Medical Science Liaison - North-West Italy

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.