Director Scientific, Communication & Medical Information Int'l Partnership

Role Summary

The Director will serve as Medical Affairs’ primary point of contact for international partnerships (Named Patient Sales program) outside North America and Europe, focusing on rare diseases. The role involves managing Medical Affairs initiatives for the international NPS program, sharing medical content for scientific exchange and responding to Medical Information inquiries, and acting as a cross-functional interface between headquarters and partner markets. The candidate will be strategic and operational, participating in regional and market activities.

Responsibilities

• Manages Medical Affairs initiatives with international NPS partners; ensures medical strategies are shared and aligned
• Collaborates across matrix teams and regions to incorporate insights into overall strategy development
• Coordinates with Learning & Development on onboarding and ongoing training as new data emerges
• Maintains and transfers appropriate Medical Content for scientific exchange and responding to Med Info inquiries for international partnerships
• Manages escalated Med Info inquiries from partner markets with accurate and timely responses
• Coordinates with Medical Affairs colleagues and internal stakeholders in development, review and approval of Medical Content for partner markets
• Maintains knowledge of product, labeling, disease states, literature, guidelines, competitors, and strategic marketing activities
• Acts as subject matter expert to partners, providing up-to-date scientific and clinical information for decision-making
• Contributes to development and implementation of long- and short-term strategies to optimize partner markets
• Develops and maintains strong relationships with partners, ensuring alignment with objectives, timelines, and quality standards
• Collaborates with local, regional and global cross-functional teams to address program requirements and challenges
• Shares learnings/best practices with leadership, HQ, and partners
• Other responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications

• Requires a PharmD, PhD, or MD in a scientific discipline; approximately 7 years of Medical Affairs experience in pharma/biotech, with 5 years in Medical Affairs/Scientific Communications/Medical Information; equivalent combinations considered
• International experience in Medical Affairs/Sci Com/Med Info preferred
• Experience with rare diseases/neurology preferred
• Ability to work across functions, geographies, and cultures
• Experience in literature searches/evaluation and drug information concepts
• Experience developing medical content for scientific exchange and Med Info responses
• Experience in MLR and MRC
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Understanding of regulatory environment of the pharmaceutical industry
• Ability to act with urgency while considering broader impact; decisive communication of decisions
• Anticipates risk and implements preventive strategies; escalation when needed
• Ability to travel, including international travel

Skills

• Scientific communications
• Medical information management
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Strategic planning and execution
• Content development for medical/scientific exchange
• Regulatory awareness (MLR/MRC)
• Data analysis and medical knowledge application

Education

• PharmD, PhD, or MD required

Additional Requirements

• Ability to travel internationally