PTC Therapeutics is a global commercial biopharmaceutical company. For over 25 years our team has been deeply committed to a unified purpose: Extending life’s moments for children and adults living with a rare disease.
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Job Description Summary:
This is a 12 month contract payrolled through a third party agency.
PTC is an established global biopharmaceutical company that delivers transformative therapies for people living with rare diseases. For over 25 years, we have been harnessing our scientific platforms to create new therapies that address the underlying cause of the disease and deliver on our promise to create more moments for those who count on us
The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is a field based position of Medical Affairs that supports and represents PTC and its products with, and to, key opinion leaders (KOLs), clinicians, academic institutions, and professional organizations. The incumbent addresses the specific needs of these clients by responding to unsolicited requests for information about PTC marketed and developing products.
As the clinical and medical expert on the company’s products, he/she builds long-term relationships and establishes rapport with clinicians in hospitals, clinics, and academic centers through highly scientific product and disease state discussions that support or expand current therapeutic concepts and ensures safe and effective utilization of products. The incumbent is also a resource to company management regarding market dynamics, business development and client feedback.
Job Description:
Responsibilities of the role include:
- Attends national and regional medical meetings and symposia as a representative of PTC and engages in discussions with attendees as appropriate; attends scientific sessions and poster presentations, gathers information, and summarizes findings; as possible, and when appropriate, cultivates professional relationships from these contacts.
- Delivers, and may develop/design, fair-balanced and objective clinical and scientific presentations to healthcare professionals (HCPs), payors, patient organizations in response to unsolicited requests for information on the use of company products.
- Identifies and trains speakers for advisory boards, symposia, and educational programs with regulatory approved materials, slides sets, abstracts, posters, etc.
- Contribute to regional/local medical initiatives e.g advisory board, sponsored seminar and clinical research programs as needed.
- Establishes, manages and maintains successful relations with relevant health authorities, including but not limited to: KOLs, HCPs, academic institutions, patient organizations, etc.
- Facilitates the accurate and timely submission of applications for unrestricted educational grants or research initiatives and requests for support of studies, per company policy.
- Maintains a thorough awareness of medical/clinical, regulator, compliance and quality issues and processes as they apply to the PTC therapeutic areas and adheres to, and supports, the standards established by the company.
- Maintains competitor information relevant to company’s therapeutic areas, goals/objectives, project activities and /product team priorities and stays current on therapeutic advances and competing therapies or products; analyzes and applies relevant intelligence findings and communicates and presents insightful data/impact in an efficient format to appropriate internal stake holders.
- Cross-functional collaboration, partnering with commercial, market access, patient advocacy and clinical development to support strategy and ensure medical alignment.
Requirements for the role include
- Advanced degree in Health Sciences (Pharmacy, Medicine, Biology..) is required
- Experience supporting orphan disease product(s) and/or specialty product(s), and previous experience in areas of pediatrics, genetics and/or rare diseases
- Fluent in Spanish with strong level of English (verbal and written). Portuguese will be valuable
- In-depth, hands-on experience working with KOLs, clinicians, HCPs and/or academic institutions establishing/maintaining relationships and scientific/medical credibility.
- Strong strategic and analytical thinking skills.
- Demonstrated success in interpreting scientific data and presenting research information to scientists and HCPs.
- Excellent understanding of the pharmaceutical delivery process.
- Ability to influence without direct authority.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
- Willingness to travel
EEO Statement:
PTC Therapeutics is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, age, physical characteristics, social origin, disability, religion, family status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, veteran status or any unlawful criterion under applicable law. We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and avoiding discrimination.
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