Director, Medical Science Liaison – East

🔥 18 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $148k - $222k / year

⏰ Full Time

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👨‍⚕️ Medical Director

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Karius

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2014

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

🍽️ Food & Beverage

Healthcare • Consulting • Food & Beverage

Karius is a biotechnology company specializing in infectious disease diagnostics. The company uses genomics and artificial intelligence to detect microbial cell-free DNA from pathogens in the bloodstream, enabling the identification of over 1000 pathogens causing infections. Karius aims to transform infectious disease diagnosis with the help of clinical metagenomics, providing clear and timely diagnostic results. Their innovative Karius Test is a novel liquid biopsy designed to provide clinicians with comprehensive diagnostic insights into infections, even in immunocompromised patients.

📋 Description

• Lead and develop the commercial-facing Medical Science Liaison team • Build and execute a coordinated scientific and commercial partnership strategy with Regional Sales Directors • Support pre- and post-sale activities, including the clinical close of sales and customer onboarding and expansion • Provide medical and scientific expertise to strengthen account development and accelerate clinical adoption • Recruit, hire, train, coach, and lead Medical Science Liaisons • Ensure credible, compliant scientific engagement and maintain team clinical expertise • Deliver and support Grand Rounds, ASP meetings, roundtables, and other educational programs • Help institutions develop best practices, protocols, and workflows for Karius tests • Build relationships with clinicians, clinical champions, future key opinion leaders, advisors, consultants, investigators, expert speakers, and strategic partners • Identify and elevate centers of excellence • Align Medical and Commercial teams and collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Medical Affairs, and Product teams • Relay clinical insights to inform marketing, sales initiatives, product development, corporate strategy, and customer education • Review promotional, educational, and marketing materials for scientific and medical accuracy • Maintain current expertise in infectious diseases, diagnostics, and Karius Test clinical applications • Work with Medical Affairs, Medical Directors, and Sales Training on clinical evidence and data • Contribute field observations, customer feedback, and emerging clinical needs to evidence-generation strategies

🎯 Requirements

• Advanced clinical degree (e.g. PharmD, NP, PA-C) • Measurable experience as a clinician or nurse is required • Familiarity with infectious disease diagnosis, treatment and/or microbiology/virology methods is required • Experience in sourcing and recruiting top talent • Familiarity with Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Microsoft Suite, and contact management databases such as Salesforce • Knowledge of medical institution hierarchy • Valid driver’s license • Ability to present technical information to audiences with varying degrees of scientific and clinical expertise • 5+ years of experience managing a team is preferred • Experience in hospital-based product or clinical process implementation, quality improvement projects, and/or diagnostic stewardship committee involvement is preferred • Experience working in industry supporting sales teams with complex diagnostic sales is highly desirable • Sales experience is a plus • Knowledge of laboratory workflow and fiscal operations is a plus • Knowledge of cfDNA technology is a plus • Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced, ambiguous, growth-oriented environment • Strong presentation and discussion facilitation skills • High ethical standards, integrity, confidentiality, and ability to build trusting professional relationships • Willingness to travel up to 70%

🏖️ Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities and commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace • Disability accommodation for qualified applicants • Meaningful, life-changing impact on patients and healthcare providers • Ongoing medical education