Senior Medical Scientific Liaison, Northern Italy

• Serve as Acadia’s field-based scientific expert and build trusted relationships with healthcare professionals, key opinion leaders, centers of excellence, and patient advocacy organizations across Italy
• Generate actionable field insights, identify unmet needs, and contribute to evidence generation, launch readiness, and lifecycle management initiatives in rare neurological diseases
• Lead scientific exchange and execute advisory boards, expert meetings, congress engagements, publications, educational programs, and other medical activities
• Drive launch excellence and lifecycle management with the country Medical Director by engaging stakeholders and identifying opportunities to optimize patient care and access
• Build strategic relationships with national and regional experts in rare pediatric neurological diseases
• Deliver fair, balanced, and compliant medical information on marketed products and pipeline assets
• Initiate and drive medical collaborations, including investigator-initiated studies, publications, educational initiatives, and speaker development programs
• Represent Acadia at national and international congresses and communicate scientific trends, emerging data, and partnership opportunities internally
• Gather, analyze, and communicate insights on clinical practice, unmet needs, emerging evidence, competitor activities, and stakeholder perspectives
• Advance disease awareness, education, and patient-centered initiatives with Medical Affairs leadership and patient advocacy organizations
• Provide timely, accurate, and compliant responses to unsolicited medical information requests
• Deliver medical training and ongoing scientific support to cross-functional teams
• Collaborate with Commercial, Market Access, Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance, Clinical Development, and international Medical Affairs teams
• Maintain expertise in rare disease and neuroscience landscapes, treatment paradigms, clinical guidelines, emerging therapies, and stakeholder needs

• An advanced scientific or medical degree or a related field is required
• 5 years of relevant industry experience ideal, including 2+ years field-based (Sr) MSL roles in CNS/neuroscience or rare disease
• Proven ability to present complex scientific data clearly and effectively
• Highly organized, self-motivated, and quick to learn, with the ability to work independently and manage competing priorities effectively
• Collaborative, adaptable, and entrepreneurial, embracing diverse perspectives and thriving in cross-cultural teams and a fast-growing organization
• Readiness to travel up to 70%
• Travel commitments include international Medical Affairs and Corporate meetings, team meetings, and national and international congresses

• Competitive base, bonus, new hire and ongoing equity packages
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Employer-paid life, disability, business travel and EAP coverage
• 401(k) Plan with a fully vested company match 1:1 up to 5%
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a 2-year purchase price lock-in
• 15+ vacation days
• 13 -15 paid holidays, including office closure between December 24th and January 1st
• 10 days of paid sick time
• Paid parental leave benefit
• Tuition assistance