Hybrid Medical Manager-Medical Science Liaison (field-based), Rare Diseases

With its beginnings in a family run pharmacy in Reggio, Italy in the 1920s, Recordati is now a global pharmaceutical company, listed on the Italian stock exchange, with over 4,500 employees and a turnover of over Euro 2bn. We are a group of like-minded, passionate individuals who go to extraordinary lengths for our patients, customers, partners, investors and the people across the globe who we serve. We develop and commercialise medicines to serve people living with common diseases, as well as those living with some of the rarest, in around 150 countries. At Recordati, our mantra is simple. We’ve always believed that health, and the opportunity to live life to the fullest, is a right, not a privilege. Whether that is for common diseases or the rarest – we want to give people the opportunity to be the best version of themselves. This drive will never stop. Together, we will always be reimagining tomorrow – with new ideas, new technologies and new innovations to fight diseases. Recordati. Unlocking the full potential of life.

Job Purpose

Reporting to the UK and Ireland Medical Director, the Medical Affairs Manager-Medical Science Liaison will lead the medical and scientific activities within the UK & Ireland for the rare endocrine and rare metabolic disease portfolio to inform and educate physicians, support staff, payers and any other relevant industry groups on Recordati’s portfolio. The employee must also support and comply with all relevant internal and external regulations, guidelines and policies at both local and international level.

Key Responsibilities

• Scientific Expertise

• To act as an internal and external product and disease area expert, including treatment guidelines and protocols.
• To engage in discussions and support clinical research projects, including real‑world data studies.
• To respond in a timely manner to unsolicited requests from healthcare professionals for medical/scientific information.
• To communicate and disseminate scientific information across internal and external stakeholder groups.
• To deliver internal and external product and disease state training as required.
• To monitor and maintain up‑to‑date knowledge on all products and company activities relevant to the disease area.
• To attend national and international scientific meetings to gather current scientific information and address HCP’s unsolicited questions.

• To serve as the primary scientific contact with Health Care Professionals at a Regional or National level on the specific disease area(s).
• To support clinical development activities in the assigned therapy area(s).
• To organise and engage in medical interactions with KOLs.
• To build relationships with external experts (Health Care Professionals, Payers, Patient groups) through robust, scientific dialogue.
• To work cross‑functionally to connect KOLs with other internal and external parties as appropriate.
• To support specific events such as KOL‑led meetings, medical symposia, advisory board meetings and congresses.
• To identify and develop potential areas of medical collaboration with KOLs.
• To work with local, regional, national and international collaborative groups and guideline committees to ensure accurate and timely dissemination of product and disease state information.
• To identify suitable publication projects through ongoing relationships with KOLs.
• To engage in discussions and support clinical research projects, including real‑world data studies.

• To maintain knowledge of current treatment pathways, protocols and practices across the defined geographical area.
• To ensure and keep up‑to‑date knowledge of hospitals, KOLs, competitor activities, studies, trends, influencers, formularies, buyers and reimbursement providers across the area.
• To support clinical development activities in the assigned therapy area if relevant (e.g., site identification and assessment; safety and product training for external clinical trial teams; addressing study subject retention and other scientific issues in partnership with clinical operations and medical teams).
• To take ownership of medically‑led projects as agreed with the UK and Ireland Medical Director.
• To represent the medical department at national and international meetings, congresses and symposia, drafting and collating reports from relevant sessions.
• To work within the policies and procedures of Recordati’s internal and external regulations at all times.
• To act as an ambassador for Recordati at all times.
• To produce and implement a comprehensive annual Medical and Scientific plan that anticipates and supports the requirements for product and disease information, making swift changes as necessary to address customer needs.
• To track and manage OPEX in line with the approved budget.

Required Education

Accredited Health Care Professional (Doctor, Nurse, Pharmacist) or Life Science Degree, PhD or MSc, or Bachelor’s degree with significant post‑qualification experience.

Required Skills And Experience

• Technical Competencies: Experience in interpretation and writing of scientific information.

Required Behaviours And Competencies

• Strong communicator in one‑to‑one and group settings, verbal and non‑verbal, using appropriate industry and medical language.
• Monitoring and ensuring compliance with company policies.
• Excellent project planning, organisation, implementation and tracking skills.

Required Languages

Fluent in English both written and spoken.

Travel required in % 60%

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, develop and reward without regard to, amongst others, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, physical or mental ability, race, ethnicity, political or religious belief. We invite you to apply today and join a company where you can try new things, speak openly, and be bold.