Apellis Pharmaceuticals
Medical Science Liaison, Ophthalmology (Pacific Northwest)
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
Medical Science Liaison, Ophthalmology (Pacific Northwest)
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Opportunity awaits those up to the challenge of developing transformative therapies across a broad range of debilitating diseases.
Summary The Apellis MSL is a remote role focused on developing and maintaining peer‑to‑peer relationships with key medical experts. This role will primarily support the Apellis ophthalmology program. The MSL will collaborate with physicians and other medical experts to support trial enrollment, provide program and protocol training and ensure that health care professionals have the most up to date information as the clinical development programs mature.
Territory Requirement: Candidate must reside in one of the following states: Northern California, Northern Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Montana, and Idaho
Roles And Responsibilities
Develop and maintain peer‑to‑peer collaborations and relationships with key medical experts in the ophthalmology 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
Uses 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
Education, Registration & Certification
Advanced scientific or clinical degree (PharmD, PhD, MD, OD)
Experience
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 ophthalmology experience preferred
Candidates must have well‑established networks and active relationships with KOLs in the ophthalmology community
Candidate must have an understanding of compliance considerations and demonstrate ability to work compliantly in a field‑based role, within the medical organization, as well as across the commercial organization
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Energetically embraces responsibilities, demonstrates ability to achieve goals
Has strong initiative, and functions well as part of a cross‑functional team
Exhibits excellent time management
Demonstrated ability to work independently
Experience in a start‑up environment preferred
Must be pro‑active team player, flexible, and able to work in ambiguous situations
Physical Demands And Work Environment
Office is home based
Travel within region up to 75%
Required travel to medical meetings, team meetings, and other group meetings (will require some weekends)
Travel Requirements Travel within region up to 75%. Required travel to medical meetings, team meetings, and other group meetings (will require some weekends)
Education Bachelor's Degree
Pay Information Base salary for this role will consider multiple factors, including but not limited to, candidate qualifications, relevant expertise, specialized skills, and industry experience in complement‑targeted therapies. The targeted base salary range for this position is $182,000-$272,000. This range represents the base salary only and reflects Apellis' commitment to competitive compensation within the biopharmaceutical industry. The final salary offered may vary based on individual qualifications, business needs, and current market conditions.
Benefits and Perks: Apellis offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a 401(k) plan with company match, inclusive family building benefits, flexible time off, summer and winter shutdowns, paid family leave, disability and life insurance, and more! Visit https://apellis.com/careers/benefits/ to learn more.
Company Background Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a global biopharmaceutical company leading the way in complement science to develop life‑changing therapies for some of the most challenging diseases patients face. We ushered in the first new class of complement medicine in 15 years and now have two C3‑targeting medicines approved to treat four serious diseases. Breakthroughs for patients include the first‑ever therapy for geographic atrophy, a leading cause of blindness, and the first treatment for patients 12 and older with C3G or primary IC‑MPGN, two severe, rare kidney diseases. We believe we have only begun to unlock the potential of targeting C3 across many serious diseases.
For more information, please visit http://apellis.com or follow us on LinkedIn and X.
EEO Statement Apellis is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state and local fair employment practices laws. Apellis strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including pregnancy), gender (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender or transsexual individual), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, marital status, AIDS/HIV status, smoker/nonsmoker, and occupational pneumoconiosis or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.
For San Francisco postings: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Other Duties Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
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Opportunity awaits those up to the challenge of developing transformative therapies across a broad range of debilitating diseases.
Summary The Apellis MSL is a remote role focused on developing and maintaining peer‑to‑peer relationships with key medical experts. This role will primarily support the Apellis ophthalmology program. The MSL will collaborate with physicians and other medical experts to support trial enrollment, provide program and protocol training and ensure that health care professionals have the most up to date information as the clinical development programs mature.
Territory Requirement: Candidate must reside in one of the following states: Northern California, Northern Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Montana, and Idaho
Roles And Responsibilities
Develop and maintain peer‑to‑peer collaborations and relationships with key medical experts in the ophthalmology 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
Uses 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
Education, Registration & Certification
Advanced scientific or clinical degree (PharmD, PhD, MD, OD)
Experience
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 ophthalmology experience preferred
Candidates must have well‑established networks and active relationships with KOLs in the ophthalmology community
Candidate must have an understanding of compliance considerations and demonstrate ability to work compliantly in a field‑based role, within the medical organization, as well as across the commercial organization
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Energetically embraces responsibilities, demonstrates ability to achieve goals
Has strong initiative, and functions well as part of a cross‑functional team
Exhibits excellent time management
Demonstrated ability to work independently
Experience in a start‑up environment preferred
Must be pro‑active team player, flexible, and able to work in ambiguous situations
Physical Demands And Work Environment
Office is home based
Travel within region up to 75%
Required travel to medical meetings, team meetings, and other group meetings (will require some weekends)
Travel Requirements Travel within region up to 75%. Required travel to medical meetings, team meetings, and other group meetings (will require some weekends)
Education Bachelor's Degree
Pay Information Base salary for this role will consider multiple factors, including but not limited to, candidate qualifications, relevant expertise, specialized skills, and industry experience in complement‑targeted therapies. The targeted base salary range for this position is $182,000-$272,000. This range represents the base salary only and reflects Apellis' commitment to competitive compensation within the biopharmaceutical industry. The final salary offered may vary based on individual qualifications, business needs, and current market conditions.
Benefits and Perks: Apellis offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a 401(k) plan with company match, inclusive family building benefits, flexible time off, summer and winter shutdowns, paid family leave, disability and life insurance, and more! Visit https://apellis.com/careers/benefits/ to learn more.
Company Background Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a global biopharmaceutical company leading the way in complement science to develop life‑changing therapies for some of the most challenging diseases patients face. We ushered in the first new class of complement medicine in 15 years and now have two C3‑targeting medicines approved to treat four serious diseases. Breakthroughs for patients include the first‑ever therapy for geographic atrophy, a leading cause of blindness, and the first treatment for patients 12 and older with C3G or primary IC‑MPGN, two severe, rare kidney diseases. We believe we have only begun to unlock the potential of targeting C3 across many serious diseases.
For more information, please visit http://apellis.com or follow us on LinkedIn and X.
EEO Statement Apellis is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state and local fair employment practices laws. Apellis strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including pregnancy), gender (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender or transsexual individual), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, marital status, AIDS/HIV status, smoker/nonsmoker, and occupational pneumoconiosis or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.
For San Francisco postings: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Other Duties Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
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