager of a team of professionals. You have clinical training with work experience in the healthcare, pharmaceutical, and/or biotechnology industry. You keep patients, payers and health care providers top of mind in your daily work and collaborate to solve critical scientific and business challenges.

Qualifications

Required skills

• 7+ years of Medical Affairs experience, including MSL experience, required.
• Advanced scientific or clinical degree required; doctoral level preferred (e.g. MD, PhD, PharmD, DNP).
• Demonstrated leadership and management of effective Medical Affairs teams required.
• Excellent communication and formal presentation skills, organizational skills, and ability to effectively manage several projects simultaneously required.
• Able to travel 60% of the time, including ability to travel overnight and occasionally on weekends required.
• Must be 18 years of age or older with valid driver’s license and an acceptable driving record.
• Must have authorization and ability to drive a company leased vehicle or rental.
• Must reside within the US.

Preferred Skills & Therapeutic Area Specific Skills

• Clinical experience and subject matter expertise in lupus and/or nephrology is optimal.
• 2+ years’ experience managing a team of field -based Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology industry employees preferred.
• Experience navigating an ultra-competitive disease state preferred.

Additional Information

The base compensation range for this role is $195,000 - $326,000. Base salary is determined by a combination of factors including, but not limited to, job related years of relevant experience, internal equity, and location of the job. Additionally, this role is eligible for participation in Biogen’s LTI grants and other incentive programs. Biogen offers a full range of benefits that include medical, dental, life, long and short-term disability insurances, vacation, end-of-year shutdown, and 401K participation and matching contributions.

Why Biogen?

We are a global team with a commitment to excellence, and a pioneering spirit. As a mid-sized biotechnology company, we provide the stability and resources of a well-established business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact. Our team encompasses some of the most talented and passionate achievers who have unparalleled opportunities for learning, growth, and expanding their skills. Above all, we work together to deliver life-changing medicines, with every role playing a vital part in our mission. Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives.

At Biogen, we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company, and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired. Read on to learn more about our DE&I efforts.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, race, color, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. Biogen is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.