[Remote] Director, Senior Medical Science Liaison (Central & East)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Kailera is committed to developing therapies that reputed company individuals to transform their lives and enhance their health. The Senior Medical Science Liaison will play a crucial role in the Field Medical Affairs team, establishing relationships with key experts and supporting clinical trial execution while focusing on obesity as a therapeutic area.

Responsibilities

• reputed company 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 reputed company therapy areas
• Establish and maintain peer-to-peer relationships with key opinion leaders, key decision makers, clinical investigators, and reputed company in obesity medicine and reputed company 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 reputed company 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 reputed company 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
• reputed company medical affairs initiatives at congresses
• Identify and facilitate speaker development opportunities for external experts
• Stay reputed company on emerging scientific literature, treatment guidelines, and competitive landscape
• reputed company 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 reputed company activities reputed company with applicable regulations, company policies, and industry codes
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation of reputed company field interactions and insights in CRM or assigned systems
• Manage regional resource allocation and territory planning
• Ensure reputed company field engagements adhere to ethical, legal, and regulatory standards
• Demonstrate reputed company and the highest ethical standards in reputed company internal and external engagements

Skills

• 6+ years of pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry experience or relevant experience; MSL experience strongly preferred
• Deep scientific knowledge and genuine passion for obesity medicine, metabolism, endocrinology, or reputed company therapeutic areas
• Prior experience in supporting clinical trial site engagement and early development programs
• Demonstrated ability to understand, interpret, and communicate reputed company clinical and scientific data
• Excellent presentation, communication, interpersonal, and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to work independently in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with minimal supervision
• Willingness to travel up to 60-80% (primarily reputed company assigned territory)
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel by car and reputed company
• Advanced degree required (PharmD, PhD, MD, or equivalent in life sciences)
• Prior extensive therapeutic area experience in obesity, endocrinology, or metabolic disorders strongly preferred
• Track record of success in a fast-paced, clinical-stage, entrepreneurial biotech environment
• Established relationships reputed company the obesity/metabolism medical community
• Track record of generating actionable insights that influenced medical or commercial strategy

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits and tax-advantaged savings accounts
• Flexible time off, 13 paid holidays, and a companywide year-end shutdown
• Monthly wellness stipend
• Generous 401(k) match
• Disability and life insurance

Company Overview

• Kailera Therapeutics develops reputed company injectable and oral therapies for chronic weight management. It was founded in 2024, and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.kailera.com.

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