Job Title : Cardiovascular Regional Medical Liaison, Los Angeles Office/Location : Field-Based (Sales and Home Office) State : California City : Los Angeles Job Description : Territory includes Los Angeles. . Ensure that all activities and interactions comply with sanofi-aventis business guidance's, policies and SOPs, OIG, ACCME, and PhRMA guidelines/policies. . Establish and maintain credible peer-to-peer scientific relationships with national, and top regional opinion leaders. . Serve as a primary resource for clinical and scientific information to internal associates and external health care providers. . Develop strategic partnerships with scientific and clinical experts based on cutting-edge clinical/scientific data and information. . Provide timely feedback/information on emerging clinical/scientific trends to internal stakeholders. . Provide input into the development of and ensure the appropriate execution of clinically relevant regional medical meetings (e.g. advisory boards, symposia, consultant and investigator meetings). . Deliver high quality education of new and future product introductions to ensure optimal patient care and outcomes. . Collaborate with cross-functional teams to assess education/research needs and develop education/research strategies to meet needs. . Critically evaluate the educational quality of company sponsored education programs. . Assist in the identification of investigators and sites for companysponsored clinical trials. . Serve as a liaison for the review and submission of Investigator Sponsored Trial proposals. . Collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide balanced and accurate information to top regional formulary decision makers and P&T committee members. . Participate in the spontaneous educational grant process. . Maintain appropriate communication flow with internal and external teams. . Understanding of the health delivery system, including managed are, and the impact on the pharmaceutical industry. Requirements : Requirements: . PharmD, PhD, MD(clinical sciences or Healthcare administrative) required. . Expertise and experience in atrial fibrillation/electrophysiology strongly preferred . Knowledge and experience in disease area . Preferred previous pharmaceutical industry experience . Clear understanding of regional medical practice and clinical decision making in regards to patient care . Ability to identify the unmet medical, educational, and research needs within the regional medical community . Interpretation of key scientific data and ability to translate this information to meet educational and research needs . Demonstrated ability to address educational and research needs through delivery of cutting edge scientific/evidenced based data. . Understanding of healthcare systems affecting patient care. . Understand the design and execution of research studies. . Exemplary communication and presentation skills. . Ability to think strategically. . Travel: 40-50%