USC-Neurocrine Biosciences Fellowships in Medical Affairs and Field Medical Affairs/MSL

Neurocrine Biosciences Inc., in collaboration with USC, is proud to offer two one-year fellowships in the following areas: Medical Affairs and Field Medical Affairs/MSL. These fellowships are designed to provide the trainees a broad understanding of the various roles and responsibilities within Medical Affairs. The fellowships will provide training activities that support company goals; as well as developmental opportunities through broad-based hands-on experiences and mentorships that integrate them into several medical strategic initiatives. Upon completion of the program, the Fellows will be prepared for the challenges of a Medical Affairs career in the pharmaceutical industry.

Medical Affairs Fellowship Objectives

• Train as a member of the Medical Affairs team to gain insight into the various roles within Medical Affairs and other functional groups.
• Rotate through a number of core Medical functions with the opportunity to contribute to multidisciplinary teams and build relationships across departments and functions, including Medical Communications, Medical Information, Health Economics Outcomes Research, medical directors, clinical development, compliance, regulatory, and marketing
• Identify Medical team needs and data gaps and collaborate internally to help drive appropriate solutions and projects.

Field Medical Affairs/MSL Fellowship Objectives

• Gain Medical Science Liaison experience and training in the field by learning to build collaborative KOL relationships, effective communication skills, participate in scientific data exchange, and apply the medical strategy during real life HCP interactions.
• Participate in MSL certification and presentation skill development
• Train as a core member of the Field Medical Affairs team to assist in providing accurate, fair-balanced, evidence-based information about Neurocrine approved and pipeline products to internal stakeholders and external customers.

• Identify Medical team needs and data gaps and collaborate internally to help drive appropriate solutions and projects.
• Support the product speakers’ bureaus.
• Understanding of research initiatives through active participation in site nominations, study initiation visits, data dissemination, and the Investigator Initiated Trial (IIT) process.

Both fellows will be given the opportunity to:

• Develop, implement, and present a longitudinal research project.
• Serve as a rotation preceptor to pharmacy students.
• Collaborate with the USC-Neurocrine Medical Affairs co-fellow.
• Complete required graduate coursework at the University of Southern California with the opportunity to complete a Certificate in Regulatory Sciences.
• Participate in the University of Southern California, School of Pharmacy Professional Development and Leadership Retreat.

Application Requirements

Please submit a Curriculum Vitae and Letter of Intent through the Personal Placement Service (PPS) to request a first-round interview. Interviews are limited and will be offered on a competitive basis. Final interviews will be conducted at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Clinical Meeting, which will take place virtually December 6-10.

To be considered for an interview, applications must be submitted through PPS by November 30th.

Please follow the document conventions listed below.

CV

1. Document type: PDF
2. Document name: Last Name_First Name_CV.pdf 

Letter of intent

1. Document type: PDF
2. Document name: Last Name_First Name_Letter.pdf 

The letter of intent should address your career goals in industry and why you are interested in the USC-Neurocrine Biosciences Medical Affairs Fellowship. Please also note in your letter which fellowship position you are interested in, or if you are interested in both. Address letters to Katie Moy, Pharm.D. for the Medical Affairs Fellowship, and Diane Darling, Pharm.D. for the Field Medical Affairs/MSL Fellowship.

 Applicants must have obtained an MD, PhD, or PharmD from an accredited university within 5 years of initial appointment, and a minimum doctoral program GPA of 3.0.

Submit Application to USC School of Pharmacy Online Portal

In addition, applications are to be submitted online via the USC School of Pharmacy online application (https://resfellow.smapply.io/), where you will be asked to submit the following:

• Curriculum vitae
• Letter of intent
• Email addresses of 3 references
• Pharmacy school transcript

Interested candidates are requested to submit the above materials via the online application by December 11, 2020.

Thank you for your interest in the USC-Neurocrine Biosciences Medical Affairs and Field Medical/MSL Fellowships. Additional information and application information are available at: http://pharmacyschool.usc.edu/programs/fellowship/