Senior Medical Director

Role Summary

Senior Medical Director leading strategic development and tactical execution for late-stage pipeline launches and current on-market indications with a focus on Nephrology. Serves as the integrated medical affairs representative for cross-functional senior leadership teams and external KOLs; reports to the head of Medical Affairs.

Responsibilities

• Develop, prioritize, and execute the overall US medical therapeutic area strategy, with annual monitoring and adaptations from integrated learnings across medical and brand teams
• Develop and execute strategic direction for the therapeutic area within medical affairs, including publication evolution, evidence generation priorities, medical education assessment, annual plan and key areas of interest, field message evolution, and advancing the scientific narrative in collaboration with internal medical affairs functions
• Maintain a superior awareness of clinical landscape, guidelines, scientific literature, and competitive threats
• Build and advance priority external relationships with senior KOLs and physicians to form a sustainable strategy reflecting patient, payor, and other US customer needs
• Present disease state and clinical data to internal and external audiences (government, policy, payors, etc.)
• Oversee and manage execution of scientific review and input for relevant medical review committees
• Oversee and manage execution of scientific review and input for relevant promotional review committees
• Work with medical information to triage escalated Medical Information Requests, providing research and language for SRLs
• Provide input and support for field medical initiatives and execution as required from MSL lead
• Consolidate and share integrated insights with other functions within R&D (e.g., clinical development, regulatory)
• Partner with Commercial team for education and training of speakers on disease state and clinical data promotional presentations
• Ensure continuous development and training of the medical affairs and MSL team with regard to disease area expertise

Qualifications

• Advanced Scientific degree, MD/DO preferred, with 10–12 years of progressive medical or scientific affairs experience within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry or equivalent
• Superior pharmaceutical industry experience within Medical Affairs
• Demonstrated understanding of integration points between Medical Affairs and stakeholders across R&D and Commercial functions
• Experience in a complex matrix management environment
• Knowledge of study methodology, data analysis techniques, and critical review of publications (strongly preferred)
• Strategic mindset with collaboration and excellence
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and prioritization
• Ability to work with a multidisciplinary team across internal and external stakeholders
• Strong critical thinking, communication, and writing skills
• Ability to travel to various meetings
• May require approximately 20–30% travel