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 the rare diseases franchise. The role combines strategic and operational responsibilities, acting as a cross-functional interface between Acadia headquarters and partner markets, and participating in regional activities.

Responsibilities

• Manages Medical Affairs initiatives with international NPS partners; ensures medical strategies are shared and aligned
• Collaborates with matrix teams and regions to incorporate insights into overall strategy development
• Coordinates with Learning & Development on onboarding and ongoing training as new data becomes available
• Maintains and transfers appropriate Medical Content for scientific exchange and Med Info inquiries for international partnerships
• Manages escalated Med Info inquiries from partner markets and ensures timely, accurate responses
• Coordinates with Medical Affairs and internal stakeholders to develop, review, and approve Medical Content for partner markets
• Maintains knowledge of product information, disease states, literature, guidelines, competitor information, and marketing strategies for assigned therapeutic areas
• Acts as a subject matter expert to partners, providing timely scientific and clinical information to support business decisions
• 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 program objectives, timelines, and quality standards
• Collaborates with local, regional, and global teams to address program requirements and challenges
• Shares learnings and best practices with leadership, headquarters, and partners
• Other responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications

• PharmD, PhD, or MD required; ~7 years Medical Affairs experience in pharma/biotech, with ~5 years in Medical Affairs/Scientific Communications/Medical Information; equivalent education/experience considered
• International experience in Medical Affairs/Sci Com/Med Info preferred
• Experience in 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 for Med Info responses
• Experience in MLR and MRC
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Understanding of legal and regulatory environment of the pharmaceutical industry
• Acts with urgency while considering broader organizational impact; communicates rationale clearly
• Anticipates risk and implements mitigation strategies; escalate to leadership when needed
• Ability to travel, including international travel

Skills

• Medical affairs leadership and cross-functional collaboration
• Strategic planning and operational execution
• Medical content development for scientific exchange
• Medical Information management and inquiry responses
• Literature evaluation and drug information concepts
• Regulatory and compliance awareness
• Strong communication and relationship-building

Education

• PharmD, PhD, or MD required

Additional Requirements

• Ability to travel, including international travel