Medical Director Jobs in Denver, CO

The Medical Science Liason (MSL) / Associate Director, MSL is part of a regional therapeutic area MSL team within Field Based Medicine (FBM), who reports into the MSL Senior Associate Director. The focus of this role is field based scientific exchange (SE), for which the MSL will leverage their scientific background, industry knowledge, and business acumen to act as a scientific resource to scientific experts (SCEs), while gathering insights that inform Scientific Objectives (SOs) and strategic decision making by Medicine. Within their territory, MSLs are responsible for establishing, cultivating, and maintaining relationships with SCEs. Further, the MSL functions as an extension of the medical information group to provide product and pipeline therapeutic area expertise to SCEs and HCPs, and as a scientific expert to internal stakeholders within Medicine and Commercial groups at BIPI. The MSL is a collaborative member of BIPI, who is expected to communicate seamlessly with other members of the field-based organization and perform all activities in a compliant manner.

As 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, mobility, networking, and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees.

Duties & Responsibilities

Customer Interactions and Scientific Exchange:

The overarching objective of the MSL is to be in the field conducting scientific exchange with prioritized SCEs. Therefore, the principal effort of the MSL will be focused on planning, preparing for, and conducting field-based interactions and scientific exchange in support of the TA Scientific Objectives (SOs). Specific aspects of the role include, but may not be limited to:

• Proactively conducting scientific exchange with SCEs to support the SOs.
• Establishing and maintaining scientific relationships with SCEs, while developing a strong understanding of territory specific healthcare systems and clinical practices related to patient care, disease management, treatment protocols, and research interests.
• Acting as a scientific resource to SCEs and HCPs to reactively answer specific questions on TA or disease state topics and BI compounds through scientific exchange.
• Providing disease state education on topics related to TA Scientific Objectives.
• Acting as a scientific resource to Scientific Experts at payer accounts and integrated delivery networks when requested.

Planning and Support:

Develop a tactical customer-centric medical engagement plan for their geography in alignment with management and provide internal and external scientific support – as required. Specific aspects of the role include, but may not be limited to:

• Proactively developing a territory specific medical engagement plan for scientific exchange with prioritized SCEs, which supports the TA Scientific Objectives (SOs) and priorities.
• Proactively assessing SCEs that are appropriate to interact with as part of the medical engagement plan.
• Identifying and communicating challenging gaps between BIPI and customer expectations, needs, and priorities.
• Proactively monitoring and adjusting tactical medical engagement plan to better achieve TA Scientific Objectives.
• Supporting identification and assist with development of scientific materials, as directed, required to effectively conduct scientific exchange.
• Supporting identification of training needs to effectively engage in scientific exchange.
• Maintaining regular communication (field based, virtual meetings, etc.) with the TA MSL Team, to review ongoing activities and insights, share best practices, and communicate learnings.
• In alignment with Clinical Operations, interacting with current and potential BI study investigators to support clinical trial activities.
• Facilitating logistical communications between BIPI and HCPs regarding Investigator Initiated Studies (IIS), External Collaborative Research, company study contracts, etc., as requested.
• Providing additional scientific support for Medicine and Scientific Affairs activities in alignment with the local working instruction, which may include but are not limited to support for scientific congresses and medical information.
• Maintaining clinical, scientific, and technical expertise in specific TA through continuous learning and knowledge of the TA related scientific literature.

Requirements

MSL Requirements:

• BSc. required plus one of the following:
• Advanced science/clinical degree with 1+ years’ relevant experience (preferred).
• Masters in health sciences with 3+ years’ experience.
• BSc. with MBA or BSN with MBA, and 5+ years’ experience.
• PA with 3+ years’ experience.
• Other medical licensure with 7+ years of experience.
• 2+ years’ MSL experience in relevant therapeutic area – preferred.
• Skills: Strong communication, ability to interpret scientific data, knowledge of regional healthcare systems, field-based job with 50% travel, use of electronic communication tools.

AD, MSL Requirements:

• BSc. required plus one of the following:
• Advanced science/clinical degree with 3+ years’ relevant experience (preferred).
• Masters in health sciences with 5+ years’ experience.
• BSc. with MBA or BSN with MBA, and 7+ years’ experience.
• PA with 5+ years’ experience.
• Other medical licensure with 9+ years of experience.
• 2+ years’ MSL experience in relevant therapeutic area – required, 4+ years preferred.
• Skills: Strong communication, ability to interpret scientific data, knowledge of regional healthcare systems, field-based job with 50% travel, use of electronic communication tools

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 Abilities

Additional Duties & Responsibilities :

Insight Generation and Reporting:

Identify, document, discuss, and communicate scientific insights as guided by the TA Scientific Objectives.
Specific aspects include, but may not be limited to:

• Documenting field generated scientific insights within appropriate system(s), and communicate to appropriate internal stakeholders, as required.
• Participating in the discussion of scientific insights gathered by the TA MSL team, to understand the breadth of insights, potential impact, and to stimulate scientific exploration, as directed by management.
• Supporting communication of scientific insights across the Medical and Commercial organizations, as directed by management.
• Identifying changes in the healthcare landscape and trends impacting delivery within the territory (i.e., new stakeholders impacting the delivery of or access to care).

Collaboration:

The MSL collaborates with the field-based medicine team, CDMA, appropriate Commercial personnel, and the broader organization – in a seamless and efficient manner.
Specific aspects include, but may not be limited to:

• Collaborating within the TA MSL Team on all aspects of planning, execution, sharing of best practices, and insight generation related discussion to understand the breadth of insights, potential impact, and to stimulate scientific exploration.
• Collaborating to provide field based scientific expertise for key accounts, as required.
• Learning about new and evolving customers and the changing medical needs of such customers.
• Collaborating with Commercial personnel, as appropriate and in a compliant manner, to provide scientific support for internal and external activities where there is a defined and appropriate scientific role for FBM.
• Collaborating with CDMA and the broader Medicine organization, to provide scientific support and communicate scientific insights.

Compensation:

The base salary range for the MSL position is $147,200 to $220,800 and for the AD, MSL position the base salary range is $190,500 to $285,700. The position may be eligible for a role specific discretionary bonus, relocation, and/or other compensation elements. We continuously review market data and may adjust salary ranges as needed in the future. Actual compensation will be based on job-related factors such as skills, experience, and qualifications, and other factors permitted by law.

Benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage, retirement savings opportunities, paid time off, paid holidays, disability and life insurance benefits, and other company-sponsored programs.