Job Description
Medical Science Liaison (MSL) – Oncology
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Category: Medical/Health
Location/City: Company Base: UT - Salt Lake City
Geography: Position Based: Georgia (Atlanta, Columbus, Athens), Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee (Memphis)
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Description:
Myriad Genetics is seeking a qualified individual to fill the role of Medical Science Liaison (MSL) within the Oncology Business Unit. The MSL position is a field-based scientific and clinical expert role. We are currently looking for an individual to strategically support our oncology portfolio of hereditary testing, companion diagnostics, and all current and future pan-omic testing. MSLs play a pivotal role in communicating Myriad’s scientific advancements to healthcare professionals. The candidate must possess a unique blend of strong business acumen, market awareness, and clinical expertise, to serve as a vital conduit of information and collaboration with cross-functional internal stakeholders. The successful candidate will join Myriad’s Medical Affairs team and will report to the Oncology MSL Manager who reports to the Oncology Medical Affairs Vice President.
Responsibilities:
Maintain MSL Expertise through:
- Demonstrating clinical expertise of Myriad’s oncology portfolio products, along with staying current on research in oncology-related topics that impact our portfolio and business strategy.
- Attending scientific conferences to represent Myriad, gather insights and meet initiatives of the business unit.
- Establishing, building and maintaining relationships with local, regional and national KOLs.
- Being an active member of the Myriad Medical Affairs community through best practice sharing.
- Continually advances and grows with market issues, trends, monitors the competitive landscape, and product knowledge specific to key therapeutic areas.
Serves as a Medical/Scientific resource to Clinicians by:
- Answering medical questions, addressing other clinically related medical information issues, assisting in understanding and utilizing consistent processes for assessing patients’ risk for genetic and genomic (multi-omic) testing, explain test results, and discuss relevant guidelines associated with treatment and medical management options.
- Providing ongoing, up-to-date education (via clinical/scientific presentations) to customers thereby increasing awareness of, and access to, genetic and pan-omic tests for appropriate patients.
- Delivering clinical and scientific presentations to healthcare practitioners.
- Supporting customer research requests through the appropriate channels
Supports Oncology business unit initiatives and demonstrates business acumen through*:
- Identifying and prioritizing opportunities for customer engagement, growth, and education.
- Evaluating effective MSL interventions and initiatives to achieve company goals.
- Fully supporting and participating in the implementation of business unit initiatives.
- Aiding marketing and training team on clinical education or claims projects.
- Assisting in Speaker Trainings and Thought Leader (KOL) meetings as it relates to the area of focus.
- Certain MSL positions may not be involved with direct sales support. IF role of MSL is tied to a sales team additional responsibilities to include:
- Collaborating with sales to identify opportunities for collaboration in supporting/educating customers and KOL engagements.
- Attending sales meetings and partnering with area sales manager and marketing to facilitate and/or present information, as needed.
- Educating sales team on current clinical practice, guideline advancements, and aiding in sales training to elevate their skillset.
Qualifications:
- Advanced degree required: (i.e., APP, PA, NP, MS, PharmD,) in a relevant scientific and clinical discipline. Maintain current board certifications and/or licenses, preferred, while actively pursuing continuous education.
- Ideally, possess a minimum of three years of post-graduate clinical experience.
- Demonstrate advanced training and/or experience in clinical oncology. Familiarity with general oncologic pharmacology is also preferred.
- Understand genetics/genomics, genetic testing, and current service delivery models.
- Experience facilitating research discussions with KOLs and effectively communicating research results or clinical studies to a variety of audiences.
- Preference for candidates with established relationships with oncology thought leaders.
- Exhibit excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
- Willing and able to travel 2-3 days per week, occasional weekends for conferences/ meetings. Travel depends on specific MSL role.
- Effectively manage travel and maintain expenses within appropriate budget.
Significant Work Activities:
- Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (> 2 consecutive hours in an 8-hour day)
- Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)
- Driving a personal vehicle / rental car and flying across the U.S.
- Travel: Yes, 20-30% and home office work, with up to 80% of time spent with customers and key opinion key interactions. Most travel is within a defined geographic region, but additional travel may be required for occasional coverage assistance, conferences, or corporate meetings. Travel depends on specific MSL role.
- Job Type: Experienced
- Schedule: Full-time
Myriad’s Culture
As Myriadians, we are Passionate About Patients worldwide and transforming their lives with the Pioneering Spirit to lead a revolution in healthcare through breakthrough discoveries. We act as Trusted Advisors to patients and physicians earned by a relentless pursuit of perfection and professional integrity as part of a United Team born out of the utmost respect for each other and a singular outward focus on patient care.
Physical & Lifting Requirements
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; talk; or hear.
- The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop; kneel; or crouch
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and depth perception.
About Us
Myriad Genetics Inc., is a leading personalized medicine company dedicated to being a trusted advisor transforming patient lives worldwide with pioneering molecular diagnostics. Myriad discovers and commercializes molecular diagnostic tests that: determine the risk of developing disease, accurately diagnose disease, assess the risk of disease progression, and guide treatment decisions across six major medical specialties where molecular diagnostics can significantly improve patient care and lower healthcare costs. Myriad is focused on three strategic imperatives: maintaining leadership in an expanding hereditary cancer market, diversifying its product portfolio through the introduction of new products and increasing the revenue contribution from international markets. For more information on how Myriad is making a difference, please visit the Company's website: www.myriad.com .
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. In hiring and all other employment decisions, we prohibit discrimination and harassment on the basis of any protected characteristic, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.
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