Regional Medical Affairs Director - Gulf Coast

Role Summary

The Regional Medical Affairs Director (RMAD) is a field-based role within the US Regional Medical Affairs organization responsible for developing and enhancing professional relationships with specified key thought-leaders, institutions, and organizations in the assigned region. The RMAD focuses on medical and scientific engagement with identified healthcare and decision-maker stakeholders by providing medical and scientific support through scientific exchange, addressing medical and scientific informational needs, and collaborating in mutually identified areas of medical, education, clinical research, and real-world experience/evidence. The RMAD serves as an internal subject matter expert and provides appropriate medical and scientific support for internal teams as identified. This role resides in Houston, TX, with a territory covering TX, LA, and MS.

Responsibilities

• Fostering mutually collaborative relationships with institutions, Centers of Excellence, thought leaders, and key decision makers across the healthcare ecosystem in medical, education, clinical research, and real-world experience.
• Provide medical information through scientific exchange in a fair-balanced manner and clinical/scientific support as identified or requested to address informational needs of the healthcare community, including responses to unsolicited requests for pipeline or off-label information.
• Deliver medical presentations to diverse healthcare professional audiences including decision makers, professional medical societies, and advocacy groups.
• Provide scientific and liaison support related to Xeris clinical research activity, including thought leader and investigator engagement, follow-up, and facilitation of unsolicited requests for interactions related to Investigator Initiated Studies (IISs).
• Maintain cross-functional collaboration with internal and external field teams to provide scientific expertise and medical support within Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Commercial, and other internal stakeholders.
• Obtain, assimilate, organize, and report competitive and scientific intelligence in a concise, clear manner, compliant with applicable policies and processes.
• Attend and participate in medical/scientific meetings and conferences to gain scientific insights, collect emerging data, identify healthcare trends, and support scientific exchange and communication related to therapeutic areas of interest and research and development.
• Contribute to internal training for headquarter- and field-based teams and support speaker training initiatives as identified.
• Assist with the implementation and engagement of thought leader participation in advisory boards, consultant meetings, and other scientific meetings consistent with policies and processes.
• Maintain clinical/scientific expertise and provide strategic insights into emerging scientific data and healthcare trends.
• Collaborate with thought leaders and Medical Communications to support the development of publications and related medical communications.
• Participate in assigned Medical Affairs projects, initiatives, and activities as identified and requested.
• Perform and complete administrative responsibilities, including timely reporting.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (MD, PhD, PharmD, DNP) in a related discipline strongly preferred
• Less than 2 years of experience (Entry level as Associate Director); 2+ years of experience (Entry Level as Director) in field medical or medical affairs within the pharmaceutical industry; post-doctoral pharmaceutical industry training via residency or fellowship also welcomed
• Active clinical care, clinical research, or academia experience preferred
• Clear understanding of regional medical practice, clinical decision-making, and healthcare systems affecting patient care
• Demonstrated understanding of clinical research trial and/or related laboratory research design and execution
• Extensive knowledge of Endocrinology, including Cushing’s Disease, and field medical affairs is strongly preferred
• Competencies: Customer service focus, teamwork and collaboration, written and verbal communication, presentation, time management, and self-starter
• Working conditions: May require periodic evening and weekend work, with periodic overnight travel; approximately 60% overnight travel