About the Vacancy
Aa Medical Science Liaison (MSL), you will serve as the clinical and scientific link between Thirona and its healthcare partners. In this role, you will build relationships with key clinicians and researchers, communicate the clinical value of our AI-based LungQ® platform, and support evidence generation strategies. Reporting to the Chief Medical Officer, you will collaborate closely with Business Development, Product Development, and Regulatory to ensure scientific integrity and clinical perspectives are embedded across product design, validation, and educational initiatives.
In this role you will
- Ensures that scientific activities, data interpretation, and external engagements remain aligned with patient benefit.
- Serves as clinical and scientific expert for the company’s solutions
- Builds and maintains strong relationships with key clinicians, researchers, and customers
- Communicate clinical evidence, intended use, benefits, and limitations of the software in a non-promotional, compliant manner
- Gathers and synthesizes real-world clinical feedback to inform product development, validation, and roadmap decisions
- Collaborates closely with Product, Regulatory, and R&D teams to integrate clinical insights into software design and studies
- Supports clinical evidence generation activities, including pilot studies, post-market studies, and publications
- Provides medical reviews and input for training materials, presentations, and scientific content
- Ensures successful project delivery by evaluating project outcomes and translating results into clinically meaningful insights for external stakeholders.
- Participates in medical conferences, advisory boards, and scientific meetings to represent the company’s clinical perspective
- Ensure all external interactions comply with applicable medical, regulatory, and ethical standards
Your Profile
- Advanced degree in a life sciences or clinical discipline (MD, PhD, PharmD, MSc, RN, or equivalent), preferably with a strong research and/or clinical background
- Experience in Medical Affairs, Clinical Affairs, Medical Science Liaison, or clinical research within the European healthcare or MedTech environment
- Familiarity with AI-based medical image analysis, radiology workflows, or pulmonary imaging is strongly preferred
- Strong scientific writing and presentation skills, including support of publications, posters, and conference materials
- Ability to work independently in a small, multidisciplinary organization while maintaining high scientific and regulatory rigor
- Knowledge of ethical standards, data privacy, and research governance in Europe (e.g., GDPR, IRB/ethics committees) is a plus
- Solid understanding of EU regulatory frameworks, particularly EU MDR, post-market clinical follow-up (PMCF), and SaMD concepts is a plus
- Willingness to travel for clinical sites, investigator meetings, and scientific conferences, occasionally work outside normal business hours for international meetings
- Strong scientific and clinical communication skills, both written and verbal
- High level of scientific integrity, critical thinking, and attention to detail
- Collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional, multidisciplinary teams
- Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills with clinicians, researchers, and internal teams
- Ability to conduct exploratory and confirmatory statistical analyses (e.g. descriptive statistics, correlations, basic regression analyses) using R or SPSS, and to translate results into clinically meaningful insights for internal and external stakeholders.
- Professional judgment and sound decision-making in regulated and compliance-sensitive environments
Practical information
- Thirona counts ~50 employees with international backgrounds; office location: Nijmegen.
- 40‑hour workweek; hybrid working is allowed; part‑time can be considered.
- EU passport or EU work permit required for this position.
- 27 vacation days (based on a 40‑hour contract) and 8% holiday allowance.
- 8% pension allowance with a flexible pension plan.
Timeline
Applications accepted until February 20th, 2026
- Review period and sending out invitations: February 16th– February 28th 2026
- First round of interviews: February 28th – March 15th 2026
- Second round of interviews: March 2026
- Potential start date: May 2026
We would love to hear from you
Please send your CV and motivation letter to vacancies@thirona.eu.
Acquisition for this vacancy is not appreciated.