Associate Medical Director, Dermatology- US Medical Affairs

Role Summary

Associate Medical Director, Dermatology – US Medical Affairs based in Horsham, PA. Contributes to Medical Affairs activities including strategic planning and execution of Phase 3b/4 trials, post-marketing requirement studies, investigator initiated or collaborative studies, and medical communication/education initiatives. Leads protocol development, medical/data monitoring, study operations, data analysis/reporting, and publications as applicable, partnering with cross-functional teams to support the Dermatology TA strategy.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of Medical Affairs sponsored clinical programs, including Phase 3b/4 trials, registries, real-world evidence studies, investigator-initiated and/or collaborative studies in the Dermatology TA; contribute/lead study design, protocol development, clinical study report and publication development; collaborate with matrix clinical trial teams on study operations and provide program leadership and medical oversight.
• Provide Dermatology subject matter expertise and represent US medical affairs on internal stakeholder/project teams across multiple functional areas (e.g., sales and marketing, health economics and outcomes research, value and evidence, field MSLs, medical communications and scientific exchange).
• Provide US medical affairs input and US stakeholder insights to R&D clinical development programs (including study designs, presentations, and publications).
• Support fulfillment of medical information requests from field medical and field commercial teams; develop medical education content for the field medical team; partner with medical communications and scientific exchange teams on content development, review, and approval for publications, congresses, digital platforms, etc.
• Identify new key opinion leaders (KOLs) and develop strong KOL collaborations on clinical trial development and medical affairs activities; establish relations with medical societies and patient advocacy organizations.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Advanced degree (including PhD, PharmD) required; clinical degrees (e.g., MD, DO, NP, PA) and clinical experience in Dermatology preferred
• A minimum of 5 years of combined relevant experience in academic clinical research, clinical practice, and/or pharmaceutical industry
• Dermatology or immunology therapeutic area expertise highly preferred
• Experience with clinical studies, registries, or real-world evidence studies; prior commercial/medical launch experience strongly preferred
• Excellent interpersonal and public speaking skills; proven ability to interact with healthcare professionals and thought leaders
• Strong scientific writing skills and analytical thinking
• Strong leadership, teamwork, and collaboration skills
• Up to 25% travel (primarily domestic with limited international)
• Located in Horsham, PA with a hybrid schedule of three days in the office and two days remote per week