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Kailera Therapeutics · 2 weeks ago

Director, Senior Medical Science Liaison (Central & West)

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$175K/yr - $230K/yr

6+ years exp

Kailera is committed to developing therapies that empower individuals to transform their lives and improve their health. The Senior Medical Science Liaison will play a crucial role in the Field Medical Affairs team by establishing relationships with key experts and supporting clinical trial execution, with a focus on obesity and related conditions.

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Responsibilities

Develop and maintain a strategic and comprehensive territory plan for engagement with top key opinion leaders, investigators, centers of excellence, Health Systems and professional societies in obesity medicine and related therapy areas

Establish and maintain peer-to-peer relationships with key opinion leaders, key decision makers, clinical investigators, and healthcare professionals in obesity medicine and related therapy areas

Serve as subject matter expert at key medical and scientific conferences, advisory boards, roundtables, clinical investigator meetings, speaker trainings, and internal meetings

Deliver scientifically balanced, evidence-based presentations on Kailera's pipeline, disease state, products, and emerging data

Respond to unsolicited medical information requests with accuracy and compliance. Proactively identify health care professional educational needs and address with fair balanced tailored responses

Consistently execute on the current Medical Affairs strategy and field medical priorities

Support clinical trial site identification, feasibility assessment, and investigator engagement

Provide scientific support to active and potential clinical trial sites

Facilitate communication between clinical operations teams and investigators

Monitor and report competitive intelligence and disease landscape insights from the field

Gather and synthesize real-world insights on clinical practice patterns, treatment paradigms, and unmet needs in obesity management

Identify evidence gaps and contribute to medical affairs strategy and publication planning

Support investigator-initiated research opportunities aligned with company objectives

Collaborate with cross-functional partners (Clinical Development, Regulatory, Market Access, Commercial) to ensure medical insights inform strategic planning

Attend and provide coverage at relevant medical and scientific congresses

Lead medical affairs initiatives at congresses

Identify and facilitate speaker development opportunities for external experts

Stay current on emerging scientific literature, treatment guidelines, and competitive landscape

Lead and/or participate in project teams that support MSL strategies, tactics, trainings, and operations as delegated by field medical leadership

Contribute to medical affairs metrics, qualitative and quantitative MSL dashboards, and SOPs for the MSL function

Ensure all activities comply with applicable regulations, company policies, and industry codes

Maintain accurate and timely documentation of all field interactions and insights in CRM or assigned systems

Manage regional resource allocation and territory planning

Ensure all field engagements adhere to ethical, legal, and regulatory standards

Demonstrate integrity and the highest ethical standards in all internal and external engagements

Qualification

Medical Science Liaison experienceObesity medicine expertiseClinical trial supportAdvanced degreeStrategic thinkingInterpersonal skillsCommunication skillsProblem-solving abilitiesCross-functional collaboration