The Scientific/Medical Director, Global Hematology Pipeline, Medical Affairs provides specialist medical and scientific input into strategic and operational medical affairs activities across the hematology pipeline, including disease and asset strategy, scientific differentiation, value propositions, narratives and publication strategy, evidence generation, and healthcare professional/provider interactions. Works closely with asset strategy, clinical development, value and evidence and commercial teams.
Responsibilities:
- Supports creation and execution of disease and asset strategies.
- Supports pipeline medical evidence generation strategy and execution (company-sponsored studies, research collaborations, investigator-initiated studies).
- Leads creation of early scientific narratives, messaging, and communications (congress planning, medical education, publication strategies/plans).
- Provides in-house medical expertise for the disease area/assets; coordinates scientific activities with internal/external stakeholders. May participate in due diligence/business development and contribute to translational strategy.
- Acts as a medical interface; develops and executes medical expert engagement strategies with cross-functional partners.
- Provides scientific/medical education to investigators, clinical monitors, and Global Project Team members; stays current with conferences and medical literature.
- May assist with medical education programs, advisories, symposia, and scientific review/approval/execution/communication of sponsored or supported clinical research.
- Interacts with and coordinates scientific/medical activities with internal stakeholders (commercial, clinical operations, discovery, statistics, regulatory); serves as scientific interface for key regulatory discussions.
- Ensures budgets, timelines, and compliance requirements are factored into programsβ scientific activities.
Qualifications:
Scientific Director:
- PhD or PharmD; additional post-do doctorate experience highly preferred.
- 5β7+ years in pharmaceutical industry.
- 7β10 years Medical Affairs with Global Medical Affairs experience highly preferred.
- Multiple myeloma and cell therapies experience highly preferred.
- Knowledge of clinical trial methodology, data analysis/interpretation, regulatory requirements; experience designing protocols and development strategy.
- Proven leadership in cross-functional global teams.
- Excellent oral and written English communication.
Medical Director:
- MD (or equivalent DO/non-US MD); relevant academic/hospital specialty preferred; residency/fellowship preferred.
- 0β2 years clinical trial/medical affairs experience; 3+ preferred.
- Multiple myeloma and cell therapies experience highly preferred.
- Knowledge of clinical trial methodology, data analysis/interpretation, regulatory requirements; experience designing protocols.
- Proven leadership; ability to interact internally/externally to support global business strategy.
- Excellent oral and written English communication.