Overview
Medical Science Liaison - North-West Italy
Responsibilities
- Develop professional relationships with KOLs in core therapeutic areas of the Alnylam business.
- Identify investigator-initiated study (IIS) opportunities and act as the primary conduit, working directly with the investigator during the IIS.
- Report emerging clinical trends.
- Assist in development of advisory boards, symposia and publication planning.
- Support the Medical Affairs Manager and/or Medical Lead to develop appropriate strategic and tactical plans (e.g. MAC) for the country/cluster and/or program.
- Support the Medical Affairs Manager and/or Medical Lead in the review of promotional material (MRCP) for the country/cluster and/or program in local language.
- Be the team expert on all aspects of the MSL role, including process improvements and sharing of best practice.
- Foster a collaborative working relationship with Medical Representatives and Commercial colleagues to ensure strategies and business plans are patient- and business-focused.
- Work with the office-based medical affairs team to bring the voice of the field-based MSL into strategy development and material creation.
- Provide accurate and fair-balanced medical and scientific education using literature, summaries of publications, education and presentation materials and presentations to external and internal customers both proactively and in response to requests for information.
- Provide scientific support and attendance to conferences and meetings.
- Ensure relevant and appropriate responses to customer medical inquiries.
- Maintain a level of expertise in the evolving scientific/therapeutic area and in competitor medicines.
- Be compliant with Ethics, Compliance and internal policies.
Qualifications
- Formal Medical, Clinical or Scientific education and relevant MSL experience.
- Degree in medical/natural science (PhD, MD) is preferred.
- MSL experience strongly preferred within the health care industry.
- Clinical trial experience with working knowledge of GCP is beneficial.
- Experience with literature review, synthesis and analysis.
- Experience in public presentation required.
- Time and territory management skills required.
- Ability to organize and prioritize own work schedule.
- Prior experience in managing a frequent travel schedule.
- Approximately 50-60% travel is required; overnight travel is required as needed.