Sr. Medical Science Liaison, AIR - Central - Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. : Job Details

Date: Mar 6, 2025

Department: Medical Affairs

Job Type: Direct Employee

Team: Mktg, Market Access, Bus. Excellence & Med. Affair

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Cary, NC, US

About us

Based in Parma, Italy, Chiesi is an international research-focused pharmaceuticals and healthcare group with over 85 years' experience, operating in 30 countries with more than 6,000 employees. 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 committed to embrace diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities.

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.

What we offer

Chiesi offers competitive benefits, services, and programs that enrich the personal and professional lives of our employees.

Who we are looking for

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 in the assigned Therapeutic Areas (TAs) - Respiratory (COPD/Asthma) across the aligned geography.

Scientific Exchange, advice seeking and clinical development support:

• Build external partnerships with recognized community and academic medical center KOLs.
• Identify and develop key thought leaders for medical education, clinical research and publication opportunities.
• Cultivate existing and identify new collaborative KOL relationships.
• Provide insights from KOLs to field managers.
• Identify opportunities and provide medical support to healthcare professionals at key institutions.
• Foster professional relationships in key institutions for Chiesi USA.
• Recognize opportunities to facilitate cross-functional engagement.
• Identify and characterize need within therapeutic area related to real world evidence.
• Represent Chiesi USA Medical Affairs at scientific meetings.
• Provide field-based medical affairs assistance for clinical research initiatives.
• Deliver high-caliber medical education presentations.
• Gather and disseminate competitive intelligence.
• Participate in internal therapeutic advisory groups.
• Partner and plan with business partners in assigned region.

Therapeutic Support, Internal Collaboration and Project Work:

• Lead and support internal medical projects aligned to development plan.
• Support cross-functional projects and streamline medical input.
• Participate in publication planning and medical education material development.
• Contribute to monthly medical meetings.
• Support new team members through mentoring and onboarding.

Administrative Work:

• Accurate and timely completion of documentation and reports.
• Complete required training on time.
• Take personal responsibility to continue to learn.

• Post-graduate residency training along with 3-5 years clinical experience relevant to the Respiratory Therapeutic Area.
• Builds and leverages strategic internal and external relationships.
• Work effectively on diverse, multi–disciplinary teams.
• Demonstrates discipline and resilience through skillful planning.
• High self-awareness and good people sense.
• Demonstration of scientific and clinical expertise in therapeutic area.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to tactfully challenge key opinion leaders and HCPs.
• Adept at confidently stating expert opinion while respecting others' positions.
• Utilizes effective, professional communications.

Completion of a graduate level degree (PharmD, MD, DO, DNP, PhD, MSN, MS or equivalent healthcare professional degree) along with relevant clinical experience.

Chiesi USA is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, gender identity or expression.