Medical Scientist Associate

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At Kite we believe every employee deserves a great leader. As a people leader now or in the future, we expect that you will model and create an environment of inclusion, be intentionally focused on the hiring, development, growth and retention of talent, and empower teams to align and achieve goals.
**Job Description**:
Kite is continuing to hire for all open roles. Our interview process may be conducted virtually and some roles will be asked to temporarily work from home. Over the coming weeks and months, we will be implementing a phased approach to bringing employees back to site to ensure the health and safety of our teams.
**Job Description**:
We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join us as a Medical Science Liaison (MSL). Kite MSLs are responsible for identifying, developing, and managing relationships with current and future hematology/oncology thought leaders (TLs) and other health care providers in academic and community practices. This position is field-based and reports to the Brazil Medical Lead.
Everyone at Kite is grounded by one common goal - curing cancer. We are at the forefront of immunotherapy and engineered T cell therapy. Our personalized approach is what sets us apart. Unlike traditional pharmaceutical manufacturing, our therapies are not created on an assembly line. With CAR T-cell therapy, we are reengineering a patient’s own immune cells to fight cancer — one patient at a time. We also are entering a pivotal time in our history with multiple planned launches and evolving competitive dynamics on a global scale. That means a fast moving, constantly changing environment and innovative culture, where we make discoveries every day - discoveries that include our own capabilities and our individual potential.
Key Responsibilities- Engage in peer to peer scientific exchange of complex clinical and scientific information- Develop and foster strong scientific relationships with Thought Leaders (TLs), disease experts, and other health care providers (HCPs)- Provide clinical/scientific presentations to internal and external groups- Compliantly provide internal teams with feedback and insights from interactions and discussions with HCPs- Engage in accrual enhancement activities with clinical trial sites- Provide support at professional meetings, including staffing exhibits, reporting on scientific sessions, and facilitating meetings with TLs and HCPs- Adhere to corporate and health care compliance guidance in all activities, including those related to clinical trials, scientific interactions with internal and external groups, and responses to unsolicited requests for medical/scientific information- Maintain clinical, scientific, and technical expertise in hematology/oncology and the company’s therapeutic areas of interest- Represent the company and Medical Affairs during exchanges with the medical and scientific community- Establish and maintain ongoing long-term collaborative relationships with HCPs (including physicians, nurses, and other allied health professionals) within assigned territory- Respond to and document unsolicited requests for scientific information- Provide clinical input and training to internal functions as requested- Provide support for content development and delivery of clinical presentations at Advisory Boards, as requested- Work closely with other field-based employees and headquarters-based staff to rapidly respond to questions from sites.
Knowledge, Experience and Skills:- Industry experience is essential, ideally including recent experience of a successful launch within oncology or hematology- Have a working understanding of hospital and community practice hematology/oncology departments and systems- Working knowledge of regulatory and compliance environment- Exceptional organizational and time management skills- Must have demonstrated organizational skills to manage multiple projects simultaneously.- Must demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills along with excellent judgment and ability to work in a team environment. Strong presentation skills are required.- Ability to travel to domestic and international conferences which will include occasional weekend travel is required.- Language: Fluent in English and Portuguese
For Current Kite Pharma Employees and Contractors:
Kite is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of innovative cancer immunotherapies with a goal of providing rapid, long-term durable response and eliminating the burden of chronic care. The company is focused on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and T cell receptor (TCR) engineered cell therapies designed to empower the immune system's ability to recognize and kill tumors. Kite is based in Santa Monica, CA. For more information on Kite, please visit

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