Job description
More than one million people in the United States today are fighting blood cancer. While a traditional allogeneic stem cell transplant has been the best hope for many, the transplant itself can prove fatal or lead to serious conditions, such as graft vs. host disease. Orca Bio is a late-stage biotechnology company redefining the transplant process by developing next-generation cell therapies with the goal of providing significantly better survival rates with dramatically fewer risks. With our purified, high-precision investigational cell therapies we hope to not only replace patients’ blood and immune systems with healthy ones, but also restore their lives.
Location: Candidate must live in Territory (multiple US regional positions available). This is a remote position; however, frequent travel is required. The MSL should be available to travel up to 50% of time, including occasional evenings and weekends.
Position Summary:
The MSL reports to the National Director, Field Medical Affairs and will be responsible for fostering strong relationships with key opinion leaders (KOLs) and supporting the scientific and clinical strategy of Orca Bio’s innovative therapies. You will serve as a critical link between Orca Bio and external healthcare providers (HCPs) establishing strong professional collaborations with investigators and other HCPs within the designated territory. Additionally, you will serve as an active leader and contributor on projects in support of the Medical Affairs Strategic Plan.
Responsibilities:
- Identify, develop, and maintain strong, scientific, peer-to-peer relationships with academic and community research thought leaders, appropriate HCPs, and access stakeholders, within a given geography to answer scientific and product related questions.
- Prepare and maintain a territory management plan that will be shared with Medical Leadership and other internal stakeholders.
- Engage with Orca Pod field team members to provide appropriate medical support for all onboarding activities in relation to authorizing treatment centers, adverse event reporting, handling out of spec products, etc. as well as working with regional Market Access partners to provide medical education and support to local payers in alignment with Market Access tactical plan and individual patient needs.
- Develop and maintain an advanced level of knowledge about pertinent studies, compounds, and diseases that would facilitate collegiate and scientific discussions with thought leaders.
- Engage in meaningful and compliant scientific exchange that will ensure patients have access to Orca Bio medicines, to ensure their safe and appropriate use through peer-to-peer discussions aligned with medical strategies and needs expressed by external stakeholders, and to facilitate research.
- Actively assess the medical landscape by meeting with TL/HCPs to understand their viewpoint on research and science being conducted by Orca Bio; gather and communicate meaningful scientific insights with Orca Bio’s Leadership Team and other internal stakeholders.
- Provide scientific and clinical expertise to support internal and external stakeholders, through participation in advisory board meetings, clinical investigator meetings, roundtable discussions, educational meetings, interactions with professional organizations/societies, advocacy groups, GPOs, and large networked practices as needed.
- Support clinical trial activities to enhance patient recruitment, enrollment and/or discussions around the safe and effective use of Orca Bio investigational products, leveraging clinical trial experience and knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) to ensure adherence to ethical and regulatory standards.
- Act as the primary liaison to investigators interested in developing, submitting and performing Investigator-Sponsored Trials (IST). Identify the trials that fit within Orca Bio’s IST, presenting select proposals to review committees, communicating committee decisions to investigators, and maintaining effective communication with investigators throughout the duration of the ISS.
- Collect, analyze, and share relevant scientific information presented at congresses and during scientific exchange. When assigned, coordinate the efforts of other MSLs to provide coverage for a specific congress.
- Provide medical and scientific support of the strategy of health outcomes, real-world evidence, and payer/provider engagements.
- Participate in or lead advisory board meetings, clinical investigator meetings, and educational forums, organizing and chairing roundtable and educational meetings as needed.
- Initiate and autonomously execute projects that align with company strategy and require cross-functional collaboration.
- Mentor MSLs and other colleagues within the department as needed.
- Provide education and training to commercial marketing and sales teams on therapies and disease states.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
- Advanced clinical degree in a life-science or basic-science discipline (MD, DO, PharmD, NP, PA, DNP, M.Sc, or Ph.D.), ideally with real world, clinical heme transplant experience.
- 5+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry as a MSL.
- Relevant clinical experience (malignant hematology, heme transplant, and/or cellular therapy).
- Strong understanding of clinical development, regulatory requirements, and commercial strategies; experience with HEOR data is a plus.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence a wide range of stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to interpret and present complex scientific data to diverse audiences.
- Strong strategic thinking, problem-solving skills, and solution-oriented mindset.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional colleagues to best serve the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Preferred Experience:
- Product launch experience.
- Experience working in a small biotech company or start-up environment.
- Demonstrated success in field medical launch planning and execution.
Who we are
We are driven by a passion for science and compassion for patients. We act with urgency to ensure our treatments are one day accessible to all who need them.
We live by our core values of passion, courage, and integrity. Excellence in our work means the chance to unlock a better quality of life for our patients, and with that comes tremendous responsibility.
We innovate on a path that hasn’t been paved. We embrace an entrepreneurial spirit and take calculated risks to achieve our mission. We aren’t afraid to ask “why not” and challenge the status quo.
We maintain a start-up culture of camaraderie and leadership by example, regardless of title.
We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and recognize that celebrating our differences creates stronger, lasting solutions that better serve our team, our patients and their healthcare providers.
Notice to staffing firms
Orca Bio does not accept resumes from staffing agencies with which we do not have a written agreement and specific engagement for a particular opening. Our employment activities, inquiries and offers are managed through our HR/Talent team, and all candidates are presented through this channel only. We do not accept unsolicited resumes, and we rarely outsource recruitment.
