The Scientific/Medical Director, Global Hematology Pipeline, Medical Affairs provides specialist medical and scientific input into core 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 health-care 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 and 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; contributes to translational strategy with discovery colleagues.
- Develops and executes medical expert engagement strategies; partners with clinical development, commercial, access, area, and affiliate colleagues.
- Provides scientific/medical education to investigators, clinical monitors, and Global Project Team members; keeps abreast of professional information and technology; acts as a therapeutic area resource.
- May assist with medical education programs, advisories, symposia; supports scientific review/approval/execution/communication of affiliate/area/global medical affairs-sponsored or supported clinical research.
- 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 scientific activities.
Qualifications:
Scientific Director:
- PhD or PharmD; additional post-doctorate highly preferred.
- 5-7+ years pharmaceutical industry experience.
- 7-10 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 cross-functional global leadership.
- Excellent oral and written English communication.
Medical Director:
- MD (or DO/non-US equivalent); relevant academic/hospital specialty preferred; residency and/or fellowship preferred.
- 0-2 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 and development strategy.
- Proven cross-functional global leadership.
- Ability to interact externally/internally to support global business strategy.
- Excellent oral and written English communication.