
Medical Science Liaison Manager - Autoimmune Type 1 Diabetes
Milan, Italy Permanent Posted on Feb. 14, 2025 Closing on Mar. 31, 2025Medical Science Liaison Manager Autoimmune Type 1 Diabetes
- Location: Milan, Italy
About the job
We are seeking a highly motivated and visionary leader interested in shaping the management of people at risk of developing/or with AT1 diabetes.
As the MSL Manager AT1D, you will lead a best-in-class MSL team that will establish credibility with AT1D scientific community. You will also contribute the long-term strategy and medical team, considering post-launch period.
You have a deep understanding of AT1D therapy area, the medical unmet needs, clinical practice guidelines, patient journey, and competitive landscape. You are recognized by key stakeholders as point of reference, with a significant network within the medical community. You have extensive experience in medical affairs, including people management, medical insights gathering, building strategic partnerships, medical education, data dissemination, and omnichannel KOL engagement.
Reporting to the country Medical Lead AT1D, this role is strategically positioned to realize the ambition for AT1D by shaping the AT1D disease strategy and building the launch strategy of this first-in-class therapy, contributing to the overall success of Sanofi and improving people’s life.
Main responsibilities:
- Establish and foster high level scientific relationship with Medical Opinion Leaders and guarantee the dissemination and the exchange of high level scientific and medical information with all relevant top health care stakeholders, throughout a MSL team management;
- Support Clinical Study Unit and Medical Affairs in facilitating local research and share competitive intelligence with Regulatory, Pharmacovigilance and Medical Affairs Managers in Business Unit Divisions;
- Contribute to obtain the best possible conditions for the patients’ access to medicines in cooperation with Market Access department;
- Support affiliate portfolio products throughout their entire Product Life Cycle Management, in accordance with Corporate and local strategic goals.
About you
Experience:
- Previous and solid experience in a similar position in pharmaceutical industry, with solid experience in a specialistic BU/Division. Experience in Diabetology area is preferred.
Technical and Soft skills:
- Customer focus;
- Presentation skills, with ability to synthesize complex information and to present it in simple words;
- Knowledge of Medical Affairs process and activities;
- Negotiating skills;
- Ability and willingness to acquire knowledge in new areas very quickly
- Interpersonal savvy (enjoys interacting with people);
- Innovation – has good judgment about which creative ideas and suggestions will work and can project how potential ideas may play out in the marketplace;
- Ability to work independently;
- Planning skills;
- Transversal cooperation;
- Strive for results;
- Self-starter, driven;
- Computer skills and comfortable using virtual tools for learning and communication;
- Resources management.
Education: Master’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery, Biology, Pharmacy, Pharmacology or other bioscience degrees;
Languages: Excellent command of written and spoken English and Italian.
Why choose us?
- Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
- Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
- Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
- Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare prevention and wellness programs and gender-neutral parental leave.
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