Medical Science Liaison, Lead (Associate Director) - Italy

Medical Science Liaison Lead (Associate Director), Italy

Overview

The Medical Science Liaison Lead is a professional in charge of leading, managing and monitoring a team of Medical Science Liaisons in Italy and reporting into the Country Medical Director for Italy. He/she will act as a scientific and clinical expert, supporting the medical and scientific objectives of Alnylam’s portfolio in TTR.

The MSL Team Lead will be responsible to co-create a comprehensive field medical plan and supporting KOL relationships within Italy. He/she will be accountable also to communicate the science and clinical application of RNAi to Healthcare Practitioners (HCPs). In addition, MSL Team Lead is expected to build strong cross-functional relationships with colleagues in Medical Affairs, Patient Advocacy and Commercial, while maintaining full compliance with all relevant company, industry, legal, and regulatory requirements.

Finally, the MSL Lead will be in charge of providing medical and scientific input into the planning and execution of Medical projects.

Key Responsibilities

The Medical Science Liaison Lead will be a field role of people manager and scientific expert as described below:

People Leadership Responsibilities

• Build and foster an inspiring team environment with a strong culture of open communication and collaboration
• Lead and drive the performance, effectiveness, and impact of the MSL team
• Define and execute the MSL team strategy, including the development and implementation of territory plans and clear team objectives
• Partner closely with the Country Medical Director and Medical Affairs leadership to ensure strong alignment and cross-functional collaboration
• Monitor, analyze, and act on performance metrics to continuously enhance team effectiveness
• Provide regular updates and insights on medical activities and projects in collaboration with the Medical Director
• Lead talent development and succession planning for the MSL team
• Set clear priorities, delegate responsibilities, and ensure timely delivery of team objectives
• Coach, mentor, and develop team members to strengthen capabilities and drive engagement
• Lead recruitment and onboarding of new MSL team members

Scientific expert in TTR

• Provide accurate and fair-balanced scientific and medical information (clinical data, development, publications ...) upon request, according to the needs of experts or healthcare professionals, through individual interviews or scientific meetings.
• Participate in regional events, national and international congresses as agreed with Medical Director and governance.
• Management of national & regional medical projects (IIS, Research collaborations, other)
• Maintain a level of expertise in the evolving scientific / therapeutic area and in competitor medicines.
• Non-promotional communication with healthcare professionals, respecting the principles of separation of promotional and non-promotional activities defined by the promotional information charter.
• Good Clinical Practices
• Be compliant to Ethics, Compliance and internal policies

Qualifications

• Scientific Degree and proven basic science and/or clinical background to enable engagement of Health Care Professionals in a scientifically meaningful exchange
• Previous people management experience is preferred
• Experience as MSL in biotech, speciality and rare disease is preferred
• Experience in clinical research, patient recruitment, and investigator-sponsored trials is a plus
• Experience in medical education and KOL management
• Effective communication of evidence based scientific information
• Ability to work collaboratively and cross-functionally
• Decision-making and accountability
• Hard-working, energetic and passionate about making a meaningful difference for patients and their caregivers
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, including building strong working relationships, and managing and resolving conflict
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a highly matrixed environment; strongly team oriented
• Superb communication skills; oral and written, including presentation skills in Italian & English
• An unwavering commitment to upholding the highest ethical, legal, regulatory and scientific standards

Italy Pay Range

• €99,500 to €134,600 gross per annum
• The pay range reflects the full-time base salary range we expect to pay for this role at the time of posting.  Base pay will be determined based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skills and education.  This role is eligible for an annual short-term incentive award (e.g. bonus or sales incentive), an annual long-term incentive award (e.g. equity) and competitive benefits.

About Alnylam: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ALNY) has led the translation of RNA interference (RNAi) into a whole new class of innovative medicines with the potential to transform the lives of people afflicted with rare and more prevalent diseases. Based on Nobel Prize-winning science, RNAi therapeutics represent a powerful, clinically validated approach to treating diseases at their genetic source by “interfering” with mRNA that cause or contribute to disease. Since our founding in 2002, Alnylam has led the RNAi Revolution and continues to turn scientific possibility into reality.

Our culture: Our people-first culture is guided by our core values: fiercely innovative, open culture, purposeful urgency, passion for excellence, and commitment to people, and these values influence how we work and the business decisions we make. Thanks to feedback from our employees over the years, we’ve been fortunate to be named a top employer around the world. Alnylam is extremely proud to have been recognized as one of Science Magazine’s Top Biopharma Employers, one of America's Most Responsible Companies for 2024 by Newsweek, a Fast Company Best Workplace for Innovators, and a Great Place to Work in Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and UK – among others.

At Alnylam, we commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equal employment opportunity. We are dedicated to building an environment where employees can feel that they belong, can bring their authentic selves to work, and achieve to their full potential. By empowering employees to embrace their unique differences at work, our business grows stronger with advanced and original thinking, allowing us to bring groundbreaking medicines to patients.