Head of Medical Affairs
Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.
August 18, 2026
Remote friendly (Cambridge, MA)
United States
Medical Affairs
Head of Medical Affairs
Responsibilities:
- Build and lead a highly engaged and effective Medical Affairs team across global and regional functions; serve as a player-coach as required.
- Build, mentor, and manage Medical Affairs capabilities (Medical Strategy, Field Medical, Medical Information, Scientific Communication, Patient Advocacy, Medical Operations).
- Partner with Program Teams, R&D, and Commercial on medical affairs strategy and planning.
- Lead cross-functional evidence generation strategy; ensure timely execution of Medical Affairs-led studies (post-approval observational studies, disease registries, patient surveys).
- Lead review/approval of investigator-initiated studies and local/regional medical affairs proposals.
- Partner with R&D for medical input (e.g., PROs in registrational studies; timely communication of clinical data).
- Support company-sponsored studies with Clinical Operations (site selection, study initiation, enrollment; select cases include study closing).
- Develop and oversee an integrated stakeholder engagement strategy across global/regions.
- Ensure strong medical/scientific presence at key congresses.
- Collaborate on responsible early access strategy; support payer engagement and patient access.
- Evaluate medical insights/stakeholder needs to inform business and portfolio priorities.
- Guide medical communication, external scientific engagement, education, and publication planning.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Recruit, interview, hire, train leaders; provide performance evaluations; invest in employee development; handle discipline/termination as needed; implement actions based on engagement survey.
Qualifications:
- MD or PhD in relevant education.
- 15+ years of medical affairs leadership experience, including evidence generation and stakeholder engagement (including payer engagement) (required).
- Prior experience in gene therapy/gene editing/rare diseases or cardiology expertise (preferred).
- Strong understanding of clinical trial design and global healthcare delivery.
- Strong knowledge/application of ICH GCP, GxP, global regulations, and good document management.
- Greater Boston area preferred; travel ~20%.
Skills:
- Excellent written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strategic thinking; ability to analyze/synthesize complex data and scientific information.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and constructively handle conflict.
Responsibilities:
- Build and lead a highly engaged and effective Medical Affairs team across global and regional functions; serve as a player-coach as required.
- Build, mentor, and manage Medical Affairs capabilities (Medical Strategy, Field Medical, Medical Information, Scientific Communication, Patient Advocacy, Medical Operations).
- Partner with Program Teams, R&D, and Commercial on medical affairs strategy and planning.
- Lead cross-functional evidence generation strategy; ensure timely execution of Medical Affairs-led studies (post-approval observational studies, disease registries, patient surveys).
- Lead review/approval of investigator-initiated studies and local/regional medical affairs proposals.
- Partner with R&D for medical input (e.g., PROs in registrational studies; timely communication of clinical data).
- Support company-sponsored studies with Clinical Operations (site selection, study initiation, enrollment; select cases include study closing).
- Develop and oversee an integrated stakeholder engagement strategy across global/regions.
- Ensure strong medical/scientific presence at key congresses.
- Collaborate on responsible early access strategy; support payer engagement and patient access.
- Evaluate medical insights/stakeholder needs to inform business and portfolio priorities.
- Guide medical communication, external scientific engagement, education, and publication planning.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Recruit, interview, hire, train leaders; provide performance evaluations; invest in employee development; handle discipline/termination as needed; implement actions based on engagement survey.
Qualifications:
- MD or PhD in relevant education.
- 15+ years of medical affairs leadership experience, including evidence generation and stakeholder engagement (including payer engagement) (required).
- Prior experience in gene therapy/gene editing/rare diseases or cardiology expertise (preferred).
- Strong understanding of clinical trial design and global healthcare delivery.
- Strong knowledge/application of ICH GCP, GxP, global regulations, and good document management.
- Greater Boston area preferred; travel ~20%.
Skills:
- Excellent written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strategic thinking; ability to analyze/synthesize complex data and scientific information.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and constructively handle conflict.