Senior Medical Science Liaison, Rare Neurology, Midwest (IL/WI)

***The primary territories for this role are located in Illinois & Wisconsin.*** **This is what you will do:** The Senior Medical Science Liaison (Sr. MSL) is a field-based scientific expert that strategically supports the medical and scientific objectives of Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease’s product/s across the product/s life cycle. The individual is a peer scientific expert who communicates accurate and applicable science to Healthcare Practitioners (HCPs) within a geographic area. The individual manages and maintains collegial and professional relationships with HCPs and Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and identifies and facilitates collaboration opportunities with Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease. The Senior MSL ideally has established relationships with HCPs in their therapeutic area and mentors/coaches other MSLs in the creation and implementation of robust HCP engagement plans. The Senior MSL combines strong business acumen and clinical expertise and serves as a peer-to-peer liaison internally to Medical Directors, USMA Leadership Team, cross-functional partners and externally (HCPs & KOLs). The individual anticipates roadblocks and barriers based on the business and therapeutic area landscape and identifies ways to overcome these barriers with limited input from the leadership team. **You will be responsible for:** HCP relationship management • Evaluates their territory to profile and identify the HCPs to engage and build relationships with, as well as identify, important centers of excellence • Develops clear, succinct, impactful HCP engagement plans, aligned with medical strategic goals and objectives. Evaluates and refines plans as needed per the progress against the quarterly focus priorities • Gains and maintains HCPs’ trust and respect by effectively providing and communicating relevant scientific/medical information on the company’s products and disease states • Gathers and disseminates HCP insights as appropriate internally to help inform the medical strategy and creates/facilitates new opportunities for engagement approaches and/or resource development • Develops strong working relationships in different external business settings Scientific knowledge and training • Keeps current with scientific knowledge within assigned products and therapeutic area and integrates scientific/medical knowledge from HCPs and literature to identify insights and/or forecast trends that might have an impact across brands and escalates actionable information to appropriate stakeholders • Supports scientific exchange of product/disease state with external stakeholders (HCPs) as needed • Provides and educates on relevant scientific information to other internal teams and functions as appropriate • Demonstrates a proficient understanding of real-world evidence and HEOR Research & Development • Demonstrates a proficient understanding of clinical study design and protocols • Ensures HCPs and stakeholders receive focused and balanced clinical and scientific information • Exhibits expertise in applicable research outcomes to credibly conduct effective discussion with HCPs • Supports applicable externally sponsored research and clinical trials, as appropriate US Healthcare system knowledge • Maintains proficient knowledge of the current US healthcare system environment and its impact on the rare disease ecosystem • Builds a systematic understanding of the foundations of managed markets • Acquires a thorough understanding of the flow of information in managed care and government organizations **You will need to have:** • 3+ years of professional experience in a clinical setting or related therapeutic area • BS Degree in Biological Sciences or related major **Preferred Experience** - MD, PharmD, or PhD in biological sciences strongly preferred and/or a minimum of 2 years track record of success as an MSL - Experience in Neurology strongly preferred **Specific Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities** • Has excellent communication skills (oral and w…