Medical Director, Medical Affairs - Dermatology

Role Summary

The Medical Director, Medical Affairs – Dermatology will support the product life cycle for hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) through leadership, mentorship, and execution of the Medical Affairs strategic vision. This role will engage in commercialization activities including launch support and external medical community engagement.

Responsibilities

• Leadership role within a cross functional team of medical professionals in planning and driving all aspects of the integrated medical affairs plans for the asset.
• Responsible for Medical Affairs interactions of external medical experts and leadership of medical advisory boards.
• Provide Medical Affairs support in the development of the asset development strategy, LCM/IIR Strategy, and the design and execution of Phase 4 company sponsored studies, including HEOR studies and registries.
• Lead and execute on innovative omnichannel medical education.
• Provide medical expertise into the marketing strategies for the asset.
• Provide review of medical and commercial materials, including standard medical information response documents, and materials used by Field Medical.
• Provide medical support in developing the medical communications strategy (abstracts, posters, publications).
• Provide medical support in developing the strategy for Independent Medical Education in compliance with internal processes.
• Provide strategic medical support to Drug Safety for any product alerts in the US.
• Provide strategic support to the evaluation of data gaps and provide support to the processes related to Investigator Initiated Studies.
• Work collaboratively with key intra- and inter- departmental partners (Field Medical, Medical Operations, Medical Information, Medical Grants, HEOR, Medical Education, Clinical Development, Legal, Regulatory, Commercial, Market Access, etc.).

Qualifications

• MD required with strong preference for board-certified Dermatologist.
• Medical Affairs experience within a biotechnology or pharmaceutical company is strongly preferred.
• Prior experience in dermatology or related therapeutic area highly preferred.
• Experience in academic clinical research or pharmaceutical Clinical Development is a plus.
• Experience with a growing medical team.
• Experience partnering with the HEOR group.
• Proven understanding of legal, regulatory, and compliance policies.
• Demands a keen understanding of business operations with critical thinking and highly effective analytical skills.
• Must have excellent communication and presentation skills (verbal and written).
• Highly organized with a strong attention to detail, clarity, accuracy, and conciseness.
• Excellent organizational agility and cross-functional approach is essential.

Skills

• Medical affairs leadership
• External medical engagement
• Strategic planning and execution
• HEOR and observational/registries design
• Omnichannel medical education
• Medical communications strategy
• Regulatory, legal, and compliance awareness
• Cross-functional collaboration

Education

• MD required; board-certified Dermatologist preferred.