Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

About KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a global pharmaceutical company whose mission is to develop and deliver life-changing, oral medicines for people affected by rare diseases with significant unmet need. Sebetralstat, our novel, investigational candidate for the oral, on-demand treatment of hereditary angioedema, is under regulatory review by the U.S. FDA with a PDUFA goal date of June 17, 2025. In addition, we have completed marketing authorization application (MAA) submissions for sebetralstat to the European Medicines Agency as well as the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Australia and Singapore, and we anticipate filing a MAA in Japan in late 2024.

For more information about KalVista, please visit or follow on social media at @KalVista and LinkedIn .

About the role:

The Senior Medical Science Liaison is a field-facing representative of the US Medical Affairs team with the primary responsibility of engaging in the exchange of scientific data and other medical information with external stakeholders (Health Care Providers, researchers, professional organizations and others) with the ultimate goal of enabling these stakeholders to have the most complete and accurate information available to make the best decisions possible for the optimal health of patients with Hereditary Angioedema.

The Senior MSL also brings relevant insights from the field on research developments, treatment landscape and the beliefs and behaviors of thought leaders in their region. The Senior MSL will assume a leadership role by teaching, coaching and mentoring new or less experienced MSLs and by assuming responsibility for special projects as they arise. The Senior MSL is expected to be a strategic thinker and develop thoughtful plans to meet medical affairs and company objectives in their region.

Responsibilities:

Product/Therapeutic Area Support to External Stakeholders

• Act as the primary clinical/scientific resource to HCPs in the territory for information pertaining to disease state and KalVista’s product(s) to ensure awareness and understanding
• Serve as a conduit for accurate and updated clinical, scientific and medical information between Thought Leaders (TLs)/investigators and the company's Medical Affairs and development groups
• Establish, foster, cultivate and maintain peer relationships with TLs in the therapeutic areas in which KalVista has current and future interests
• Share knowledge and participate in scientific exchanges and interactions with identified TLs
• Present clinical, scientific and economic data on KalVista products and relevant therapeutic areas to population-based decision-makers, as requested
• Support assigned professional congresses in accordance with MSL plan. Be prepared to lead congress coverage efforts, including coordination of all MSL activities, as required and assigned by the management
• Identify and report key scientific, clinical and research insights from TLs to Medical Affairs
• Develop, implement and present to management plans to support Medical Affairs strategic direction for assigned territory

Training/Education Resource

• Maintain and demonstrate thorough and up-to-date knowledge of disease state, study methodology, clinical information, and product data
• Demonstrate full knowledge of and ability to execute on approved medical platforms/strategies and MSL initiatives
• Serve as technical/scientific subject matter resource to KalVista commercial personnel, if requested
• Teach, coach and mentor new or less experienced MSLs; assist with supervision/performance evaluation; assume responsibility for special projects
• Provide valuable contributions to the organization including leadership and strategic planning

Research Support

• Facilitate review and follow up of submitted Investigator-Initiated Studies (IISs) and assist with KalVista sponsored trials
• Serve as primary contact to external investigators who submit IISs. The MSL may also be involved with providing recommendations for site selection and scientific expertise to Investigators involved in company sponsored post-marketing studies

Professional Organization Support

• Lead field medical efforts in support of KalVista collaboration and interactions with professional organizations/societies & advocacy groups, as required

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3 years MSL experience in the therapeutic area of interest to KalVista
• 10 years industry/ clinical pharmacist/research/ related experience in a scientific or clinical setting
• Strong broad-based scientific and pharmaceutical knowledge
• Clinical trial development and drug launch experience is strongly preferred
• Knowledge of treatment guidelines, clinical research processes, FDA regulations and OIG guidelines are required
• Ability to communicate with confidence and accuracy across relevant disease states
• Ability to establish relationships with key opinion leaders and knowledge of institutions in therapeutic areas of interest
• Excellent presentation and teaching skills
• Strong overall written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to assess issues and think strategically
• Demonstrated ability and experience working cross-functionally
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate, organize, plan and handle multiple changing priorities
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and not requiring close supervision while adhering to Medical Affairs strategic direction
• Ability and interest in coaching and mentoring less experienced MSLs. Ability to lead and motivate team members without a direct reporting relationship
• Ability and interest in leading and participating in projects while effectively balancing projects with field work
• Demonstrated ability to analyse complex situations and proactively identify opportunities/issues ; effectively solve problems that cross functional boundaries
• Committed to the concept of team and working within the framework of the Medical Affairs Department and KalVista organization, including as it pertains to compliance with policies, systems and practices
• Possesses and maintains a valid driver's license
• Capable of engaging in frequent business travel (approximately 75% of time), including air travel, ability to travel overnight and occasionally on weekends
• This is a field-based position. The employee is required to set up a home-based office
• Domestic and international travel may include spending time at cancer trial sites/institutions, conference center, offices and hotels
• Sound computer skills including applications for word processing, producing slide materials and working with spreadsheets
• Established relationships with key opinion leaders in therapeutic areas of interest
• Understanding of the pharmaceutical corporate environment and appreciation for Commercial Operations, including Marketing and Sales strategies

KalVista is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

Important Notice to Third-Party Recruiters & Staffing Agencies:

The current job openings advertised on this website are for the sole purpose of candidates to apply directly. Unsolicited and anonymous CVs submitted in any manner to KalVista employees, including to employee personal e-mail accounts, are considered to be the property of KalVista and will not qualify for a fee to be paid. Referral fees will only be payable where KalVista has agreed with an agency to work on a specific appointment, and then only in conjunction with a fully-executed contract for service.

If any Agency representative contacts a KalVista Hiring Manager or company employee, other than a member of the KalVista Talent Acquisition team, to solicit an appointment to engage on a job opening, that Agency will not be considered for that specific job opening or future opportunities with KalVista.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

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