What You’ll Do
Field Medical Director (FMD)/Sr. FMD is a field-based scientific expert responsible for communicating with internal and external stakeholders, providing medical and scientific information on appropriate therapy utilization, and advancing therapeutic disease-state knowledge. Core member of the Medical Affairs Team.
Responsibilities
Assigned Territory Focused Responsibilities
- Collaborate with National Head, Field Medical Affairs to develop and execute scientific plans within territory to meet company goals within corporate/regulatory guidelines (products marketed and in development)
- Lead execution of Medical Affairs strategic plans in territory
- Maintain clinical/technical expertise: review scientific journals, attend scientific/key technical meetings, and share learnings with stakeholders
- Serve as a resource to the commercial team on scientific/market intelligence
- Provide feedback on emerging clinical/competitive trends
Local Market Relationships, Scientific Knowledge & Access Development
- Build advocacy with key investigators and key accounts to facilitate mutually beneficial research on infigratinib
- Develop relationships with KOLs, HCPs, clinics, etc. in support of strategic plans and may contribute to HCP strategies for multiple brands
- Maintain relationships with professional societies and patient advocacy groups aligned with Medical Affairs goals
- Lead identification of new HCP segments and opportunities for Medical Affairs engagement
- Escalate scientific product questions from HCPs/clinics and act as primary source of scientific product knowledge in territory
- Deliver scientific presentations on infigratinib to physicians and other key external customers
- Provide medical support for commercial efforts (including representation at Medical Affairs booths)
- Support management of territory KOLs/investigators involved in publications
- Share key field information critical to medical strategy (e.g., adverse events, safety issues)
- Gather competitive intelligence and clinical insights from the field and provide to competitive intelligence function and Medical Director indication lead
Post-Marketing Research – Registries, ISTs, Observational
- Visit potential research sites to assess ability to conduct/accrue to clinical research studies/registries
- Implement/coordinate independent research (investigator sponsored trials) supporting infigratinib clinical/scientific strategy
- Gain stakeholder alignment on research implications and facilitate cross-functional discussions
- Liaise with Study Management and/or Clinical functions by forwarding potential investigators for other products
- Interpret and apply clinical data
- Peer educate MSLs/stakeholders on data analysis, synthesis, and business implications of research results
- Serve as lead for clinical trial/research activities
- Support sponsored clinical studies and registry studies (training, responding to inquiries, sharing feedback)
Product Leadership Responsibilities
- For assigned product, collaborate with key stakeholders to develop field medical product strategies supporting a Regional Medical Plan
- Develop/maintain product and disease-area expertise and understanding of clinical/commercial priorities
- Collaborate on development/maintenance of infigratinib medical narrative decks for unsolicited inquiries
- Create/update/maintain field-facing materials for education initiatives
- Assess knowledge/skill gaps of others; provide coaching and developmental support
- Act as internal/external scientific/medical authority; contribute to scientific literature and participate in scientific dialogue
- Handle product scientific question escalation from field/territory leads
- Conduct product-specific scientific training and field meetings (including with commercial recruits)
- Maintain deep knowledge of managed markets and US healthcare system; serve as resource for payer discussions; provide field feedback for managed market materials
Career Development
- Participates in Medical Affairs career development pathway/programming (guidance, training opportunities, mentorship)
Where You’ll Work
- Field-based position based in the United States; extensive travel (sometimes weekends)
Qualifications
- Advanced healthcare degree(s): PharmD, Ph.D., MD, Genetic Counseling, or other advanced healthcare degree(s) with relevant experience
- Preferred: 3+ years of medical affairs or field medical experience with verifiable high performance
- Considered: at least 2 years of other relevant clinical or healthcare experience
- Preferred: prior experience in rare diseases and/or skeletal dysplasia
Required/Preferred Skills & Abilities
- Excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills (including networking)
- Ability to participate in scientific dialogue with KOLs and researchers
- Excellent teaching skills; ability to present and discuss scientific material clearly and concisely
- Proven ability to create and sustain relationships with industry leaders
- Skilled in clinical research and understanding of pharmaceutical product development/approval process
- Ability to organize/prioritize and work effectively with minimal supervision in a changing environment
- Travel 60–70% based on territory; overnight/weekend work may be required; occasional international travel may be required
- Must reside in the United States
Benefits (as explicitly stated)
- 401K with 100% employer match on first 3% and 50% on next 2%; employee stock purchase program; pre-tax commuter benefits; referral program with $2,500 award for hired referrals
- Comprehensive health care with 100% premiums covered (no cost to you and dependents); mental health support via Spring Health (6 therapy sessions & 6 coaching sessions)
- Hybrid work model; unlimited flexible paid time off; paid parental leave (4 months birthing parents; 2 months non-birthing parents); flex spending accounts; company-provided group term life & disability; subsidized lunch via Forkable
Compensation (if applicable)
- Anticipated salary range (California): $210,000–$250,000 USD