MSL Director - West

Territory: West Coast, Pacific time zone preferred Reporting To: Senior Director, Field Medical Affairs Department: Medical Affairs

Summary

Inventiva is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company headquartered in France, our product candidate, lanifibranor, has been granted FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation and is now being evaluated in a global Phase 3 clinical trial for MASH. To learn more, please visit: www.inventivapharma.com. The MSL Director is a field-based leader who builds, develops, and leads a high performing team of Medical Science Liaisons. The role makes sure the team carries out the Field Medical strategy and engages external scientific stakeholders, including key opinion leaders (KOLs), healthcare professionals (HCPs), investigators, academic institutions, and centers of excellence. As a member of the Medical Affairs leadership team, the MSL Director will guide accurate, balanced, and non-promotional scientific exchange related to MASH. The role will also turn field insights into strategy and prepare the team for future launch readiness. Essential Functions / Responsibilities Lead, coach, and develop a regional team of MSLs. This includes recruiting, hiring, onboarding, goal setting, performance management, field coaching, and career development. Translate the Medical Affairs and Field Medical strategy into regional and territory-level plans. Make sure the plans align with organizational priorities and launch readiness goals. Oversee strategic stakeholder engagement across the region. This includes identifying, mapping, and prioritizing KOLs/HCPs, investigators, academic institutions, centers of excellence, payers, and health systems. Make sure MSL scientific exchange is high quality, balanced, and non-promotional, and fully compliant with applicable laws, regulations, the PhRMA Code, and internal policies and SOPs. Conduct regular field rides and ride-along coaching. Give MSLs structured, actionable feedback on scientific acumen, stakeholder engagement, and insight generation. Promote team-wide scientific excellence and operational consistency. Lead the collection, synthesis, and communication of actionable medical, health outcomes, and healthcare system insights. Use them to inform Medical Affairs strategy, evidence generation, HEOR initiatives, and care pathway optimization. Establish, monitor, and report on Field Medical KPIs and metrics. Make sure CRM documentation of scientific engagements, activities, and insights is timely, accurate, and compliant. Partner with Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, R&D, HEOR, Medical Information, Medical Communications, and other cross-functional teams on evidence, research, and healthcare system needs. Lead or contribute to Medical Affairs projects and initiatives beyond regional responsibilities, including pre-launch and launch readiness planning. Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Advanced scientific and clinical knowledge of hepatology, GI, endocrinology, and/or metabolics. Ability to evaluate, interpret, and communicate complex scientific and clinical information. Strong understanding of clinical development, clinical trial design, scientific publications, evidence generation, and the drug development lifecycle. Expert knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, industry standards (including the PhRMA Code), and compliance requirements governing Medical Affairs and field-based scientific exchange. Proven people leadership, with the ability to recruit, inspire, coach, and retain high-performing scientific talent. Strong strategic thinking. Able to translate organizational priorities into clear field execution plans and connect external insights to strategy. Strong business acumen, including resource planning, budget management, and data-driven performance measurement. Able to lead effectively through change and ambiguity in a dynamic clinical-stage biotechnology environment. Excellent written, verbal, presentation and interpersonal communication skills. Able to travel approximately 50% to 70%, including overnight travel and occasional evening or weekend commitments for field coaching, congresses, and scientific meetings. Required / Preferred Education and Licenses Terminal scientific or clinical degree such as PharmD, PhD, MD/DO, or other relevant advanced degree. 8 years of relevant pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or Medical Affairs experience, including at least 5 years in field-based Medical Affairs. 3 years of direct people leadership managing MSLs or other field-based scientific teams. Valid driver's license and ability to travel within the assigned region and to national or international meetings, as required. Preferred Experience leading an MSL team through product launch or pre-launch readiness. Experience building or scaling a new Field Medical team. Experience with MASH or a closely related disease area such as hepatology, metabolic disease, or endocrinology. HEOR, care pathway, institutional scientific partnership, or other health outcomes related experience. Experience supporting clinical trial programs, including site and investigator engagement. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other factors prohibited by law. The expected base pay range for this position is $270,000-$330,000. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, skills, location, and internal equity.