Regional Medical Director - Nephrology

Company: Horizon Therapeutics
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: March 20, 2023

Job Description:

Job Description:

At Horizon Therapeutics, we define success by the number of lives touched, lives changed, and lives saved. Our global biotechnology company is made up of agile, out-of-the-box thinkers with a focus on delivering breakthrough medicines to those living with rare, autoimmune, and severe inflammatory diseases. This is the heart of our global mission. Start a career that enables you to live up to your potential and help others live up to theirs. Join us. The exceptional support we provide patients and communities equally extends to our employees. We offer industry-leading and award-winning benefits, compensation and rewards programs that positively impact all areas of our employees' personal and professional lives. Position Summary: The Regional Medical Director (RMD) will serve as a scientific liaison to the medical/scientific community and will be responsible for establishing, developing and maintaining relationships with prominent experts and clinicians throughout the US. The RMD will ensure the appropriate dissemination of clinical and scientific information regarding marketed and pipeline compounds in a timely, ethical, and customer-focused manner. The RMD will implement clinical and educational strategies in collaboration with colleagues from Medical and Clinical Development to support Horizon-sponsored trials and educational initiatives, including investigator-initiated studies. The RMD will work to pair our key customers' educational and research needs with available resources and provide the latest emerging data in response to specific healthcare professional inquiries. This will include, where appropriate, presentations to P&T Committees and others where expertise on Horizon products is requested.Responsibilities:Network and partner with important external customers, including medical thought leaders, academic institutions, large group practices, medical directors, managed care decision makers, and pharmacy directors in alignment with applicable compliance, legal, and regulatory guidelines.Understand, integrate and effectively communicate scientific/medical information and commercial value of Horizon's products to the medical community and other key internal and external audiences.Prioritize and work effectively in a self-directed manner in a constantly changing environment, including ability to obtain, integrate, and communicate customer feedback.Pair customers' unmet needs with available internal resources.Collaborate effectively with all functional areas to identify opportunities and needs that can be addressed via communication of scientific, medical, and health economic information.Identify potential new speakers and train on scientific content for Horizon-sponsored external speaker programs.Participate in national and regional conferences, meetings, and other scientific venues as appropriate to support the Horizon Medical/Clinical strategy and to obtain new competitive information, keep abreast of clinical trends, and support and maintain relationships with key investigators and scientific research.Working in conjunction with the medical affairs and clinical development teams, evaluate potential external clinical research collaboration opportunities and facilitate the conduct of external clinical investigator-initiated trials (IITs) and company-sponsored trials.Monitor the competitive environment for advances and trends in our therapeutic areas, including new treatment management and new therapies, as well as competitive products and features and provide feedback to the senior leadership team on specific initiatives of competitors.Qualifications and Skills Required:Advanced scientific or clinical degree (MD, PhD, NP, Pharm D, etc...) or commensurate experience required.At least 5 years previous pharmaceutical industry experience as an MSL or other Medical/Clinical Affairs role or a minimum of 3-5 years relevant clinical/scientific experience is strongly preferred.Demonstrated ability, or potential, to excel in smaller entrepreneurial organizations.Exceptional oral and written communication and interpersonal skills (including strong demonstration of ability to network) required.Ability to travel up to 60% for territory management, attendance at regional and national conferences/workshops, and attendance at company meetings.Must have ability to learn to use new business applications across hardware tools (e.g., PC, iPad).Proficient in Microsoft Office.Professional, proactive demeanor.Strong interpersonal skills.Excellent written and verbal communication skills.Our ValuesTransparency: We value collaboration. Trusting teach other and tackling tough challenges can make a powerful difference.Accountability: We do what's right for our patient communities through quality decisions and owning our successes and failures.Growth: We fiercely innovate and evolve to better ourselves, our communities and our patients.These three values come to life through our five Leadership Expectations that apply to all Horizon employeesEnterprise Mindset: Look beyond one's team, brand or function to see the broader company and external perspectiveExhibit Intellectual Curiosity: Seek to understand what you do not know; ask the right questions of the right people and sourcesEnsure Accountability and Courage: Step up to address difficult issues and hold self and others accountable to commitmentsEmbrace Diverse Perspectives: Welcome others with a respectful attitude; integrate diverse perspectives into ways of workingDevelop Talent: Provide feedback, coaching and mentorship to help others be more effective in their roleCompensation and Benefits Summary:The salary range for this role is $180,000.00-$220,000.00 annually. The base salary offered may vary based on the final candidate's qualifications. The level of this role may also change based on the final candidate's qualifications.In addition to the salary, this position is eligible for the benefits listed here and for the following plans:Salary Plan, Annual Merit Plan, Annual Equity Grant, New Hire Equity Grant, Corporate Bonus, Car AllowanceAt Horizon, we know that disease does not discriminate. We embrace the bold ideas of one another, foster a sense of belonging, and value inclusion. We attract and develop diverse talent because we believe that when people from different backgrounds and life experiences come together, we make lives better. Horizon intends that all qualified applications are given equal opportunity, and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law.

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