Medical Science Liaison - Chicago or Dallas

About the position

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) at Apellis is a remote role focused on fostering peer-to-peer relationships with key medical experts, primarily supporting rare disease programs in hematology. The MSL will collaborate with healthcare professionals to facilitate trial enrollment, provide training on programs and protocols, and ensure that medical experts have access to the latest information as clinical development progresses.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain peer-to-peer collaborations and relationships with key medical experts in the rare disease community
• Support clinical development initiatives including site identification, trial recruitment, registry, and presentation of final approved data
• Collaborate with physicians on medical affairs initiatives including publications, advisory boards, medical education opportunities, training, and speaker development
• Serve as scientific peer-to-peer resource to external disease experts and internal stakeholders
• Support the medical community with up-to-date medical information, robust disease expertise, and product information
• Communicate clinical insights on new data to Apellis Medical Affairs and to inform medical strategy for the therapeutic area
• Train internal stakeholders on key scientific and medical topics in relevant therapeutic area
• Develop an understanding of the regional landscape including specialties involved in care of patients
• Maintain effective and appropriate communication among internal stakeholders while maintaining full compliance with relevant requirements
• Generate tactical regional plans to provide needs-based, value-added support of the medical and scientific community in-line with company goals
• Use systems to strategically map, identify, profile and prioritize thought leaders in line with the medical plan and goals
• Maintain accurate reporting and documentation of MSL activities

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in chemistry, biology, pharmacy, or other medical related discipline
• At least 5 years of experience in Medical Affairs or Medical Science role
• Robust and current clinical development experience supporting drugs to treat rare diseases; prior hematology and nephrology experience preferred
• Well-established networks and active relationships with KOLs in the rare disease community
• Understanding of compliance considerations and ability to work compliantly in a field-based role

Nice-to-haves

• Advanced degree preferred
• Experience in a start-up environment preferred

Benefits

• Health insurance with full premium coverage
• 401K with company match
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance