Director, Metabolic Medical Science Liaisons

Director, Metabolic MSLs

Reporting directly to the Executive Director, Therapeutic Area Medical Lead, MeTA+, the Director, Metabolic MSLs will be the national leader of the field-based medical science liaison (MSL) group focused on rare metabolic disorders, including hypophosphatasia and potential future indications and assets. This role will evolve and oversee the metabolic MSL organization and provide leadership and direction for strategic input (i.e. voice of field), and tactical execution of the metabolic medical plan constructed by the metabolic medical directors. Importantly, this position will be responsible for effective and collegial compliant partnerships with cross-functional teams, including commercial, development, and clinical operations.

Further, this role will serve as an effective coach and resource for the team he / she oversees, ensuring optimal performance of the MSL team with their important accountabilities of engaging in scientific exchange with both established and novel KOLs, with full personal accountability for the performance of his / her team. The key vision and measure of success in this role is to establish "best in class," optimally efficient and effective field teams across USMA to deliver on our commitment to patients with our rare diseases.

You will be responsible for :

• Evolving and leading the field based national MSL metabolic team
• Ensuring scientific and operational excellence and proficiencies key to execution of compliant scientific exchange and KOL engage
• Translating medical strategic priorities and goals into clear field medical goals, objectives, and initiatives with clear KPIs and metrics consistent with other field medical teams at Alexion
• Overseeing thought leader identification and leading the development and implementation of thought leader engagement plans aligned with overall medical strategy
• Coaching and developing each MSL on the team to ensure a high-level of scientific acumen, "soft skills" and performance and knowledge gap mitigation
• Serving as a role model to direct reports on aspects of collegiality, leadership, conflict mitigation, and overall excellence consistent with AstraZeneca / Alexion cultural attributes
• Leading the team through evolving launch tactics of emerging assets

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