Medical Science Liaison, Field Medical Affairs (Regional Medical Liaison)

What You’ll Do:

Medical Science Liaisons (MSL) will be key members of the Field Medical Affairs team, responsible for serving as scientific experts and strategic partners during this pivotal clinical development phase at Kailera. As an MSL at Kailera, you'll establish and cultivate relationships with key external experts/decision makers, support clinical trial execution, gather critical field intelligence, and help shape our evidence generation strategy. The ideal candidate will have an understanding of obesity as a therapeutic area, experience in field medical affairs, and a passion for improving patient outcomes. This is a unique opportunity to be part of building Field Medical Affairs from the ground up and make a lasting impact on people living with obesity.

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 training, 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
• Identify and facilitate speaker development opportunities for external experts
• Stay current on emerging scientific literature, treatment guidelines, and competitive landscapes
• 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