Associate Director, Field Medical Affairs Rare Disease-Bone & Genetic Medicine (Western US)

Role Summary

As an Associate Director, Field Medical Affairs, you will play a pivotal role as a field-based professional within our General Medicine Rare Disease group. You will deliver both strategic and operational support by establishing, developing, and maintaining high-level scientific exchange with the medical and research community aligned with our strategic objectives. This role focuses primarily on rare bone disease and will also support our genetic medicine portfolio. You will ensure timely, ethical, and customer-focused exchange and distribution of clinical and scientific information relevant to both our in-line and pipeline products. Territory: Western US (residency in California, Texas (Dallas or Houston) or other major airline hub city preferred).

Responsibilities

• Scientific Expertise & Exchange: Demonstrate deep expertise about assigned compounds and the therapeutic areas and disease states while facilitating scientific exchange, information and providing insights.
• Maintain current knowledge of emerging therapies, clinical data and the competitive landscape.
• Effectively communicate complex scientific and clinical information to healthcare professionals (HCPs) and key opinion leaders (KOLs).
• Stakeholders Engagement & Relationship Building: Build, nurture, sustain and improve relationships with scientific and medical customers and organizations ensuring understanding of evolving healthcare trends.
• Identify and engage KOLs and decision makers in rare bone and genetic disease communities.
• Provide medical education and support at conferences, symposia and advisory boards.
• Strategic Collaboration & Cross-functional Partnerships: Collaborate with internal cross-functional teams (HQ Medical Affairs & Clinical Development) to ensure coordinated and aligned activities.
• Share actionable field insights that inform strategic planning and product development.
• Healthcare Trends and Market Access: Demonstrates proficiency in value/cost of care, hospitalizations, risk of progression, drug pricing pressures, reimbursement/payer education, and market access support.
• Brings impactful information and insights improving the value and appropriate use of our products. Builds and cultivates working relationships across field partners ensuring a coordinated approach.
• Sustains expertise in compound data, disease state management, emerging therapies, and the competitive landscape.
• Compliance & Governance: Responds to health care provider inquiries with integrity, compliance, and adherence to legal, regulatory, and company guidelines, policies and procedures.
• Field Leadership & Mentorship: Contribute to special projects, initiatives and field medical training programs.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience (clinical, managed care, or pharmaceutical industry) including 2 years in a Field Medical Affairs position (Medical Science Liaison or equivalent).
• Demonstrated expertise in rare bone diseases; experience in rare/genetic diseases strongly preferred.
• Residency within the designated territory is required.

Education

• Advanced Clinical/Science Degree (MD, PharmD, or PhD) – required.

Additional Requirements

• Willingness to travel up to 50% within the territory and attend national/international conferences as needed.