Associate Director / Director, Medical Affairs – Migraine

Role Summary

Associate Director / Director, Medical Affairs – Migraine. This role provides medical and scientific input into core strategic and operational medical affairs activities for the Migraine portfolio, including engagement with healthcare professionals, data generation, medical education, and safety surveillance. Hybrid work arrangement with preference for Florham Park, NJ or Mettawa, IL offices (3 days onsite).

Responsibilities

• With oversight, provide input into the development of the medical strategy for Migraine assets
• Provide specialist medical insights, and with oversight, execute on data generation, communication, and expert engagement activities
• Lead or contribute to comprehensive gap assessment, advisory boards, external engagement, and scientific and medical education programs
• Contribute to design and execution of Phase IV trials including target population and endpoint selection
• Lead medical monitoring activities for MA studies for Migraine assets
• Support medical affairs activities including dissemination of data supporting overall product scientific and business strategy
• Provide scientific support for Migraine assets; may deliver scientific presentations
• Develop and maintain professional relationships with key opinion leaders; participate in medical affairs activities aligned with strategy
• Stay current with professional information through conferences and/or medical literature as a Migraine subject matter expert

Qualifications

• Position will be commensurate with experience:
  • Associate Scientific Director requires a bachelor‚Äôs of science (or equivalent) and 3-5+ years of relevant clinical or medical affairs experience
  • Scientific Director requires a bachelor‚Äôs of science (or equivalent) and 5-7+ years of relevant clinical or medical affairs experience
• Advanced degree (MD, PhD, PharmD, DO) preferred
• 2+ years experience in migraine preferred
• Ability to work onsite (3 days/week) from Florham Park, NJ or Mettawa, IL strongly preferred
• Ability to interact externally and internally to support global business strategy
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Knowledge of clinical trial methodology and experience in development of strategy and the design of protocols
• Works with some supervision and guidance; exercises judgment within well-defined practices and policies

Skills

• Medical affairs strategy and execution
• Data generation and scientific communication
• Advisory boards and key opinion leader engagement
• Medical monitoring for MA studies
• Educational program development and execution
• Stakeholder relationship management
• Clinical trial design and protocol development

Education

• bachelor‚Äôs of science (or equivalent) required for lower level; advanced degree preferred
• MD, PhD, PharmD, DO preferred

Additional Requirements

• Onsite work 3 days/week at specified locations preferred
• External and internal collaboration to support global strategy
• Ability to handle confidential information and adhere to policies