# Hire Life Sciences Staff in Italy

> Clinical research, regulatory, medical affairs and medical sales in Italy for Nordic pharma, biotech and medtech: Chemical-Pharmaceutical CCNL, clusters, compliance and cost.


<section> <span class="eyebrow">Hiring by sector</span> <h1 id="life-sciences-in-italy">Life sciences in Italy</h1> <p class="lede">Italy is a major European pharmaceutical producer and runs many clinical trials. Danish, Swedish and Finnish biotech and medtech companies hire here for clinical operations, regulatory work and medical affairs, often a year or two before opening an Italian company.</p> </section> <section class="grid"> <div class="panel"><h3 id="usual-ccnl">Usual CCNL</h3><p>Chemical-Pharmaceutical (Chimico-farmaceutico) for most roles; Commerce and services for commercial roles in distribution.</p></div> <div class="panel"><h3 id="roles">Roles</h3><p>Clinical research associates, clinical trial managers, regulatory affairs, pharmacovigilance, medical science liaisons, market access, medical sales reps.</p></div> <div class="panel"><h3 id="where">Where</h3><p>Milan and Lombardy, Rome and Lazio (including the Latina area), Tuscany (Siena, Florence), Naples. Many CRAs are home-based and travel to sites.</p></div> </section> <section> <h2 id="salary-bands">Salary bands</h2> <div class="tbl"><table> <thead><tr><th>Role</th><th>Gross annual salary</th></tr></thead> <tbody> <tr><td>Clinical research associate</td><td><span class="review">[€ range to verify]</span></td></tr> <tr><td>Regulatory affairs specialist</td><td><span class="review">[€ range to verify]</span></td></tr> <tr><td>Medical science liaison</td><td><span class="review">[€ range to verify]</span></td></tr> </tbody> </table></div> </section> <section class="prose"> <h2 id="points-to-settle">Points to settle</h2> <ul> <li><b>Regulated roles.</b> Positions such as the pharmacovigilance contact or the scientific information manager may need registration with the Italian medicines agency (AIFA). <span class="review">[confirm which roles require a local entity or registration]</span></li> <li><b>Medical reps.</b> Informing doctors about medicines is regulated in Italy, with qualification and reporting duties. Recruit reps who already satisfy them.</li> <li><b>Territory and car.</b> Field roles cover a defined territory with a company car; we manage car, fuel and expenses.</li> <li><b>Confidentiality.</b> Clauses on trial data, patient data and inventions, aligned with GDPR.</li> <li><b>CCNL benefits.</b> The Chemical-Pharmaceutical CCNL includes a supplementary pension fund and a health fund with employer contributions.</li> <li><b>Later, your own company.</b> When you register products or open an office, we transfer staff without a break in service.</li> </ul> </section> <section class="prose"> <h2 id="cost-example">Cost example</h2> <p>A home-based CRA on <span class="review">[€ gross]</span>: salary, contributions, 13th month, TFR, sector funds, travel on actuals, plus €250 a month. A CRA from outside the EU adds €2,500 for the permit case.</p> <div class="cta"><a class="btn" href="calculator.html">Open the calculator</a><a class="btn ghost" href="contact.html">Discuss your team</a></div> </section>


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