Job Description
Alkermes has an established Medical Science Liaison (MSL) team for CNS, with a current focus in Psychiatry. The team is responsible for creating a respected and valued presence with researchers and thought leaders working in Psychiatry. The MSLs engage in fair balanced scientific exchange with key stakeholders and respond to requests for information about Alkermes products and diseases of interest. Through a thorough understanding of national/regional experts and treatment landscapes, the MSL will gain insight into emerging trends. These insights will help shape medical strategy.
Responsibilities
- Identify, establish, and maintain clinical and scientific relationships with Key Thought Leaders (KTLs) and Developing Thought Leaders (DTLs), including physicians, NPs, pharmacists and researchers
- Act as vital conduit to investigators and key organizations interested in developing research collaborations with Alkermes
- Engage with clinical investigators in support of Alkermes sponsored studies as appropriate
- Attend and provide Medical Affairs support at scientific conferences
- Support internal stakeholders by providing subject matter expertise
- Respond, as appropriate, to unsolicited requests for medical/scientific information
- Provide clinical presentations and educational information in academic, community and healthcare provider settings
- Share insights from the field with appropriate internal colleagues
- Adhere to all Alkermes policies and procedures
Qualifications
- Doctoral level preferred in Pharmacy, Medicine, Biological Sciences, Health Services Research or Public Health, (i.e., Pharm.D., M.D., Ph.D.)
- 1-3 years’ experience in pharmaceutical industry preferred; or relevant clinical/medical/research experience
- Understanding of Medical Affairs and the role of the department in drug development and product commercialization
- Product launch experience is a plus
- CNS therapeutic area experience desired
- Excellent written/verbal communication and presentation skills
- Strong leadership skills and innovative attitude
- Willingness to travel (approximately 65%) within assigned territory, to conferences, and the home office
- Flexible to changing priorities, detail-oriented, and works well under pressure
- Position will be leveled commensurate with candidate experience
About Us
Why join Team Alkermes?
Alkermes applies its deep neuroscience expertise to develop medicines designed to help people living with complex and difficult-to-treat psychiatric and neurological disorders. A fully-integrated, global biopharmaceutical company, headquartered in Ireland with U.S. locations in Massachusetts and Ohio, we are committed to pursuing great science, driven by deep compassion to make a real impact in the lives of patients. Alkermes has a portfolio of proprietary commercial products for the treatment of alcohol dependence, opioid dependence, schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder, and a pipeline of clinical and preclinical candidates in development for various neurological disorders, including narcolepsy.
Beyond our important mission of developing medicines to address unmet patient needs, we actively seek to foster a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging throughout our business. We strive to ensure that all voices are respected and valued, recognizing that our diversity of thought, background and perspective makes us stronger. We are proud to have been recognized as an employer of choice by many national organizations, including being certified as a Great Place to Work in the U.S. in 2024, honored as a Healthiest Employer in both Ohio and Massachusetts in 2023, a Best Place for Working Parents in 2023, and to have received the Bell Seal at the Platinum level for Workplace Mental Health by Mental Health America for three consecutive years (2021-2023).
Alkermes, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any qualified applicant or employee because of race, creed, color, age, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression and identity, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status, application for military service or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law. Alkermes also complies with all work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Alkermes is an E-Verify employer.
