Job Description

Our Medical Affairs team advances patient care by engaging in scientific exchange with external medical experts and industry leaders ensuring the scientific value of our products is comprehended. We unite, communicate and train internal employees to ensure a thorough understanding of the science behind the medicine and review further unmet medical needs to support collaboration to further differentiate our portfolio.

The Opportunity:

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our company in the Medical Affairs team to support the medical objectives. This role will report to the Infectious Diseases Therapeutic Area Coordinator. It is a field-based position in the North-East regions of Italy.

A Medical Scientific Liaison (MSL) is a field-based disease state expert accountable for supporting company’s strategic and scientific objectives, by exchanging scientific information with roster scientific leaders about an assigned product and therapeutic area (TA) through balanced discussion. Providing accurate, fair, and balanced scientific exchange is a core function. The MSL’s interactions with scientific leaders are organic, comprehensive peer-to-peer discussions enabling their assessment of evolving standards of care for patients and research opportunities. Scientific exchange allows the MSL to collect insights regarding gaps in comprehension and data needed by the healthcare community that can be shared with the wider organization.

Main Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Being product and disease state experts who engage in non-promotional scientific exchange with SLs or KDMs (Scientific Leaders or Key Decision Makers);
• Execute Field Medical Engagement Plans within the scope of local and global policies, local rules and regulations and aligned with the Field Medical SOP;
• Being accountable for ensuring that they are fully versed in the therapeutic area and up-to-date on: all major studies, both ongoing and completed; product information on company and other companies’ relevant therapies; clinical data and relevant pipeline data to provide the most accurate data to SLs, KDMS and the healthcare community, in a balanced way, to improve patient care;
• Interacting with identified Scientific Leaders and healthcare administrators (KDMs) by exchanging balanced medical/scientific information and by appropriately communicating these exchanges with internal colleagues;
• Utilizing scientific and medical expertise to convey scientific information in individual and group presentations;
• Reply to unsolicited requests for medical, scientific, pipeline, organization product information from SLs or KDMs utilizing appropriate approved scientific materials and appropriately documenting the use of these resources;
• Providing insights internally on scientific gaps, ideas and other topics gathered from Scientific exchange to inform areas of interest, clinical trial programs, development programs and company TA strategy;
• Providing on-label medical insights and training to internal colleagues including the draft of scientific materials on diseases and therapeutic area environment;
• Attending/participating in scientific congresses/meetings to  appreciate and report the role of emerging data on patient treatment within the TA covered, when requested, allowing for more balanced Scientific exchange;
• Supporting the organization and execution of Medical Affairs started Independent Medical Educational events;
• Execute promotional material review, when requested;
• Possesses the ability to work as a member of several teams that may overlap, such as national MSL team, regional medical team, national accounts, and others;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as interpersonal skills are required;
• Must be well prepared about all relevant scientific data and regulatory requirements for field-based personnel;
• Being dedicated to continuing education to maintain knowledge base.

Qualifications:

Education and Minimum Requirements:

• Medical degree is preferred, specialization in Infectious Disease is a big plus;
• Advanced degree considered alternative (i.e. PharmD, Biologists, PhD, BS in pharmacy) only with varying levels of clinical and/or industry experience in field  medical affairs.

Required Experience and Skills:

• Industry or clinical experience in ID therapeutic area  desirable;
• Clear and concise communication skills (verbal, written, presentations) and social skills with the ability to work in cross-functional teams;
• Experience in the management or investigation of clinical trials is desirable.
• Clinical network experience is desirable;
• Ability to learn and convey medical/scientific information to healthcare professionals and decision-makers;
• Ability to travel extensively (up to 70% of the working week);
• Fluency in English is a big asset.

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Regular

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Job Posting End Date:

04/7/2025

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