Clinical Scientific Director (6021)

Cubist Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: CBST) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the research, development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products that address unmet medical needs in the acute care environment. Founded in 1992, Cubist is headquartered in Lexington, MA. Description

Position Summary:

- A scientific resource capable of conducting high level scientific and strategic interactions with Cubist employees as well as external thought leaders.
- Ensures appropriate scientific exchange and support of healthcare professionals on behalf of Cubist Clinical Development & Medical Affairs in an assigned geographic region. Develops and maintains peer relationships with Key Opinion Leaders and other healthcare professionals.
- Assesses and responds to clinical information, scientific/medical concepts and intellectual property and presents a fair and balanced, highly clinical, scientific and professional profile of infectious disease therapies and products, and any other therapies and products of interest to Cubist.
- Possesses the ability to expertly communicate these concepts, ideas and information both in writing and via formal presentation.
- Will also design, develop, execute, analyze and publish scientific data as needed.
- Possesses the ability to resolve emerging issues using existing teams and/or an established network of expert consultants.
- Collaborates as needed on a cross-functional basis with Sales and Marketing, Clinical Development and Clinical Operations and Discovery Research and Evaluation.


Duties and Responsibilities:

Strategic Analysis, Input and Implementation

- Performs critical analysis and synthesis of medical literature.
- Identifies and pursues appropriate opportunities for research and scientific publications to advance the body of scientific literature on approved products.
- Represents Cubist and present disease state, product and therapeutic information at scientific meetings, such as Advisory Boards and Speaker Training.
- Participates on cross-functional teams supporting the research, development and commercialization of Cubist's products.

Relationship Management and Development

- Develops and maintains collegial peer-to-peer relationships with Key Opinion Leaders and other influencers within the therapeutic areas of interest to Cubist.
- Interacts with a wide range of external thought leaders such as physicians, pharmacists, and allied healthcare professionals to provide appropriate scientific exchange (fair-balanced scientific and technical drug and disease state information) on behalf of Cubist.
- Identifies potential opportunities with leading researchers in the field as consultants and for future research projects.

Regional Management and Development

- Effectively develops and manages all aspects of regional CSD plan.
- Evaluates and administers external requests for research, training, and continuing medical education.
- Works closely with field sales to provide technical and scientific training on relevant products, programs and issues.
- Ensures compliance of activities with Cubist's policies as well as pertinent local, state, and federal regulations.Required Skills

Application of Industry / Scientific Knowledge
- Demonstrated capability for scientific, creative and strategic thinking, championing ideas for positions, and an ability to present and maintain fair-balance during scientific discussions
- Ability to assess and respond to clinical information, scientific/medical concepts and intellectual property, and to present a fair balanced highly clinical, scientific and professional profile of infectious disease therapies and products, and any other therapies and products of interest to Cubist.
- Ability to expertly communicate skills both in writing and via formal presentation.
- Uses past experiences and learning to determine how to deal successfully with the future

Ability to Deliver Results
- Ability to resolve emerging issues using existing teams and/or an established network of expert consultants.
- Proactively communicates across teams to assure alignment and action.

Interpersonal Skills

- Demonstrated comprehensive skills in establishing and maintaining collegial peer-to-peer relationships with a wide range of external thought leaders including physicians, pharmacists, and allied healthcare professionals.
- Adapts communication style to the audience in order to be heard.
- Invests time in building teamwork and developing collaborative relationships with other teams and individuals across Cubist.
- Demonstrates sensitivity and understanding toward others at all levels and functions within the organization.
- Remains empathic and supportive under pressure.Required Experience

Education/Certification
- Advanced, doctoral level degree required: PharmD, MD or PhD
- Infectious diseases training/experience preferred
- Clinical experience (hospital, patient care focused) is preferred
- Basic skills and experience with scientific data/literature review required. Experience presenting / publishing scientific data is strongly preferred.

Experience
- Minimum 5 years of pharmaceutical or biotech industry experience in related areas (Medical Affairs, Research & Development, Pharmacology) with 3 years as an Medical Science Liaison (MSL) preferred.
- Experience leading projects and interacting with cross-functional teams is desired.Total Rewards:

Our outstanding total rewards package includes: competitive base salary; annual incentive plan with payouts based on results; company-wide performance based equity program; choice of medical plan; dental, life and disability insurance; employee assistance program; flexible spending accounts; 100% vesting in our 401K plan with a competitive company match; employee stock purchase plan; tuition reimbursement; 12 paid holidays, 4 of which are floating; 3 weeks vacation; flexible work schedules; comprehensive reward and recognition program.

Application instructions:

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Note to Recruiters:

Relationships with professional recruiters are essential to the recruitment and staffing efforts at Cubist and we value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. We are also interested in establishing new relationships with experienced life science recruiters. In order to recruit on Cubist’s behalf, each recruiting firm needs to have a written contract in place and agree to present candidates directly to Human Resources.