Senior Medical Science Liaison - Southwest (Field-Based)

Neurodegenerative diseases are one of the largest medical challenges of our time. Denali Therapeutics is a biotechnology company dedicated to developing breakthrough therapies for neurodegenerative diseases through our deep commitment to degeneration biology and principles of translational medicine. Denali is founded on the collaboration of leading scientists, industry experts, and investors who share the vision that scientific discovery energetically applied to translational medicine is the key to delivering effective therapies to patients.

We invite you to consider an opportunity with Denali to help achieve our goal of delivering meaningful therapeutics to patients.

The Senior MSL is a field-based representative of the medical affairs team, primarily responsible for advancing scientific and collaborative relationships with key healthcare providers (HCPs) and decision makers within a defined geography via timely knowledge exchange of accurate, scientific, and non-promotional information to enable optimized patient outcomes.

Key Accountabilities/Core Job Responsibilities:

• Identify and develop strong scientific relationships with HCPs within a defined territory and provide credible, and fair-balanced information about Denali's research activities and product development
• Respond to unsolicited medical and scientific requests for medical information in a compliant and timely manner
• Provide clinical trial support to identify potential new sites, resolve issues with enrolling sites, and participate in investigator meetings, as appropriate; liaise with R&D, Medical Affairs, and Clinical Operations teams
• Provide scientific presentations at company sponsored and external meetings, as needed
• Develop and maintain a high level of therapeutic area, disease state and product expertise
• Participate in national and regional medical/scientific meetings and symposia to engage with attendees, attend scientific sessions and poster presentations, and gather clinical and business insights to share with internal cross-functional teams.
• Lead and/or participate in training, and other internal efforts to support medical objectives; may serve as a training lead
• Appropriately document interactions and act in accordance with company policies and guidelines

Qualifications/Skills:

• Doctorate level degree is required (PharmD or PhD); MD degree preferred
• Specialty training in rare disease and/or neuroscience preferred
• 5+ years of relevant work experience, including 3+ years in an MSL role in the in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry
• Knowledge of current regulatory guidelines to ensure corporate compliance in all activities, including those related to scientific interactions, unsolicited questions and clinical trials and research.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to effectively present scientific and medical information to diverse audiences, including HCPs, researchers, payors, patients and industry colleagues.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 75% including overnight travel to accomplish field scientific responsibilities.

This compensation and benefits information is based on Denali's good faith estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future.This compensation and benefits information is based on Denali's good faith estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future.

Denali is committed to its core company value of unity by creating a diverse and inclusive environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, basis of disability, or any other federal, state, or local protected class.