SPC Global Medical Director - Ophthalmology

Role Summary

Global Medical Director – Ophthalmology responsible for shaping and executing the global medical strategy for the ophthalmology portfolio. Requires strong scientific expertise, strategic leadership, and cross-functional collaboration to advance medical understanding, evidence generation, and external engagement. Location: Cambridge, MA / Morristown, NJ.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the medical representative, providing strategic input and ensuring alignment of ophthalmology medical tactics with overall brand objectives.
• Participate in cross-functional workstreams to design and implement global medical programs supporting the ophthalmology portfolio.
• Contribute to the Global Medical Affairs Plan for ophthalmology assets, ensuring alignment with key strategic imperatives and evidence generation priorities.
• Collaborate with Scientific Communications to develop high-quality materials for external medical engagement and deliver global medical training programs.
• Lead and execute global medical activities within the Medical Affairs Plan, including advisory boards, expert meetings, and symposia, ensuring compliance and strong collaboration with internal stakeholders (Events, Legal, Compliance, Procurement).
• Drive evidence generation initiatives (e.g., Investigator-Initiated Studies, Real-World Evidence projects) in line with the Integrated Evidence Generation Plan (IEGP).
• Lead strategically assigned projects to advance scientific understanding and clinical application of ophthalmology therapies.
• Build and maintain strong KOL relationships globally, ensuring their involvement in key medical activities and scientific exchange.
• Ensure cross-functional collaboration with Commercial, Regulatory, Pharmacovigilance, and Market Access teams; review promotional and non-promotional materials in Veeva/PromoMats.
• Support data dissemination strategy, including publications, congress planning, and scientific communication in collaboration with internal stakeholders.
• Contribute to annual and long-term congress strategy, including symposia, abstracts, and scientific sessions.
• Maintain regular interaction with local medical teams in priority markets to ensure tactical alignment and gather insights through global-local meetings, newsletters, and other communication channels.
• Provide medical support to R&D, Pharmacovigilance, and Regulatory functions, including risk management and health authority interactions.

Qualifications

• Education — Required: Advanced degree (MD, PhD, PharmD); board certification (or eligible) in ophthalmology highly preferred. Experience — Preferred: Minimum of 3 years of retinal disease expertise, including at least 3 years of pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry experience; demonstrated experience in medical affairs or clinical development roles, including early pipeline management, KOL engagement, and scientific communication; proven track record at country or global level; US market experience strongly preferred.

Skills

• Drug Development & Regulatory: Broad understanding of the drug development process, regulatory requirements, risk management, health authority interactions, and market access considerations.
• Clinical & Scientific Knowledge: Expertise in retinal clinical science, therapeutic landscape, and evidence generation methodologies, including clinical trials and real-world evidence.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Significant experience working with Research, Clinical Development, Commercial, Health Economic Value & Access teams.
• Scientific Communication: Proficiency in scientific communication, publication planning, and congress strategy, with ability to translate complex data into actionable strategies for internal and external stakeholders.
• Compliance & Systems: Familiarity with compliance frameworks and promotional/non-promotional material review systems (e.g. Veeva/PromoMats).

Education

• Advanced degree (MD, PhD, PharmD) required; board certification (or eligible) in ophthalmology highly preferred.