Vice President, Medical Affairs
Recursion
June 25, 2026
Remote
United States
Medical Affairs
In This Role, You Will
- Develop and lead integrated Medical Affairs strategies for priority assets (scientific narrative, evidence gaps, stakeholder engagement, publication strategy, medical education, advisory boards, field medical planning, launch readiness).
- Support cross-functional asset teams (Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, Development Sciences, HEOR/RWE, Biostatistics, Clinical Operations, Portfolio Strategy, Patient Advocacy, Communications, Legal/Compliance, as appropriate).
- Build evidence-generation plans using RWE, HEOR, epidemiology, natural history, burden of disease, treatment patterns, outcomes/value-focused studies.
- Translate external insights into recommendations for development strategy, trial design, endpoints, education needs, and evidence priorities.
- Lead compliant scientific engagement and congress/conference strategy (e.g., ASCO, ESMO, AACR, AAN).
- Establish medical communication strategy (publications, abstracts/presentations, lexicon, FAQs, medical information content, internal training).
- Partner with data science/Decision Science teams to explore responsible AI for evidence synthesis and medical impact measurement.
- Build a scalable Medical Affairs organization and establish governance, operating rhythms, vendor partnerships, performance metrics, and compliant processes.
The Experience You’ll Need
- Advanced degree required (MD/DO/PharmD/PhD or equivalent preferred).
- 15+ years biotech/pharma experience with significant Medical Affairs leadership.
- Experience leading Medical Affairs strategy for clinical/launch-stage assets (ideally oncology, rare disease, immunology/specialty).
- Proven integrated evidence planning (RWE/HEOR/epidemiology/burden/natural history/treatment patterns/outcomes/value).
- Strong drug development lifecycle knowledge (trial design/endpoints/external engagement/publications/evidence).
- Demonstrated KOL and stakeholder engagement success (investigators, patient advocacy, societies, payers/HTA).
- Experience with scientific platforms, publications, congress strategy, advisory boards, medical education, medical information resources.
- Strong knowledge of compliance expectations for scientific exchange, medical review, publication practices, advisory boards, HCP interactions (US & global).
Working Location & Compensation
- Fully remote; occasional travel.
- Annual base salary range: NYC/Boston/SF Bay Area $358,930–$449,240; Salt Lake City & other US locations $326,300–$408,400. Eligible for annual bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits package.
- Develop and lead integrated Medical Affairs strategies for priority assets (scientific narrative, evidence gaps, stakeholder engagement, publication strategy, medical education, advisory boards, field medical planning, launch readiness).
- Support cross-functional asset teams (Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, Development Sciences, HEOR/RWE, Biostatistics, Clinical Operations, Portfolio Strategy, Patient Advocacy, Communications, Legal/Compliance, as appropriate).
- Build evidence-generation plans using RWE, HEOR, epidemiology, natural history, burden of disease, treatment patterns, outcomes/value-focused studies.
- Translate external insights into recommendations for development strategy, trial design, endpoints, education needs, and evidence priorities.
- Lead compliant scientific engagement and congress/conference strategy (e.g., ASCO, ESMO, AACR, AAN).
- Establish medical communication strategy (publications, abstracts/presentations, lexicon, FAQs, medical information content, internal training).
- Partner with data science/Decision Science teams to explore responsible AI for evidence synthesis and medical impact measurement.
- Build a scalable Medical Affairs organization and establish governance, operating rhythms, vendor partnerships, performance metrics, and compliant processes.
The Experience You’ll Need
- Advanced degree required (MD/DO/PharmD/PhD or equivalent preferred).
- 15+ years biotech/pharma experience with significant Medical Affairs leadership.
- Experience leading Medical Affairs strategy for clinical/launch-stage assets (ideally oncology, rare disease, immunology/specialty).
- Proven integrated evidence planning (RWE/HEOR/epidemiology/burden/natural history/treatment patterns/outcomes/value).
- Strong drug development lifecycle knowledge (trial design/endpoints/external engagement/publications/evidence).
- Demonstrated KOL and stakeholder engagement success (investigators, patient advocacy, societies, payers/HTA).
- Experience with scientific platforms, publications, congress strategy, advisory boards, medical education, medical information resources.
- Strong knowledge of compliance expectations for scientific exchange, medical review, publication practices, advisory boards, HCP interactions (US & global).
Working Location & Compensation
- Fully remote; occasional travel.
- Annual base salary range: NYC/Boston/SF Bay Area $358,930–$449,240; Salt Lake City & other US locations $326,300–$408,400. Eligible for annual bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits package.