Sr. Medical Science Liaison, Pulmonary Hypertension - Southwest

About us

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Based in Parma, Italy, Chiesi is an international research-focused pharmaceuticals and healthcare group with 90 years’ experience, operating in 30 countries with more than 6,000 employees (Chiesi Group). To achieve its mission of improving people’s quality of life by acting responsibly towards society and the environment, the Group research, develops and markets innovative drugs in its three therapeutic areas: AIR (products and services that promote respiration, from new-born to adult populations), RARE (treatment for patients with rare and ultra-rare diseases) and CARE (products and services that support special care and consumer-facing self-care).

We are proud to be the largest global pharmaceutical group to be awarded B Corp Certification, a recognition of high social and environmental standards. We are a reliable company that adopts and promotes transparent ethical behavior at all levels. 

We are committed to embrace diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities. In fact, we are a global family made up of different cultures, different genders, generations, ethnicities, abilities, sexual identities and many other enriching diversities.

 

Chiesi USA

 

Chiesi USA is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing and promoting products for the hospital, adjacent specialty and rare disease markets. We are a B Corp™ and Benefit company awarded Top Employer status for six consecutive years and certified as a Great Place to Work. 

At Chiesi, we share an entrepreneurial spirit and act as a force for good, pursuing high social and environmental standards, to ensure the wellbeing of our people, patients, and communities. We offer a work environment where professionals have the opportunity to build a purposeful career focused on helping others while achieving a fulfilling work-life balance, meeting exciting challenges, and engaging in important and rewarding work.

 

Who we are looking for

Purpose

The Senior Medical Science Liaison has the primary responsibility of building key opinion leader (KOL) partnerships by engaging in the exchange of scientific data and other medical and/or scientific information with external stakeholders (HCPs, researchers, professional organization leadership, patient advocacy groups, and formulary decision-makers) in pulmonary hypertension (PH) and interstitial lung disease (ILD)-PH therapeutic areas across the aligned geography.  Scientific engagements include establishing and maintaining educational and research collaborations; delivery of clinical, scientific, and technical education; building long term peer-to-peer relationships with key stakeholders by establishing rapport, providing scientific education and listening with true curiosity to bring the customer’s voice into our organization in a robust manner. The successful Senior MSL will communicate complex cutting-edge scientific information and research concepts to healthcare decision makers including, but not limited to, those at academic medical centers.

Candidates should live in/near any of the following cities; Memphis, Nashville, Louisville, Birmingham or Atlanta however, other cities in the Southeastern US may be considered.

Main Responsibilities

• Scientific Exchange, advice seeking and clinical development support: 
  
  • Build external KOL partnerships with recognized community, academic medical centers and centers of excellence to identify and address scientific needs and to stay abreast of current scientific trends. 
  • Identify and develop key thought leaders (global, national, regional, and local) for medical education, clinical research and publication opportunities
  • Cultivate existing and identify new collaborative KOL relationships for advisory boards, company-sponsored, investigator-initiated research, and speaker development
  • Provide beliefs, information, and thoughts of KOLs to field managers and team for elevation within organization 
  • Identify opportunities and provide medical support including scientific education to healthcare professionals (HCPs) at key institutions
  • Provide field-based medical and scientific support to answer unsolicited questions about PAH and ILD-PH Therapeutic Areas
  • Foster professional relationships in key institutions for Chiesi USA within an assigned geography 
  • Recognize opportunities to facilitate cross-functional engagement based on customer needs
  • Identify and characterize need within therapeutic area related