Savara Job Opportunity

Please note Savara will begin screening for this role in January. Applications will be accepted through our Careers site.

Savara Overview

Savara is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on rare respiratory diseases. Our lead product candidate, molgramostim, is an inhaled granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) in Phase 3 development for autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (aPAP). Our management team has significant experience in orphan drug development and pulmonary medicine, identifying unmet needs, and effectively advancing product candidates to approval and commercialization. Our goal is to become a leader in rare respiratory disease therapeutics through the development and commercialization of novel, best-in-class medicines that address unmet medical needs in this field.

Role Purpose

Savara is looking for an intelligent and outgoing candidate to join a team of enthusiastic, creative, and driven individuals to help to shape the development of a world-class Medical Affairs organization supporting the development of molgramostim. This position will participate in multiple activities within the nascent Medical Affairs function. The candidate will apply advanced field-based medical experience, subject matter knowledge, and skills supporting medical strategies and in addressing unsolicited requests for medical information from healthcare professionals, managed care organizations, payers, and other formulary decision makers. This individual will play a role in medical affairs contribution to brand planning and other cross-functional endeavors and provide medical/scientific input to cross-functional teams, input into the review and approval of Investigator Initiated Trials, requests for support of Independent Medical Education, and will represent Medical Affairs on review committees of an array of communication materials as needed. It is expected that this candidate will develop strong collaborations with clinical investigators and medical thought leaders in the pulmonary therapeutic area. As a part of the US Medical Affairs Organization, the candidate will report to the Senior Director, Field Medical. This is a field-based role. The ideal candidate should reside in Northeast, Southeast, Central, or West region of the US.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop therapeutic Area (TA) and product expertise
• Build relationships with key external stakeholders including, but not limited to, healthcare professionals at key institutions, medical/scientific organizations (e.g., professional societies), patient advocacy groups, and regulators by providing disease state education and communicating the clinical value of Savara’s medicines
• Represent Savara externally as a key technical and scientific contact for clinicians (including physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, etc.), professional societies, academic and community medical centers, integrated delivery networks, managed care organizations, etc.
• Act as a trusted and credible medical/science discussion partner by engaging in scientific/medical exchange with HCPs/stakeholders as appropriate including:
  • Proactive, broad discussion around relevant disease areas
  • Reactive communication/education on published data (medical/scientific exchange)
  • Compliant exchange of medical and scientific information for the purpose of information gathering from groups such as medical experts/thought leaders
• Identify academic and community respiratory/pulmonary centers to establish relationships and support identification of autoimmune PAP patients
• Contribute to the development and execution of the medical strategy for Savara’s key asset, molgramostim, relevant to local geography (and beyond) and play a central role in medical contribution to brand planning and in contributing to local medical strategies
• The candidate will contribute to company success through both internal and external medical education and medical/scientific information exchange and support, as well as use their medical/scientific expertise to gather medical insights and to support research/data generation initiatives
• Identify qualified investigators to support participation in company-sponsored activities (e.g., speaker, investigator, or consultant) as needed
• Work cross-functionally with colleagues in the field across Commercial, Marketing, Medical, etc. to establish ongoing collaborative internal relationships
• Operate in a confident and compliant manner within a highly regulated environment
• Stay up to date with therapy advances, current research, medical scientific knowledge, and detailed knowledge of Savara’s products’ relevant disease areas
• Complete all required customer activity documentation, training, expense reporting, and other administrative responsibilities in a timely, accurate, and compliant manner

Key Qualifications

• Doctorate degree (PharmD, MD, DO, PhD) with at least 5 years of previous Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Medical Affairs/MSL/Clinical experience required
• Ability to understand and effectively communicate scientific and medical information to both internal and external customers
• Confidence and credibility to partner as peers with commercial counterparts
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are imperative. Ability to anticipate and adapt to change; strong interpersonal skills commensurate with the need to work closely with partners, investigators, contractors, consultants, and team members across functions
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and strategic planning skills
• Ability to work independently yet engage in collaborative decision making to complete tasks in a timely fashion, and function in a rapid-paced environment
• Ability to communicate well with health care professionals. Ability to establish strong relationships with peer groups, professional organizations, and other outside parties
• Ability to travel 30-40% of the time

This role is remote within the United States. Savara offers a competitive compensation package, including benefits and retirement. Savara is an equal opportunity employer.