Job Details

Position Title: Medical Science Liaison, Wound Healing

Location – Las Vegas, NV

Reports to: Director, Medical Affairs – Wound Healing

Compensation: 150 – 175K plus bonus

Avita Medical is a regenerative medicine company leading the development and commercialization of devices and autologous cellular therapies for skin restoration. Our FDA-approved RECELL System technology platform treats patients with thermal burn wounds and full-thickness skin defects and is used for re-pigmentation of stable depigmented vitiligo lesions by harnessing the regenerative properties of a patients' own skin to create Spray-On Skin cells.

We believe that patients are at the heart of everything we do, our employees are the lifeblood of Avita Medical, passion is key to making a difference, quality impacts everything we do, and integrity is essential to our success.

Position Summary:

The Medical Science Liaison is a key contributor to the company's clinical and commercial development with responsibility for establishing, developing, and maintaining relationships with prominent experts in the therapeutic areas where AVITA Medical skin regeneration products are sold.

The MSL will work with AVITA Medical's customers, internal stakeholders, and outside vendors on clinical research in support of pre-market and post-market initiatives. Additionally, the MSL will provide the latest emerging data in response to healthcare professional inquiries, as well as interpret and translate dense clinical and scientific information into engaging, persuasive messages.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build Awareness of AVITA Medical skin regeneration products in key accounts across the acute wound division which includes burns and soft tissue reconstruction
• Attendance at key conferences (burns, trauma, plastics) focusing on gathering competitive information as well as other information with implications for clinical development of AVITA Medical products
• Proactively identifies and engages with upcoming and established key opinion leaders in the acute wound space
• Promotion of conference abstract submission and content development in support of conference podium and poster presentations
• Contributor to publication planning and journal manuscript submissions
• Establish and maintain relationships with key opinion leaders to facilitate the execution of clinical studies
• Engagement with HCPs and review of investigator-initiated research protocols and results
• Support commercial team with translation of clinical and scientific information into marketing and education tools
• Assist with the review and approval of customer facing materials
• Provide sales training and field activity support as needed (customer meetings, device training, and case coverage)
• Assist with development of company sponsored clinical study protocols in alignment with demonstration of key product benefits as well as pre-clinical studies
• Responsible for customer inquiries and network for peer-to-peer communication
• Support the translation of VOC into medically relevant product design specifications as well as usability testing

Job Requirements:

• Advanced degree in medical field, life sciences, or public health preferred
• 2+ years in clinical education, clinical research, MSL, or medical affairs position
• Medical writing (study protocols, abstracts, posters, and manuscripts)
• Experience in management of acute wounds (burn injuries/soft tissue injuries) preferred
• Understanding of clinical research and GCP
• Familiarity with skin cell biology and pre-clinical models of wound healing
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Knowledge of aseptic technique, blood borne pathogens, and operating room etiquette
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
• Capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously

EEOC: Avita Medical is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.

Your Physical Work Environment Will Require: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, and hear, stand, walk and/or balance, use hands and fingers to type, handle, feel, grasp, push, and pull. Hand-eye coordination is necessary to operate computers and various pieces of office equipment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. The individual is frequently required to reach with hands and arms, and repetitive motion, The individual is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch. The individual may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Avita Medical is an E-Verify participant.

Information Security Compliance

AVITA Medical recognizes the role of information security in ensuring that users have access to the information they require to carry out their work in a secure manner. AVITA Medical is committed to protecting the security of its information and information systems. As such, each role within AVITA Medical must demonstrate the same commitment to information security.