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About the Role
Ferring is seeking a Scientific Leader with strong scientific curiosity and clinical insight to advance patient outcomes in lumbar disc herniation and spine-related disorders. This role involves peer-to-peer scientific exchange with specialists and understanding the critical role of Medical Affairs across all phases of product lifecycle.
Responsibilities
- Respond to unsolicited requests with accurate, balanced, and timely scientific information regarding Ferring’s interventional spine therapy, lumbar disc herniation, and non-surgical spine interventions.
- Establish and maintain scientific relationships with key opinion leaders, academic centers, and community-based spine and pain specialists.
- Support pre-launch activities, including KOL identification and mapping, early scientific engagement and disease-state education, field insights gathering to inform medical strategy and unmet needs.
- Support launch execution, including engagement of early adopters and centers of excellence, scientific exchange on clinical data, patient selection, and real-world use considerations, identification and communication of adoption barriers and field insights.
- Identify and support Investigator-Initiated Studies (IIS) and Phase IV/post-marketing research.
- Provide scientific support for clinical trial awareness, site identification, and study execution.
- Deliver field-based medical education on disease state, treatment landscape, and evolving standards of care.
- Support physician training initiatives including simulation, cadaver and peer-to-peer educational programs.
- Provide compliant, non-promotional scientific training and ongoing support for commercial teams.
- Monitor and communicate competitive intelligence, treatment trends, and emerging spine clinical data.
- Participate in advisory boards, speaker trainings, investigator meetings, and major scientific congresses.
- Assist in development of medical materials, slide decks, and scientific resources.
- Support processing of medical education grant requests and systematic field insights collection.
- Ensure timely documentation and reporting of adverse events and product complaints.
- Maintain current knowledge of spine care pathways, interventional techniques, and clinical practice evolution.
Requirements
- Advanced doctoral degree required (M.D., D.O., Pharm.D., Ph.D.).
- Candidates with a PhD and demonstrated expertise in spine biology, biomechanics, or related disciplines a plus.
- 2+ years of Medical Science Liaison or related experience.
- Experience or strong interest in spine, interventional pain, neurosurgery, orthopedics, or PM&R preferred.
- Relevant clinical or research experience in spine, musculoskeletal, pain management or related fields (including doctoral research and postdoctoral training).
- Prior experience supporting product pre-launch or launch activities preferred.
- Understanding of clinical trial design, data interpretation, and evidence-based medicine.
- Working knowledge of FDA regulations, OIG compliance, and industry standards.
- Excellent scientific communication and presentation skills with ability to engage in peer-to-peer exchange.
- Strong relationship-building and networking skills with clinical stakeholders.
- Analytical and critical-thinking skills to interpret and communicate complex clinical data.
- Ability to work cross-functionally with Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, and Commercial teams.
- High emotional intelligence and strong stakeholder awareness.
- Willingness and ability to travel approximately 60% or more.
- Successful candidates are required to reside within the territory.
- Territory assignments are subject to change.
Skills
- Scientific curiosity
- Clinical insight
- Peer-to-peer scientific exchange
- Medical Affairs strategy
- Collaboration
- Independence
- Compliance
- Scientific integrity
- Evidence generation
- Healthcare professional education
- Field insights gathering
- Medical strategy
- Scientific excellence
- Scientific communication
- Presentation skills
- Relationship-building
- Networking
- Analytical skills
- Critical-thinking
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Emotional intelligence
- Stakeholder awareness
Location
- Parsippany, New Jersey
Work Type
- Field-based
Experience Level
- 2+ years of Medical Science Liaison or related experience
Education Level
- Advanced doctoral degree (M.D., D.O., Pharm.D., Ph.D.)
Salary/Compensations
- $174,900 to $200,000
Benefits
- Competitive total compensation
- Exceptional range of flexible benefits
- Personal support
- Tailored learning and development opportunities
- Comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision)
- 401k plan and company match
- Short and long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance
- Wellness benefits
- Reimbursement for certain tuition expenses
- 401k plan and company match
- Sick time (40 hours frontloaded yearly)
- Vacation time (accrue between 112.5 and 150 hours yearly in the first four years)
- 12 to 13 paid holidays per year
- 20 weeks of paid parental leave
About the Company
- Ferring is a privately-owned, biopharmaceutical company pioneering and delivering life-changing therapies.
- The company focuses on helping people build families and live better lives.
- Ferring cultivates an entrepreneurial spirit and long-term perspective.
- The company is built on a 70-year plus commitment to science and research.
- Ferring is recognized as one of “The World’s Most Innovative Companies” by Fast Company.
- Ferring was honored by Fortune with inclusion on its “Change the World List”.
- Ferring US is Great Places to Work® Certified.
Equal Opportunity
- Ferring is an equal opportunity employer.
- All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs.
- We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local laws.
- We are proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer (including Disability/Protected Veterans).
- We maintain a drug-free workplace.