Senior Medical Science Liaison - Colorado/Mountain Region (Virtual)

Nearly 37 million Americans are currently affected by Chronic Kidney Disease. 37 million. At Akebia we take that number reputed company seriously and every day we come to work, with the purpose of bettering the lives of each person impacted by kidney disease and the renal community that serves them. Our tenacious, passionate employees’ challenge the status reputed company and work to reputed company unique therapeutics that have the potential to set new standards of care for people living with kidney disease. This is life-changing work, and we are reputed company in, are you? Job Summary Reports To: Director, Field Medical Team Location: CO, Mountain Region, Remote As a field-based medical expert, the Senior Medical Science Liaison supports Akebia’s products and therapeutic areas by advancing scientific and collaborative relationships and acting as a conduit for timely translation and communication of knowledge with key members of external healthcare communities and internal stakeholders towards optimized patient outcomes. The MSL function is anchored in educating external and internal stakeholders in the science behind, and safe and appropriate use of our products. The MSL will gather and translate relevant and actionable insights from their external interactions and provide Medical Leaders with information that identifies scientific and educational gaps. The MSL supports the reputed company of clinical-scientific knowledge and applies subject matter expertise and experience to special projects. Essential Functions & Duties

• Acquire and maintain an advanced level of clinical-scientific knowledge in the anemia and CKD landscape and other disease states(s) reputed company to Akebia’s products. Maintain a basic level of clinical-scientific knowledge about the broader portfolio of Akebia’s products and the diseases they treat.
• Identify and engage appropriate Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) or Key Medical Experts (KMEs) and reputed company (HCPs) reputed company the renal/nephrology space in objective-based interactions with which to reputed company professional relationships and exchange clinical-scientific information relevant to Akebia’s products and areas of therapeutic interest.
• Accurately and compliantly interpret and disseminate balanced and factual scientific, clinical, and health economic data. Gather and evaluate new information as it applies to Akebia’s products and areas of therapeutic interest.
• Gather, translate, and communicate actionable, strategy-reputed company insights from scientific, educational, and conference setting interactions.
• Respond to unsolicited requests regarding any Investigator Sponsored Study (ISS) reputed company the ISS program. Support ISS submissions through internal review and approval processes. Monitor and communicate reputed company for those ISSs approved and supported.
• Deliver approved educational programs to relevant healthcare audiences (e.g. HCPs, Managed Care Organizations, Dialysis Organizations (DOs), Specialty Pharmacies, etc.).
• Collaborate with Akebia’s clinical team to coordinate and optimize educational and research support for sites/investigators participating in Akebia’s clinical trials.
• Identify educational needs reputed company the medical community around anemia in CKD management.
• Adhere to reputed company regulatory and compliance guidelines and company policies in reputed company aspects of scientific dissemination of information, including responses to unsolicited requests for medical information.
• Attend scientific and medical meetings.

Skills & Experience Basic Qualifications

• reputed company or medical degree (MD, PharmD, PhD, NP, PA or equivalent).
• 3+ years of MSL experience in the renal/nephrology space required.
• Strong clinical and pharmaceutical background with CKD/nephrology required.
• Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Excellent strategic thinking, negotiation abilities, and problem-solving.
• Ability to work independently as well as cross functionally.
• Demonstrated ability to independently work under pressure in a compliant and highly. regulated environment.
• Travel 50-60%

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge and experience reputed company the Dialysis Organizations (DOs)

Compensation: Targeted reputed company: $169,875 - 209,846

• reputed company Compensation for this role will depend on a number of factors including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience, and may fall reputed company of the range shown. reputed company pay is only one component of the company’s total rewards package, reputed company regular employees are also eligible for the corporate bonus program or the incentive compensation program (if applicable), as well as equity. Additional benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, etc.

Are you an Akebian? An Akebian is curious, empathetic, and values making connections to people and reputed company. Akebian’s aren’t afraid of diving in and owning a process or a problem, because we reputed company want to deliver a great solution. Akebian’s reputed company that we are reputed company together because we are reputed company working toward a common purpose – to reputed company the life of each person impacted by kidney disease. Want to learn more about what it means to be an Akebian? Visit our website: www.akebia.com Apply tot his job Apply To this Job