Medical Director / Senior Medical Director (MA)

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<html><body>Medical Director, Medical Affairs Overview The Medical Director, Medical Affairs serves as a key scientific and strategic leader responsible for developing and executing integrated medical strategy across the product lifecycle. This role provides leadership across medical planning, evidence generation, and launch readiness, while ensuring scientific excellence and cross-functional alignment. The successful candidate will partner closely with Clinical Development, Commercial, Regulatory, and Market Access to translate clinical data into impactful medical strategy, support clinical programs, and drive successful product launches. An advanced clinical degree (MD preferred) and therapeutic area experience in specialty medicine (e.g., hematology, oncology, immunology, or related areas) is preferred. Key Responsibilities Medical Strategy & Strategic Planning <ul> <li>Lead development and execution of comprehensive Medical Affairs strategies aligned to clinical development plans and commercial objectives.</li> <li>Translate clinical data, competitive intelligence, and external insights into actionable medical plans.</li> <li>Shape scientific platforms, disease education strategies, and medical communication frameworks.</li> <li>Provide strategic input into lifecycle planning, including pre-launch, launch, and post-launch phases.</li> </ul> Clinical Trial & Evidence Generation Leadership <ul> <li>Serve as a medical partner to Clinical Development teams across Phase I–IV clinical programs.</li> <li>Provide medical input into protocol design, endpoint strategy, feasibility considerations, and clinical interpretation.</li> <li>Support clinical trial execution through site engagement, investigator interactions, and data interpretation.</li> <li>Identify post-approval evidence needs and lead medical strategy for:</li> <ul> <li>Investigator-initiated research</li> <li>Real-world evidence studies</li> <li>Registries and observational research</li> </ul> <li>Contribute to publication strategy, congress planning, and scientific dissemination.</li> </ul> Launch Excellence <ul> <li>Lead Medical Affairs launch readiness activities, ensuring alignment across medical education, field medical strategy, evidence generation, and scientific communication.</li> <li>Partner cross-functionally to ensure scientific consistency across internal and external materials.</li> <li>Support development of training, scientific narrative, and disease state education for launch.</li> <li>Provide medical leadership during key launch milestones and post-launch optimization.</li> </ul> External Scientific Engagement <ul> <li>Build and maintain relationships with key opinion leaders, investigators, and academic institutions.</li> <li>Lead advisory boards, expert panels, and scientific exchange initiatives.</li> <li>Support collaboration with patient advocacy and professional organizations to advance disease awareness and education.</li> </ul> Medical Governance & Compliance <ul> <li>Provide medical review and approval support for scientific and promotional materials, as appropriate.</li> <li>Ensure activities are aligned with regulatory guidance and industry compliance standards.</li> <li>Serve as a trusted scientific resource across internal stakeholders.</li> </ul> Qualifications Medical Director <ul> <li>Advanced clinical degree (MD preferred).</li> <li>3+ years of biopharma industry experience in Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, or related function.</li> <li>Experience supporting clinical trial programs and interpreting complex clinical datasets.</li> <li>Demonstrated involvement in product launch or late-stage development activities preferred.</li> <li>Strong ability to communicate complex scientific data to diverse audiences.</li> </ul> Senior Medical Director <ul> <li>Advanced clinical degree (MD preferred).</li> <li>5+ years of Medical Affairs or Clinical Development experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.</li> <li>7–10+ years combined clinical and/or industry experience.</li> <li>Demonstrated leadership of medical strategy, launch planning, or scientific communications.</li> <li>Prior team leadership or matrix leadership experience strongly preferred.</li> <li>Proven cross-functional launch experience.</li> </ul> Core Competencies <ul> <li>Strategic thinking with strong execution focus.</li> <li>Deep scientific and clinical data interpretation capabilities.</li> <li>Strong cross-functional collaboration and influencing skills.</li> <li>Ability to lead and develop high-performing teams.</li> <li>Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.</li> <li>Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, evolving environments.</li> </ul> Location & Travel <ul> <li>U.S.-based; hybrid work model depending on business needs.</li> <li>Approximately 20–30% travel for scientific meetings, clinical trial engagement, congresses, and internal collaboration.</li> </ul> </body></html>

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