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Senior Medical Science Liaison, Lymphoma (Lacutamab)

Sobi - North America · San Diego, CA, United States
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Posted 2 days ago
CompanySobi - North America
LocationSan Diego, CA, United States
Job typeFull-time
Work modeYes
SourceSmartrecruiters
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Sobi is hiring for 3 Sr MSL, Lymphoma (Lacutamab) openings. Candidates can work remotely anywhere in the continental U.S., with a strong preference that they're located within 30-40 minutes of a major airport.
As the Senior Medical Science Liaison (MSL), Lymphoma (Lacutamab), you will serve as a field-based scientific expert on cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) and lacutamab, a humanized monoclonal antibody immunotherapy targeting KIR3DL2. You will build trusted scientific relationships, exchange balanced medical information, and generate actionable insights that inform US Medical Affairs strategy and launch readiness.
You will support Sobi's rare disease portfolio in the hematology franchise and serve as a trusted scientific resource across the hematology-oncology, dermatology, and dermato-oncology communities. You will collaborate with academic, community, and multidisciplinary care teams, always in accordance with regulatory, legal, and compliance requirements.
This is a field execution role within Hematology Medical Affairs. You will contribute insights and a field perspective to the CTCL medical strategy, which is led by Medical Affairs leadership.
What You Will Do
Scientific Engagement and External Relationships
Serve as a primary field-based scientific point of contact for Sobi Medical Affairs within your assigned geography.
Develop and maintain meaningful, two-way relationships with opinion leaders, healthcare professionals, medical organizations, investigators, and other stakeholders involved in CTCL care.
Exchange accurate, fair, balanced, and scientifically rigorous information on CTCL, lacutamab, relevant clinical data, disease biology, treatment approaches, and the evolving care landscape.
Engage across academic, community, and multidisciplinary settings, including hematology-oncology, dermatology, and dermato-oncology practices.
Respond appropriately to unsolicited scientific inquiries and connect stakeholders with Sobi resources in line with applicable policies and procedures.
Medical Insights and Strategy Execution
Identify, document, and share high-quality field insights on unmet needs, clinical practice, patient pathways, evidence gaps, stakeholder perspectives, competitive developments, and the treatment landscape.
Partner with Medical Affairs leadership and cross-functional colleagues to interpret insights and inform adjustments to medical strategy, tactics, educational priorities, and engagement plans.
Execute territory-level medical plans aligned with the US CTCL and lacutamab medical strategy, adapting engagement to local and regional stakeholder needs.
Support key institution and stakeholder engagement planning, helping establish Sobi as a trusted scientific partner in CTCL.
Launch Readiness, Education, and Congress Support
Contribute to lacutamab launch preparedness through disease-state education, articulation of unmet need, scientific exchange, stakeholder mapping, and field execution of approved medical tactics.
Provide internal and external scientific training on CTCL disease biology, preclinical science, clinical data, evidence gaps, and relevant outcomes.
Participate in or support advisory boards, medical roundtables, webinars, symposia, and other educational activities at local, regional, and national levels.
Represent Sobi Medical Affairs at scientific and medical congresses, and synthesize and communicate key updates and implications to internal stakeholders.
Collaborate to identify and develop field resources and scientific materials specific to CTCL and lacutamab.
Evidence Generation and Clinical Development Support
Provide field-based support to Clinical Development and Clinical Operations, including site identification and recommendations, investigator engagement, communication facilitation, site initiation support, and patient accrual support.
Identify evidence gaps and potential research opportunities, and communicate them to appropriate internal partners.
Contribute scientific and field perspectives to evidence generation activities, real-world evidence initiatives, publications, and medical education programs, as appropriate.
Support investigator-sponsored research and other research collaborations in accordance with company processes and governance.
Cross-Functional Collaboration and Territory Leadership
Partner with colleagues in Medical Affairs, Medical Information, Clinical Development, Market Access, Patient Advocacy, Commercial, Legal, Compliance, and other functions, while maintaining the independence and integrity of the Medical Affairs role.
Serve as a scientific resource to internal stakeholders and contribute to cross-functional initiatives consistent with Medical Affairs objectives and company guidelines.
Demonstrate excellence in territory planning, stakeholder prioritization, documentation, follow-through, and management of multiple projects and competing priorities.
Contribute to the broader Field Medical organization's success by sharing best practices, supporting colleagues, and fostering a collaborative, respectful, patient-focused culture.
What Success Looks Like
Success in this role is marked by:
Scientific credibility and curiosity
Strategic territory leadership
Insight generation and synthesis
Trusted stakeholder partnership
Cross-functional collaboration
Clear, balanced communication
Agility and a solution-oriented approach
Operational excellence
A patient-centered mindset
What You Bring
Required and Preferred Qualifications
Education: Accredited doctorate degree in a life-science, health-science, or basic-science discipline, such as PharmD, PhD, DNP, DSc, MD, or DO.
Candidates with another advanced health degree and extensive relevant industry or clinical experience may be considered.
Experience: At least 5 years of MSL experience in hematology/oncology or a closely related therapeutic area is highly preferred.
Experience in rare disease and/or product launch is highly preferred.
Experience in clinical practice, CTCL, lymphoma, dermatology, dermato-oncology, is valued.
Scientific acumen: Strong ability to understand, critically evaluate, and clearly communicate complex scientific and clinical information.
A hematology-oncology background is highly preferred.
Knowledge of CTCL and the multidisciplinary care environment is an advantage.
Skills and Attributes
Stakeholder engagement: Demonstrated ability to initiate and sustain credible scientific relationships and respond effectively to the needs of key stakeholders.
Communication: Excellent written, verbal, presentation, facilitation, and listening skills, including the ability to shape and articulate a clear scientific story.
Collaboration: Demonstrated success working with internal and external stakeholders and influencing across cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment.
Execution: Proven strategic thinking, problem-solving, decision-making, project management, and prioritization skills. Self-directed, adaptable, and comfortable in a dynamic environment.
Integrity and compliance: High personal integrity, sound judgment, and emotional intelligence, with an understanding of the legal, regulatory, and compliance requirements of the biopharmaceutical industry.
Patient focus: Strong commitment to patient needs and advancing scientific understanding within the CTCL community.
Location, Travel, and Work Environment
Remote, field-based position supporting an assigned US geography.
Frequent domestic travel by ground and/or air is required (60% or more), depending on territory size, stakeholder needs, congress participation, and business requirements.
Ability to attend local, regional, and national meetings, including occasional evening or weekend programs, as business needs require.
Ability to work effectively from a remote office and manage a geographically dispersed territory.

Employment type
Full-time

Work arrangement
Yes

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