Principal/Sr. Medical Science Liaison – Pipeline

Reporting to the Executive Director, Global Field Medical Affairs the Principal/Sr. Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is responsible for developing and maintaining professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders to provide rigorous medical and scientific support of Kiniksa Pharmaceutical’s clinical development and pipeline programs with additional support for business development opportunities as appropriate. The Principal/Sr. MSL is a field-based position of Medical Affairs that serves as a medical expert and establishes long-term relationships and rapport with the medical and scientific community. The incumbent is responsible for collaborating with an internal multidisciplinary team to increase the ability to execute Kiniksa’s development program strategies and tactics to meet or exceed internal timelines. The Principal/Sr. MSL adheres to the company’s (and applicable regulatory) guidelines, policies, and procedures.

Responsibilities (including, But Not Limited To)

• Identify, cultivate, and maintain quality relationships with key Thought Leaders/Subject Matter Experts (SME) and stakeholders to increase scientific and clinical knowledge of products to maximize MSL team impact and to drive disease awareness, and, if applicable, product acceptance.
• Identify and support the selection of potential principal investigators and high-quality clinical research sites for Kiniksa Phase II and III clinical studies, supporting timely patient enrollment and adherence to study timelines.
• Drives ongoing clinical trial execution at study sites in collaboration with Clinical Research and Development, Clinical Operations, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Research Organizations (CRO), and Program Management including, but not limited to, site identification, evaluation and training, recruitment, and participation at Investigator’s Meetings.
• Educate and engage investigators and site staff to streamline and accelerate the successful execution of clinical development programs.
• Provide timely insights to Medical Affairs and Clinical Operations teams and on-the-ground understanding of the cardiovascular disease landscape to guide strategic planning.
• Capture and communicate actionable insights to inform the development and refinement of clinical trials and commercial strategies, aligning them with the current therapeutic landscape.
• Familiarity with Confidential Disclosure Agreements (CDAs) and the ability to manage associated processes is highly preferred, with a demonstrated ability to maintain strict confidentiality of information when interacting with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Develops and executes a territory strategic and tactical plan aligned with Kiniksa’s medical and scientific needs.
• Support commercial and headquarter integration with targeted thought leaders by facilitating collaboration aligned with Kiniksa’s mission, strategy and objectives through one-on-one interactions, small group discussions, and presentations.
• Documents and communicates medical insights from the field to internal stakeholders on a continuous basis.
• Establishes role as a dependable, trusted resource of accurate, up-to-date, medical, and scientific knowledge.
• Builds and maintains technical and clinical expertise across therapeutic areas to enable deep scientific discourse externally. This includes a focus on continuous coordination and collaboration with Kiniksa’s research and development team.
• Serves as a primary scientific resource for staffing at scientific congress, discussions at advisory boards and training of internal colleagues.
• Plan and attend select scientific meetings in the cardiology space as well as prepare a summary of key findings from these meetings.
• Responsible for accurate (internally approved) and timely responses to unsolicited requests for medical information in the field from healthcare professionals.
• Complies with applicable internal and external guidelines, policies, and procedures.
• Maintains annual expenses within assigned budget parameters.

Qualifications

• MD, PharmD, PhD, DO, NP, PA, MS-CGC or other advanced scientific degree plus 3+ years relevant industry, field medical or clinical experience required (preferably inclusive of 1-3+ years MSL experience).
• Must possess excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively communicate scientific and medical information to diverse audiences.
• Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with Thought Leaders/Subject Matter Experts and other healthcare professionals.
• Must exhibit a strong background in collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong commitment to compliance and ethical standards.
• Must exhibit characteristics that exemplify drive, passion and focus that will translate into significant contributions towards building a global generational company.
• Proven history of supporting timely patient enrollment in clinical trials.
• Experience with Phase II/III clinical trials, conducting Site Initiation Visits (SIVs), and Pre-Study Site Visits (PSSIVs) is preferred.
• Must show the ability to multi-task and change course quickly.
• Ability to travel up to 75% of the time (primarily in the assigned territory) including weekends and overnights as needed.

Qualifications (preferred)

• Clinical and/or therapeutic experience in Cardiology is strongly preferred.
• Experience with biologic immunotherapies.
• Experience in rare diseases and orphan drug launches.

Salary and level are commensurate with experience.

Kiniksa Benefits Summary - USA

Geographic Need

Territory: U.S. Based Preferred location- Cleveland, Chicago, Houston, New York or near any major city airport.

Kiniksa is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, age, genetics, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status, or any other legally protected category. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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