Senior MSL - East Territory

We are a specialty vaccine company that develops, manufactures, and commercializes prophylactic vaccines for infectious diseases addressing unmet medical needs.We have leveraged our expertise and capabilities both to commercialize three vaccines, including the world's first and only chikungunya vaccine, and to rapidly advance a broad range of vaccine candidates into and through the clinic, including candidates against Lyme disease and Zika. Valneva USA is focused on the marketing and distribution of vaccines for Japanese encephalitis and chikungunya. The Senior Medical Science Liaison (MSL), Eastern Territory, is a senior field medical role responsible for scientific engagement with external stakeholders across the Eastern United States. The role serves as a credible, accessible scientific partner to healthcare professionals, key external experts, researchers, public-health leaders, and healthcare-system decision-makers. Requirements Lead the development and execution of a territory-specific medical strategy for the Eastern U.S., prioritizing scientific engagement, evidence needs, and stakeholder impactEstablish long-term peer-to-peer partnerships with leading infectious-disease physicians, travel-medicine specialists, vaccinologists, epidemiologists, academic centers, public-health professionals, and other relevant stakeholdersConduct proactive and responsive scientific exchange on disease epidemiology, preventive-vaccine science, clinical development, efficacy, safety, and real-world evidenceProvide balanced and accurate scientific responses to unsolicited requests for medical information, within approved policies and applicable regulationsSystematically capture, synthesize, and communicate external insights that may inform medical strategy, evidence generation, educational initiatives, clinical development, and access planningIdentify research opportunities, potential investigators, and qualified study sites; collaborate with internal partners to support research feasibility and executionSupport compliant medical education, advisory boards, scientific congress engagement, and other field-medical initiativesServe as an internal scientific resource on the Eastern regional landscape, including emerging evidence, clinical-practice variation, stakeholder priorities, and public-health dynamicsCollaborate constructively with cross-functional colleagues while maintaining the scientific independence, compliance standards, and non-promotional character of Medical AffairsSupport internal scientific training and provide expert input into medical-review, planning, and launch-readiness activities as appropriateMaintain current knowledge of peer-reviewed literature, clinical guidelines, vaccine-policy developments, and the infectious-disease landscapeRecognize, document, and promptly report adverse events, product complaints, and other reportable safety informationEsseential Qualifications/ ExperienceAdvanced degree in a relevant clinical or scientific discipline, such as MD, DO, PharmD, PhD, DNP, NP, PA, MPH with substantial scientific/clinical experience, or equivalentFive or more years of relevant experience in Medical Affairs, vaccines, infectious disease, clinical development, epidemiology, public health, or the biopharmaceutical industryThree or more years of field medical/MSL experience preferred, with demonstrated success managing complex scientific stakeholder networksExperience discussing clinical evidence with sophisticated external experts and explaining study design, endpoints, limitations, safety data, and real-world relevanceExpertise in vaccines, infectious diseases, epidemiology, travel medicine, immunization policy, or a related therapeutic areaStrong ability to work autonomously, prioritize strategically, manage a geographically broad territory, and operate effectively in a matrix organizationExceptional scientific communication, presentation, insight-generation, and relationship-management capabilitiesWillingness and ability to travel extensively throughout the Eastern U.S.; residence near a major airport is strongly preferred Benefits Good team spirit in a strong and highly motivated team