Senior Medical Director, Global Medical Affairs, Lupus
Biogen
June 26, 2026
Remote friendly (Cambridge, MA)
United States
Medical Affairs
What You’ll Do
- Build and maintain close partnership with key medical experts and healthcare providers to bring insights into the Global Medical affairs strategy.
- Provide expert medical input to guide clinical development, comprehensive evidence generation, and launch planning in Lupus.
- Represent global medical at alliance forums and governance meetings requiring medical inputs (e.g., Regulatory forums, R&D, safety).
- Develop and implement cross-functionally aligned medical strategies in support of clinical development programs and eventual launch planning; lead high-impact medical activities (advisory boards, medical education, medical research projects).
- Review key manuscripts and publications; act as primary sign-off where needed.
- Identify and advance productive collaborations with external stakeholders including healthcare and patient advocacy organizations.
- Serve as a credible and trusted partner to alliance colleagues.
- Create positive team climate in alignment with Biogen’s culture.
Who You Are
- Scientific/clinical professional with deep scientific knowledge of Rheumatology; strong communicator/collaborator; willing to travel 25%.
Required Skills
- Advanced degree required (MD preferred; PhD or PharmD).
- 8–10+ years’ experience in Medical Affairs.
- Rheumatology experience required.
- Alliance partnership experience.
- Experience/expertise developing, communicating, and executing comprehensive medical affairs strategy.
- Ability to build productive collaborations and maintain rheumatology relationships.
- Strong working knowledge of US and ex-US regulations relevant to Medical Affairs.
- Agile self-starter; comfortable in ambiguity.
- Excellent verbal and written communication.
- Proven track record delivering results.
- Ability to travel 25%.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with medical launch and products at different lifecycle stages.
- Ability to lead/collaborate with global/regional/affiliate medical to ensure alignment with global medical strategy.
- Ability to manage projects and solve complex problems.
Benefits (explicitly listed)
- Medical, Dental, Vision & Life insurances; fitness/wellness programs (fitness reimbursement); short- and long-term disability; paid vacation (minimum 15 days) and end-of-year shutdown (Dec 26–Dec 31); up to 12 paid holidays + 3 Personal Significance days; sick time (80 hours/year); paid maternity and parental leave; 401(k) with company match; employee stock purchase plan; tuition reimbursement (up to $10,000/year); Employee Resource Groups participation.
- Build and maintain close partnership with key medical experts and healthcare providers to bring insights into the Global Medical affairs strategy.
- Provide expert medical input to guide clinical development, comprehensive evidence generation, and launch planning in Lupus.
- Represent global medical at alliance forums and governance meetings requiring medical inputs (e.g., Regulatory forums, R&D, safety).
- Develop and implement cross-functionally aligned medical strategies in support of clinical development programs and eventual launch planning; lead high-impact medical activities (advisory boards, medical education, medical research projects).
- Review key manuscripts and publications; act as primary sign-off where needed.
- Identify and advance productive collaborations with external stakeholders including healthcare and patient advocacy organizations.
- Serve as a credible and trusted partner to alliance colleagues.
- Create positive team climate in alignment with Biogen’s culture.
Who You Are
- Scientific/clinical professional with deep scientific knowledge of Rheumatology; strong communicator/collaborator; willing to travel 25%.
Required Skills
- Advanced degree required (MD preferred; PhD or PharmD).
- 8–10+ years’ experience in Medical Affairs.
- Rheumatology experience required.
- Alliance partnership experience.
- Experience/expertise developing, communicating, and executing comprehensive medical affairs strategy.
- Ability to build productive collaborations and maintain rheumatology relationships.
- Strong working knowledge of US and ex-US regulations relevant to Medical Affairs.
- Agile self-starter; comfortable in ambiguity.
- Excellent verbal and written communication.
- Proven track record delivering results.
- Ability to travel 25%.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with medical launch and products at different lifecycle stages.
- Ability to lead/collaborate with global/regional/affiliate medical to ensure alignment with global medical strategy.
- Ability to manage projects and solve complex problems.
Benefits (explicitly listed)
- Medical, Dental, Vision & Life insurances; fitness/wellness programs (fitness reimbursement); short- and long-term disability; paid vacation (minimum 15 days) and end-of-year shutdown (Dec 26–Dec 31); up to 12 paid holidays + 3 Personal Significance days; sick time (80 hours/year); paid maternity and parental leave; 401(k) with company match; employee stock purchase plan; tuition reimbursement (up to $10,000/year); Employee Resource Groups participation.