Therapeutic Medical Scientist (Medical Science Liaison)Cytokinetics is a specialty cardiovascular biopharmaceutical company with over 25 years of pioneering scientific innovations in muscle biology. The company is focused on discovering, developing and commercializing first‑in‑class muscle activators and next‑in‑class muscle inhibitors to treat cardiac muscle dysfunction. This role reports to the Senior Medical Director for Italy and serves as a key field‑based scientific resource for healthcare providers, patients, industry partners and internal colleagues.Role & ResponsibilitiesIdentify national, regional and local Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) involved in cardiovascular care and engage them in proactive and reactive scientific exchange.Maintain and enhance existing scientific collaboration and professional relationships with hospital‑based HCPs in a defined geography (physicians, genetic counselors, hospital teams, investigators, etc.) to expand research, advisory and educational partnership opportunities.Serve as a scientific expert at key medical and scientific conferences, clinical investigator meetings, internal meetings and patient advocacy group meetings.Maintain a high level of scientific knowledge and understanding about disease state, underlying science, treatment guidelines, available treatment agents and other relevant therapies under development.Ensure prompt intake and responses for medical information, requests for Medical Affairs support and pharmacovigilance.Collaborate with Medical Affairs and other internal colleagues on initiatives including medical information, publications, medical education, grants, speaker training and other educational programs both within the country and internationally.Generate Field Medical Affairs plans to identify collaborative opportunities with KOLs and institutions, review scientific program of relevant conferences, attend sessions, support exhibit booth operations and provide timely conference reports summarizing key information, activities and competitive intelligence.Provide support to clinical development programs by serving as a key point of contact for company‑sponsored trial investigators, investigator‑initiated research and registries consistent with company objectives and regulations.Support and collaborate with the Local Sales Team in alignment with the Medical Plan and local requirements, contributing to account planning with required medical insights.Provide initial and ongoing disease and product training to internal and field personnel.Identify congresses and scientific national and international meetings that are interesting and relevant to attend.Maintain accurate and timely documentation of activities within applicable company databases and platforms.For Senior Therapeutic Medical Scientists …Mentor, train and support other Therapeutic Medical Scientists.Provide scientific training on key relevant data to Key Account Managers and other business colleagues as required.Provide strategic input and execute region‑specific plans to achieve KOL engagement goals and Medical Affairs departmental goals.Pursue projects independently with a high degree of quality and timely execution.Lead congress planning activities.QualificationsAdvanced clinical or scientific degree (BSc, MSc, BPharm, MPharm, PhD, BM/BS or equivalent) preferred.Minimum of 2–5 years of MSL experience for Senior MSL; experience in cardiovascular therapy area and / or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy preferable; heart failure experience beneficial but not required.Analytical and articulate in both oral and written communications, with excellent presentation skills and ability to communicate well with external stakeholders and all internal levels of the organization.Knowledge of Medical Science Liaison roles and responsibilities and compliance within the ABPI Code, AIFA, Farmaindustria rules & regulations for interactions with Italian Healthcare Providers and other company policies.Compliance with all credentialing requirements for any healthcare institution that is part of the Medical Science plan, including background checks, medical testing or proof of immunisations, training on facility policies and adherence to confidentiality or other agreements.Proficiency with Microsoft Office and web‑based applications.Valid Driver’s License with a good driving record.Ability to travel domestically (30%–50%) and internationally on occasion.Pay range: hybrid; compensation and benefits are discussed during the interview process.Cytokinetics is an Equal Opportunity Employer.#J-18808-Ljbffr