MSL Meta Plus HPP/LAL-D (Piemonte, Valle D’Aosta, Lombardia, Liguria, Toscana, Triveneto, Emilia Romagna, Marche, Sardegna)
Are you ready to turn deep scientific expertise into real-world impact for people living with rare diseases? As a Medical Science Liaison focused on HPP and LAL-D, you will bridge cutting-edge science and clinical practice, advancing understanding and appropriate use of our therapies across key regions in Italy.
In this role, you will build trusted relationships with leading clinicians and centers, translating evidence into meaningful conversations that shape patient care. Could you picture yourself as the scientific partner KOLs rely on, guiding research and education while aligning with our mission to change lives where need is greatest?
Accountabilities:
- KOL Engagement: Establish and grow trusted relationships with key opinion leaders, driving high-quality scientific dialogue that advances disease awareness and treatment understanding.
- Medical-to-Medical Support: Provide responsive, accurate clinical and scientific support to KOLs, managing medical information requests and ensuring clarity and compliance.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Deliver medical information to internal and external stakeholders, partnering across functions to align scientific messaging and decisions with business needs.
- Scientific Intelligence: Stay ahead of developments in HPP and LAL-D, distilling new data into actionable insights that inform strategy and field engagement.
- Research Leadership: Plan and implement research projects for assigned products in line with corporate and local policies, ensuring robust design and execution that contribute to evidence generation.
- Clinical Development Support: Enable national and international clinical development across Italian centers, collaborating closely with Clinical Operations to accelerate study start-up and delivery.
- Study Operations: Support the Medical Advisor on local studies, from protocol planning to accurate data management and analysis, producing final reports and enabling timely publication to expand the evidence base.
- Regulatory Partnership: Provide high-quality medical support to Regulatory Affairs in the definition and review of product registration dossiers and related documents, strengthening submissions with rigorous science.
- Scientific Marketing Support: Partner with Marketing to uphold high scientific and educational standards, reviewing promotional materials, shaping scientific events, and ensuring compliant, impactful content.
- Compliance and Governance: Manage activities and account relationships in line with Company Values, Code of Conduct, internal guidelines and procedures, and Italian legislation, safeguarding patients and reputation.
Essential Skills/Experience:
Advanced degree in life sciences (MD, PharmD, PhD or equivalent) and prior MSL or medical affairs experience.
Develop, establish and maintain relationships with KOLs and a high level of scientific engagement to create a better understanding of treatments and disease awareness.
Provide clinical and scientific support for KOLs, maintaining high quality medical-to-medical interactions and managing medical information requests.
Provide medical information to internal and external customers, working in a cross-functional environment.
Keep up to date on scientific and clinical developments in the assigned area of focus.
Ensure planning and implementation of research projects for the assigned products according to corporate and local policies.
Support Italian centers in national/international clinical development research and collaborate with Clinical Operations.
Proven track record supporting investigator-initiated or observational studies, from protocol development to publication.
Strong analytical skills with experience in data management, interpretation, and scientific reporting.
Demonstrated collaboration with Regulatory Affairs and Marketing to develop compliant, high-impact scientific materials and events.
Established relationships with regional KOLs and willingness to travel across the listed territories.
In-depth understanding of Italian legislation related to scientific communication, promotional activities, and compliance.
Support the Medical Advisor on local studies, including planning of study protocols, ensuring accurate data management and analysis, preparing final study reports, and ensuring timely publication of data.
Provide high-quality support to Regulatory Affairs in defining and reviewing the product registration dossier and other documents.
Provide support to Marketing to guarantee high scientific and educational standards in relevant activities, including preparation and review of promotional material and planning and organization of scientific events.
Manage all activities and account relationships according to Company Values, Code of Conduct, internal guidelines/procedures, and Italian legislation.
Excellent communication skills in Italian and English, with the ability to present complex scientific data clearly to diverse audiences.
Desirable Skills/Experience:
Experience in rare metabolic diseases; knowledge of HPP and LAL-D is an advantage.
Why AstraZeneca:
Join a company where bold science meets real-world impact for people with rare conditions. You will experience the agility and entrepreneurial energy of a biotech alongside the scale, investment and stability of a global organization. Expect unexpected teams in the same room unleashing bold thinking, hands-on leaders who listen, and tailored development that helps you grow skills and empathy for the patient journey. We balance ambition with humanity, valuing kindness alongside high standards, so you can take ownership, broaden your capabilities, and see the difference your work makes—every day.
Call to Action:
Step into a role where your scientific leadership shapes care for people with rare diseases across these regions—bring your expertise and create impact that endures.
Date Posted
19-gen-2026Closing Date
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