The Role:We are seeking a senior level, experienced Medical Science Liaison (MSL), field-based scientific/clinical expert that will report to the Senior Director, MSLs within the Medical Affairs (MA) department. The MSL is a highly trained professional with strong clinical and/or scientific backgrounds who must have excellent communication skills. The MSL is responsible for identifying, developing, and managing relationships with current and future Healthcare Providers (HCPs) in academic and community practices. This person will have mentorship and oversight responsibilities within the MSL structure for an assigned portion of the U.SThis position is a remote, field-based position with significant in-person travel required across your assigned region, as well as ride-alongs with other US MSLs in their assigned regions. Role will also include virtual engagement with customers across the USWhat You’ll Do:Exchange complex medical & scientific information with the oncology community.Develop valued and productive scientific relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and other disease experts.Provide medical/scientific presentations to internal & external groups.Provide internal Medical stakeholders with feedback and insights from interactions and discussions with HCPs. Deciphera prefers the majority of HCP interactions take place face-to-face with some virtual interaction component as well.Assist with awareness of company-sponsored clinical trials and investigator-initiated trials (ISTs).Provide support at professional meetings, including staffing exhibits, collecting competitive intelligence, and developing tools that support the function.Adhere to corporate and healthcare compliance guidance in all activities, including those related to clinical trials, scientific interactions with internal and external groups, and responses to unsolicited requests for medical/scientific information.Maintain clinical, scientific, and technical expertise in specific therapeutic areas; review scientific journals, attend scientific and key technical meetings.Represent the company and Medical Affairs during exchanges with the medical/scientific community.Establish and maintain ongoing long-term collaborative peer-to-peer relationships with Oncologists, and other relevant HCPs within their assigned territory.Respond to and document unsolicited requests for scientific information for Deciphera’s programs and other products, including those in development.Engage with assigned Medical Groups to support their scientific and research needs as consistent with Deciphera’s Medical Affairs strategy.Facilitate investigator interactions with Medical Directors and other internal stakeholders.In addition to the MSL responsibilities outlined above (70% of role), this expanded role, who will serve as Medical Solutions Lead, will also have additional responsibilities, as designated and assigned by the Sr. Director, MSLs, which may include:Lead, in collaboration with the Scientific Directors, the creation of scientific materials for field medical use (proactive and reactive slide decks and other appropriate collaterals for use in scientific exchange)Contribute to the execution of congress strategy including assisting with content development for medical booth, non-promotional symposiums, KOL engagement plan.Assist with the development and delivery of training materials and programs in collaboration with the DCPH training department and MA leadership to ensure MSLs have appropriate levels of expertise in disease states and with relevant products.Assist with curriculum development, onboarding, and continual training of the MSLs, as well as complete field observations/assessments. Aid in the development and execution of top-quality education strategies and activities to provide disease state, mechanism of action, product, and MSL best practices training for the MSL team (i.e. facilitate journal clubs, lead best practice calls etc.).Development of MSL-focused slide decks and training modules with assessments on disease state, therapeutic landscape, competitive intelligence, DCPH asset specific data, etc.These responsibilities will make up about 30% of role
