Medical Director, Spinal Muscular Atrophy - Global Medical Affairs

Role Summary

The Medical Director, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) leads the development, launch planning, and ongoing medical support for Biogen’s SMA program, acting as a strategic partner and expert medical leader to improve patient outcomes and reinforce Biogen’s leadership in SMA medical affairs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the global SMA medical strategy and tactics in collaboration with regional/country and cross-functional teams.
• Lead the planning, development, and execution of high-impact medical activities, such as advisory boards, to gather clinical insights.
• Provide expert medical input to guide clinical development, comprehensive evidence generation, and launch planning in SMA.
• Represent Global Medical at cross-functional forums, providing expert medical input.
• Partner with the scientific communications team to shape and deliver the strategic scientific narrative.
• Review medical content, including publication materials, medical communications, and medical information letters.
• Deliver medical presentations at internal trainings, external congresses, and other key events as needed.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders in the SMA community, including healthcare professionals and patient advocacy organizations; develop and execute global KME engagement plans.
• Manage external agencies and vendors to ensure high-quality planning and execution of outsourced medical deliverables.

Qualifications

• Required: Advanced degree (MD, PhD, or PharmD).
• Required: Minimum 8+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience, preferably in SMA, neuromuscular disease, or neurology/neuroscience.
• Required: Demonstrated expertise in developing and executing comprehensive medical affairs plans.
• Required: Proven ability to establish productive collaborations with medical experts and external stakeholders.
• Required: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with strong presentation capabilities.
• Required: Skilled at analyzing, synthesizing, and conveying complex scientific information.
• Required: Track record of meeting or exceeding objectives and delivering measurable results.
• Required: Willingness and ability to travel up to 20%.
• Preferred: Experience with product launches and lifecycle management across different stages.
• Preferred: Ability to lead and collaborate across global, regional, and affiliate medical teams to ensure alignment and integration of insights and strategies.
• Preferred: Strong project management skills and initiative in solving complex problems.

Skills

• Strategic medical planning
• Medical affairs leadership
• Stakeholder engagement and KME management
• Medical communications and publication planning
• Evidence generation and clinical development guidance
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Project management

Education

• Advanced degree: MD, PhD, or PharmD.

Additional Requirements

• Up to 20% travel to engage external stakeholders.