Company Overview
Cerevel Therapeutics is dedicated to unraveling the mysteries of the brain to treat neuroscience diseases. We are tackling neuroscience diseases with a differentiated approach that combines expertise in neurocircuitry with a focus on receptor selectivity. Our portfolio of pre-commercial neuroscience assets targets a broad range of central nervous system (CNS) disorders, including schizophrenia, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease and substance use disorder.
Headquartered in the Greater Boston area, we are bold thinkers, deep experts, resilient pathfinders, and transparent partners who push the boundaries of scientific understanding to unlock breakthrough CNS therapies that have real impact on people’s lives.
Cerevel aspires to develop and nurture a culture characterized by trust, respect, courage, curiosity, and compassion, with a relentless focus on mission and results. Our patient-centricity guides our purpose, how we treat each other and what we work on every day. The successful candidate will bring their own unique thinking and approach to Cerevel while sharing our core values and convictions.
Role Summary:
*Cerevel has three (2) positions open at this level*
The Senior Medical Science Liaison (MSL) will be a credible medical/scientific field-based expert on disease areas and Cerevel molecules, within an assigned geography. The Sr. MSL serves as the primary communicator of scientific information to external thought leaders and clinicians, as well as a conduit of information back to in-house cross-functional stakeholders. Depending on product life cycles, Sr. MSLs may support clinical development, launch planning, and serve as subject matter experts on a variety of other cross-functional special projects such as sales training and on-boarding partner to new employees.
Key Responsibilities
- Quickly establish peer-to-peer strategic and long-term relationships with medical experts in relevant disease areas in the fields of neurology and psychiatry (Parkinson’s Disease, epilepsy, schizophrenia, and others)
- Support clinical development program, as a medical affairs subject matter/molecule expert, representing the sponsor, in partnership with CRO at the site and regional level
- Ensure the appropriate dissemination of clinical and scientific information regarding Cerevel compounds in a timely, ethical, and customer-focused manner
- Timely, accurately, and compliantly respond to unsolicited inquiries
- Attend medical congresses and stay up to date with latest literature/trends in therapies in relevant disease areas
- Lead/coordinate MSL activity at medical congresses, including pre-conference planning, coordinating MSL team staffing of medical booth and session coverage, and collating/editing of medical affairs session coverage
- Expert use of technology supporting virtual engagements (Teams, Zoom, etc.)
- Adherence to all OIG/FDA legal and corporate compliance guidelines
- Timely and accurate reporting of all HCP interactions
- Demonstrate strong strategic thinking and have an enterprise-wide mindset
- Model situational self-leadership and contribute to a high performing team
- Establish and model appropriate and compliant cross-functional in-field partnerships, including commercial teams, clinical research associates, managed care/value liaisons and account/reimbursement teams
- Demonstrated excellence in scientific communications (including occasional certification on key scientific content such as pivotal data sets or product labels
Required Qualifications
- Doctorate degree in a relevant scientific discipline (MD, PhD, PharmD, DNP).
- Five or more years of clinical or scientific/research
- 3-5 years of medical affairs experience with evidence of significant accomplishments and increasing responsibility in role
- Meet Health Care Industry Representative (HCIR) credentialing requirements to enter facilities and organizations in assigned territory. These may include, but are not limited to, background checks, drug screens, proof of immunization/vaccination for various diseases, training on facility policies and adherence to confidentiality and/or HIPPA agreements
- Experience engaging with Phase 2/3 clinical trials sites, in coordination with clinical operations colleagues
- Working knowledge of applicable pharmaceutical industry legal and regulatory guidelines
- Excellence in oral and written scientific and interpersonal communication
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and manage time efficiently
- Must be willing to travel at least 60% of the time
- Must have authorization and ability to drive a personal auto, rental, or company car
- Must reside within designated territory near a major airport
- Open territories: New York Metro (NYC/N. NJ); Southeast (FL, GA, AL, PR); E. Great Lakes (OH, MI, KY, W. PA, TN, IN); Great Plains (KS, ND, SD, NE, CO, WY, MY); South Central (TX, AR, LA, MS, OK); Northwest (WA, AK, OR, ID, NorCal); Southwest (SoCal, AZ, NM, UT, NV, HI)
Desired Qualifications
- Therapeutic expertise in neurology and/or psychopharmacology.
- Post-doctoral training/fellowship in neurology or psychiatry
- Peri-launch experience such as field medical tactical communications planning, coordinating key customer engagement, safety reporting standards and coordination with internal stakeholders at the local level
- Candidates with medical affairs experience from other disease areas (metabolic disease, oncology, medical imaging, biomarkers/diagnostics) and unique and applicable qualifications (medical launches, biostatistics, medical communications, clinical research, health economics) may also be considered
Education
- Doctoral-level degree (MD, PhD, PharmD) in the life sciences, with post-doctoral training in neurology and/or psychiatry
Cerevel is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
