Medical Science Liaison

POSITION SUMMARY: 

The Organ Health General Nephrology Medical Science Liaison (MSL) serves as a key field-based scientific resource for clinicians, academic institutions, and professional organizations.

Location/Territory:  Midwest

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide scientific and/or clinical presentations on Natera’s Organ Health division focused on genetics of Chronic Kidney Disease in support of Renasight and donor-derived cell free DNA (Prospera) to general nephrology providers. 
• Address the specific needs of customers by responding to requests for information about our marketed and developing products.
• Serve as a medical and scientific resource for the Natera Sales and Marketing teams.  Develop, maintain, and manage interactions with Key Opinion Leaders (“KOLs”) from the transplant and genetics communities as well as other relevant healthcare professionals.
• Result review and clinical support for ordering clinicians and their teams as requested or indicated for individual samples or aggregate results .
•  Develop educational materials for healthcare providers and patients.
• This role works with PHI on a regular basis both in paper and electronic form and have an access to various technologies to access PHI (paper and electronic) in order to perform the job
• Employees must complete training relating to HIPAA/PHI privacy, General Policies and Procedure Compliance training and security training as soon as possible but not later than the first 30 days of hire.
• Must maintain a current status on Natera training requirements.
• Employees must pass a post-offer criminal background check.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• GC with Master's and board certification required.
• Professionals with relevant clinical sciences knowledge in nephrology preferred.
• Prior MSL experience preferred.
• Living within 30 min of an airport and within geography preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Outgoing and confident demeanor.
• Independent thinker and persuasive communicator.
• Experience in establishing strong, collaborative working relationships with internal stakeholder functions (e.g. Sales, Marketing, Regulatory, R&D) and external customers
• Knowledge of molecular biology, immunology and genetics helpful

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• This position works in an office environment and in the field. It requires frequent sitting, standing and walking.  Daily use of a computer is required.  May stand for extended periods when facilitating meetings or walking in the facilities. 
• The physical demands of the position described herein are essential functions of the job and employees must be able to successfully perform these tasks for extended periods.  Reasonable accommodations may be made for those individuals with real or perceived disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job described.
• Position is in support of the field sales team with travel required (50-75%).