Medical Affairs Director Psychiatry

Role Summary

The Medical Affairs Director, Psychiatry, is responsible for developing medical strategies and executing tactics for assigned projects within neuroscience/psychiatry. The role provides leadership for core medical affairs deliverables, including scientific exchange, evidence generation, strategic oversight, pull-through of scientific communication, and developing the strategic communication drivers and the scientific narrative aligned with corporate goals and brand strategy. It requires strong leadership, organizational and communication skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively in a matrix environment.

Responsibilities

• Planning and execution of an integrated medical strategy for assigned molecules that address current and future needs of the business
• Leading the overall strategy integration of core workstreams, such as the Scientific Communication Platform (SCP), overseeing strategic communication through publications and presentations
• Leading/co-leading tactical execution of the Integrated Evidence Generation Planning (IEGP) process
• Communicating the aligned MA strategy to and collaborate with Field Medical functions, including leveraging key field generated actionable insights and overall support regional needs
• Working closely with clinical development, HEOR, medical communications, commercial partners, etc. to co-create and support value drivers, market access, and launch preparedness activities broadly
• Developing and supporting the expert engagement plan and overall scientific communication strategy, including medical congress content, authorship and reviews of abstracts and manuscripts

Education

• Advanced degree (MD, PharmD and/or PhD in neuroscience) – Required

Qualifications

• Required: Experience with medical affairs strategic and tactical planning for pipeline and/or marketed products
• Required: Strong collaborative, interpersonal and cross-functional team interactions skills; ability to execute
• Required: High degree of professionalism, integrity and agility
• Required: Comfortable multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment and able to adjust workload based upon changing priorities
• Preferred: Psychiatry/ neuroscience experience 7+ years from working in medical affairs/ clinical development and/or academia or as a clinician
• Preferred: Experience with strategic evidence and scientific communication planning process

Additional Requirements

• Travel approximately 20%