Regional Field Medical Director (RMD) — Medical Affairs
Responsibilities:
- Communicate medical/scientific information to external stakeholders on appropriate therapy utilization and advance therapeutic disease-state knowledge.
- Develop and execute a comprehensive territory medical plan; attend conferences and deliver scientific presentations.
- Establish professional collaborations with academic researchers, therapeutic area leaders, research centers, organizations, and clinical care teams.
- Provide balanced medical information to healthcare professionals and manage issues, including unsolicited questions on safety and off-label use based on available scientific data.
- Respond to requests for medical presentations to payer audiences and formulary decision-makers.
- Territory planning and identifying new external stakeholders; identify therapeutic area educational and data gaps.
- Liaise with internal stakeholders to build a regional/country-wide action-oriented plan; participate in or lead strategic projects.
- Become a therapeutic area/product expert through regular literature review and participation in scientific congresses/conferences and training.
- Share knowledge (e.g., KOL and site profiling).
- Assist in identifying potential investigators and research projects (e.g., investigator-sponsored trials, sponsored site identification, recruitment strategies, collaboration with clinical operations).
Qualifications:
- PharmD, Ph.D., MD, or other advanced healthcare degree(s) or relevant experience.
- 5+ years medical affairs or field medical experience with strong cross-functional collaboration.
- Prior experience presenting medical information to payer audiences and formulary decision-makers.
- Prior CNS and/or substance abuse disorder experience preferred.
Required skills:
- Excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills; ability to network.
- Ability to participate in scientific dialogue with KOLs and researchers.
- Strong teaching skills; clearly present/discuss scientific material.
- Proven ability to create and sustain relationships with industry leaders.
- Skilled in clinical research; understanding of pharmaceutical product development and approval.
- Ability to organize/prioritize and work with minimal supervision in a changing environment.
- Travel 50–60% of the time; evening/weekend work may be required.
Benefits/Compensation:
- Estimated base pay range: $192,500–$233,000.
- Additional incentive compensation may apply (e.g., merit increases, annual bonus, and/or long-term incentives such as stock options).
- Comprehensive benefits package (eligibility governed by plan documents/policies).
Application instructions:
- If selected for an interview, speak with an HR Partner regarding compensation philosophy and available benefits.