About Aerogen: Headquartered in the vibrant city of Galway, Ireland, with offices around the world, Aerogen is proud to be the world leader in acute care aerosol drug delivery. Recognised through multiple MedTech awards and ten-time winner of the Zenith award for Respiratory Care Excellence in North America, collectively our employees make a difference to patients’ lives every day, having already reached 20 million patients in over 80 countries. Our talented and skilled team collaborate to innovate, challenge and test not only in relation to our products but every facet of how we work. We lead the way, finding innovative solutions to even the most complex problems, all in the name of delivering better patient care. Our business is growing rapidly across the globe and as we grow, our core culture of “We Care” universally connects us. We believe that your ambition and integrity fuels ours and we are committed to supporting our employees to reach their full potential through tangible investment in their careers. Join us as we continue to #discoverbetter.
What is the role?
The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is the field-based scientific expert on their assigned therapy area, disease area, clinical practice and competitor landscape. You will provide non-promotional medical support externally to ensure the safe and effective use of Aerogen’s devices. This role is mainly field-based and involves significant (up to 60%) national and international travel and reports directly to the Head of Medical Affairs, Americas. Direct territory responsibility is in the Southeast territory.
What are the key responsibilities?
Interaction with Key Opinion Leaders – (KOLs)
Provide fair and balanced information on the benefits and risks of products, therapeutic options and disease state.
Identification and development of KOL, fostering professional relationships
Obtain feedback and advice about company products or pipeline through peer‑to‑peer interactions and advisory boards and communicate relevant information back to internal stakeholders in a timely manner.
Facilitate the initiation, development, and ongoing maintenance of centres of excellence, and programmes to develop speakers from these centres
Successfully connect opinion leaders globally or locally to serve as advisors, investigators, expert guest speakers, business development partners and to help facilitate the adoption of Aerogen’s products into national/international acute care guidelines.
Regularly collect and interpret medical insights and feedback gathered from scientific exchange with opinion leaders and communicate relevant information to internal stakeholders in order to define, update, and support medical strategies.
Support Research Endeavours
Act as a conduit for unsolicited, investigator‑initiated research proposals by facilitation proposal, advise on the mechanics of the application guidance, and act as a conduit to senior management, for the publication of studies
Managing Aerogen’s clinical trials in the specified territories
Work closely with the commercial function to provide marketing and sales with the clinical and scientific data and background support that they need to grow Aerogen’s market share
Attend scientific meetings and symposia:• Provide timely synopsis of information presented to internal colleagues• Gather competitive intelligence and report back to Aerogen
Provide Scientific Information and Education Support
Discuss disease state or product information through peer‑to‑peer interactions
Answer questions on appropriate off‑label information in response to unsolicited questions
Recommend, recruit and train participants for speaker bureau providing support with informational needs of speaker and faculty
Conduct medical educational training for internal partners
Provide scientific support to commercial and Medical Affairs partners, including training, medical writing, education and other scientific projects
Collaborate, participate and contribute to cross‑functional teams and initiatives with internal departments (Clinical, Marketing, Sales, Training)
What education and experience are required?
Life Sciences degree, PhD, MD or Pharm D with a Medical / Clinical Focus.
Clinical experience with aerosol therapy, critical care, and/or respiratory care
What key skills will make you great at the role?
Presentations at scientific meetings and to HCPs
Recruitment and negotiation of clinical trial sites and KOL experts providing consultancy for Aerogen
Good computer skills. Experienced with Microsoft Office applications for generating office documents, spreadsheets, project plans, etc.
International and domestic travel will be required for this position and will equate to up to 60% of the individual's time. Persons applying for this position would need to reside within (REGION) in support of area customer initiatives.
Changing priorities; long hours occasionally required to complete projects or at congresses/meetings. Handle multiple projects with tight deadlines.
Typical office environments, with work also performed in Science labs and hospital clinical environment.
What is it like to work in Aerogen?
Competitive bonus plan.
Above market life insurance.
Opportunities for development and professional growth.
Aerogen Connect" – our employee‑led program that helps our global teams unite and have fun.
We donate 1% of profits and time to charities and organizations.
Aerogen is committed to promoting diversity, inclusion, and equality in the workplace. If you have difficulty using our application process, please contact us via email at careers@aerogen.com. Please provide your name and preferred contact method.
Job TitleMedical Science Liaison (Southeast)
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