Senior Medical Director, Bladder/RCC

Role Summary

Senior Medical Director leads US Medical Affairs activities for bladder cancer, including strategy, launch readiness, and cross-functional collaboration to support pre-launch, launch, and post-launch medical initiatives. The role oversees medical plans, partnerships with external organizations, and lifecycle clinical strategies, aligning with brand objectives and patient/HCP needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide deep expertise in bladder cancer, with focus on muscle-invasive disease, to inform medical strategy and decision-making.
• Deliver strategic medical input for enfortumab vedotin in partnership with Alliance partners and cross-functional teams to support aligned objectives.
• Ensure US launch readiness for new assets and indications; develop and execute short- and long-term US Medical plans aligned with business goals.
• Collaborate with Global Medical Affairs and cross-functional colleagues to ensure US Medical Plans align with brand strategies for pre-launch, launch, and post-launch medical initiatives.
• Incorporate patient and healthcare provider perspectives into medical plans and tactics.
• Lead strategic medical partnerships with external organizations from a bladder cancer portfolio perspective.
• Provide strategic medical leadership for ongoing sponsored study clinical research and oversee the fit and operational excellence of US ISRs in the bladder cancer portfolio.
• Brand Plan Development: oversee medical input into brand strategies and tactics and lead development and execution of medical strategies and tactics.
• Medical Sub-Team: participate in medical sub-team activities and coordinate with Global Medical Affairs to ensure US representation in Global decisions (GLocal coordination).
• Promotional Materials Review: provide medical input to promotional and sales training materials to ensure compliant, accurate, fair-balanced and high-quality content.
• Customer Insight Planning: lead development and implementation of customer insight planning (including Advisory Boards) to guide medical planning.
• Research: develop strategies and manage Investigator-Initiated Research programs, clinical collaborations, and analyses of Real World Data; advocate for Phase IV lifecycle trial strategies.
• Publication Subcommittee Membership: collaborate with Global Scientific Communications and Clinical Development to support global and regional publication plans; contribute to manuscripts, abstracts, and posters.
• Safety Support: represent regional medical on safety committees, oversee safety analysis and interpretation of clinical and real-world data, and provide guidance on safety updates; support regulatory labeling as needed.
• Customer Facing Partnerships: partner with thought leaders and societies to support regional Medical goals, including manuscript generation, research partnerships, fellowships, and congress leadership.
• Leadership & Mentorship: lead within a matrix team, coach colleagues, and foster a high-performance culture.
• Subject Matter Expertise: serve as a medical expert in the diagnosis and treatment of bladder cancer to represent patient and physician voices in initiatives.

Qualifications

• PhD, PharmD, or DVM professional degree
• 8+ years of experience in pharmaceutical industry, academic centers, clinical practice, or a combination
• Experience diagnosing and treating bladder cancer within the US healthcare system
• Headquarters and launch experience strongly preferred
• Knowledge and experience in bladder cancer; understanding of the drug development process and managing investigator-initiated research
• Knowledge of health care economics and its impact on medical decision making
• Highly motivated with a proven track record of high performance and excellence
• Strong strategic skills with creativity and proactive problem-solving abilities
• Strong interpersonal, verbal communication, and presentation skills; ability to facilitate open discussion and build internal and external relationships
• Well-organized, flexible, able to prioritize multiple demands, and effective in a matrix organization

Skills

• Strategic thinking and medical planning
• Cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management
• Scientific writing, data analysis, and publication planning
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Relationship-building with external thought leaders and societies

Additional Requirements

• Travel: approximately 25% of time
• Hybrid work arrangement: on-site 2.5 days per week within commuting distance