Senior Medical Science Liaison - Central (WI, IN, IL)

We’re here for one reason and one reason only – to cure cancer. Every moment is dedicated to developing treatments and every action moves us one step closer to our goal. We’ve made incredible scientific breakthroughs and our pioneering personalized CAR T-cell therapies have changed the paradigm. But we're not finished yet.

Join Kite, as we make even bigger advances in cancer therapies, and help shape where our business and medical science goes next.

We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Kite and help create more tomorrows.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join our talented team as a Senior Medical Science Liaison (MSL). Kite MSLs are responsible for identifying, developing, and managing relationships with current and future hematology/oncology thought leaders (TLs) and other health care providers, shaping the healthcare environment for CAR-T across both academic and community practices. MSLs are field-based and report to a Field Director of MSLs within the US Medical Affairs organization. This role will support Wisconsin, Indiana, North Illinois (Chicago excluded; Rockford area included). Candidates should live within 50 miles of this geography.

Job Responsibilities

• Engage in peer-to-peer scientific exchange of complex clinical and scientific information across portfolio indications

• Develop and foster strong scientific relationships with TLs, disease experts, and other health care providers (HCPs) within ATC (Authorized Treatment Center) and community practices

• Actively support clinical trials and evidence generation activities across portfolio indications

• Provide clinical/scientific presentations to internal and external groups

• Compliantly provide internal teams with feedback and insights from interactions and discussions with HCPs

• Provide support at professional meetings, including staffing exhibits, reporting on scientific sessions, and facilitating meetings with Thought Leaders and HCPs

• Adhere to corporate and health care compliance guidance in all activities, including those related to clinical trials, scientific interactions with internal and external groups, and responses to unsolicited requests for medical/scientific information

• Maintain deep, current expertise in hematology/oncology by proactively monitoring emerging science, data, and therapeutic advances.

• Establish and maintain ongoing long-term collaborative relationships with HCPs (including physicians, nurses, and other allied health professionals) within assigned territory

• Provide support for content development and delivery of clinical presentations at Advisory Boards, as requested

• Work closely with other field-based employees and headquarters-based staff to rapidly respond to questions from sites in the territory

• Provide clinical input and training to internal functions as requested

Basic Qualifications

• Doctorate degree and 5+ years of experience in biotech/pharma, healthcare or academia OR

• Master’s Degree and 8+ years of experience in biotech/pharma, healthcare or academia OR

• Bachelor’s Degree and 10+ years of experience in biotech/pharma, healthcare or academia

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctorate degree or healthcare license/certification (RN, RPh, PA, etc.)

• Previous MSL, Medical Affairs, and/or other industry experience

• Existing relationships with institutions, practices, and/or hospitals in territory

• Previous work experience in CAR-T cell therapy, Bone Marrow Transplantation, Lymphomas, Leukemias, and/or Myeloma.

• Strong understanding of hospital and community hematology/oncology practices across the territory, with growing expertise in payer, access, and site‑of‑care dynamics

• Working knowledge of regulatory and compliance environment

• Exceptional organizational and time management skills; adaptable and forward‑thinking with a growth mindset

• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills including excellent collaboration, verbal and written communication

• Computer proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Adobe®

• Comfortable engaging with digital, analytical, and AI-enabled tools

• Ability to travel frequently (50-70%), including overnight travel

• Candidates should live within 50 miles of this geography.

The work you do at Kite will help change how cancer is treated and ensure patients and their families have more time together. Ready to create more tomorrows with us? Hit apply.

People Leader Accountabilities: 

• Create Inclusion - knowing the business value of diverse teams, modeling inclusion, and embedding the value of diversity in the way they manage their teams. 

• Develop Talent - understand the skills, experience, aspirations and potential of their employees and coach them on current performance and future potential. They ensure employees are receiving the feedback and insight needed to grow, develop and realize their purpose. 

• Empower Teams - connect the team to the organization by aligning goals, purpose, and organizational objectives, and holding them to account. They provide the support needed to remove barriers and connect their team to the broader ecosystem. 

 

The salary range for this position is: $191,250.00 - $247,500.00. Kite considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation, including experience, qualifications, and geographic location. These considerations mean actual compensation will vary. This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role), paid time off, and a benefits package. Benefits include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans*.

For additional benefits information, visit:

https://www.gilead.com/careers/compensation-benefits-and-wellbeing

* Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

Kite is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of innovative cancer immunotherapies with a goal of providing rapid, long-term durable response and eliminating the burden of chronic care. The company is focused on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and T cell receptor (TCR) engineered cell therapies designed to empower the immune system's ability to recognize and kill tumors. Kite is based in Santa Monica, CA. For more information on Kite, please visit www.kitepharma.com. Sign up to follow @KitePharma on Twitter at www.twitter.com/kitepharma.
 

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Kite Pharma is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, and is dedicated to fostering an inclusive work environment comprised of diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or other non-job related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal, state and local laws. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact ApplicantAccommodations@gilead.com for assistance.

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Kite Pharma will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, (c) consistent with the  legal duty to furnish information; or (d) otherwise protected by law.
 

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Kite Pharma provides a work environment free of harassment and prohibited conduct. We promote and support individual differences and diversity of thoughts and opinion.

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