Medical Science Director
CorMedix Therapeutics
August 21, 2026
On-site
San Francisco, CA
$200,000 - $225,000 USD yearly
Medical Affairs
Medical Science Director (MSD) — field-based role supporting a territory throughout California (candidates must reside in California).
Primary Responsibilities:
- Identify and engage emerging and established KOLs across oncology (including BMT), infectious disease, nephrology, critical care, antimicrobial stewardship, and related areas; serve as a trusted scientific/clinical resource to HCPs, pharmacy leaders, infection prevention specialists, and healthcare systems.
- Conduct compliant, fair-balanced scientific exchange regarding clinical data, disease states, and pipeline programs.
- Develop and maintain relationships with clinical decision-makers and institutional stakeholders in acute care, oncology, and hospital systems.
- Support scientific discussions at congresses, advisory boards, symposia, and professional society meetings.
- Facilitate peer-to-peer education addressing unmet needs and treatment challenges.
- Capture and communicate medical insights, competitive intelligence, treatment landscape trends, and unmet needs to internal stakeholders.
- Support cross-functional teams (Clinical Development, Commercial, HEOR, Market Access, Pharmacovigilance, Medical Information); provide scientific input into educational materials and field medical planning.
- Support clinical trial and evidence generation: identify sites/investigators, educate on protocols/rationale, support investigator-sponsored research, and help address patient access barriers with evidence-based solutions.
- Respond to unsolicited medical information requests per compliance/regulatory guidance; document adverse events/product complaints per pharmacovigilance; maintain expertise in disease/product/competitors/literature/standards.
- Provide internal scientific education and collaborate in a matrix environment.
Qualifications:
- Advanced healthcare/scientific degree required (MD, DO, PharmD, PhD, DNP, NP, PA-C, or equivalent).
- Prior field medical/MSD/MSL experience preferred, including 1+ years MSL (or equivalent).
- 1–5+ years preferred in academia/healthcare system/pharma/biotech.
- Oncology (BMT preferred); infectious disease, nephrology, critical care, acute care, or supportive oncology strongly preferred; hospital-based specialty product experience preferred.
Skills/Requirements:
- Exceptional scientific communication/presentation; strong relationship-building.
- Ability to interpret and communicate complex clinical/scientific information.
- Demonstrated cross-functional collaboration; strong organization/analytical/problem-solving; independent, multi-priority management.
- High professionalism, integrity, sound judgment, compliance orientation; proficiency in scientific literature evaluation and medical data interpretation.
Work/Travel:
- Full-time; travel ~60–70% with overnight travel; attend meetings/conferences.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Identify and engage emerging and established KOLs across oncology (including BMT), infectious disease, nephrology, critical care, antimicrobial stewardship, and related areas; serve as a trusted scientific/clinical resource to HCPs, pharmacy leaders, infection prevention specialists, and healthcare systems.
- Conduct compliant, fair-balanced scientific exchange regarding clinical data, disease states, and pipeline programs.
- Develop and maintain relationships with clinical decision-makers and institutional stakeholders in acute care, oncology, and hospital systems.
- Support scientific discussions at congresses, advisory boards, symposia, and professional society meetings.
- Facilitate peer-to-peer education addressing unmet needs and treatment challenges.
- Capture and communicate medical insights, competitive intelligence, treatment landscape trends, and unmet needs to internal stakeholders.
- Support cross-functional teams (Clinical Development, Commercial, HEOR, Market Access, Pharmacovigilance, Medical Information); provide scientific input into educational materials and field medical planning.
- Support clinical trial and evidence generation: identify sites/investigators, educate on protocols/rationale, support investigator-sponsored research, and help address patient access barriers with evidence-based solutions.
- Respond to unsolicited medical information requests per compliance/regulatory guidance; document adverse events/product complaints per pharmacovigilance; maintain expertise in disease/product/competitors/literature/standards.
- Provide internal scientific education and collaborate in a matrix environment.
Qualifications:
- Advanced healthcare/scientific degree required (MD, DO, PharmD, PhD, DNP, NP, PA-C, or equivalent).
- Prior field medical/MSD/MSL experience preferred, including 1+ years MSL (or equivalent).
- 1–5+ years preferred in academia/healthcare system/pharma/biotech.
- Oncology (BMT preferred); infectious disease, nephrology, critical care, acute care, or supportive oncology strongly preferred; hospital-based specialty product experience preferred.
Skills/Requirements:
- Exceptional scientific communication/presentation; strong relationship-building.
- Ability to interpret and communicate complex clinical/scientific information.
- Demonstrated cross-functional collaboration; strong organization/analytical/problem-solving; independent, multi-priority management.
- High professionalism, integrity, sound judgment, compliance orientation; proficiency in scientific literature evaluation and medical data interpretation.
Work/Travel:
- Full-time; travel ~60–70% with overnight travel; attend meetings/conferences.