Vice President, Medical Affairs - Neuroscience
Annexon Biosciences
9 hours ago
Remote friendly (San Francisco Bay Area)
United States
Medical Affairs
Vice President, Medical Affairs – Neuroscience
Responsibilities:
- Provide deep medical and scientific expertise across neuroinflammatory disease biology and immunology-driven mechanisms to inform medical affairs, launch, and lifecycle strategies.
- Lead the full spectrum of Global Medical Affairs functions, including:
- Medical Affairs Operations: communication, medical education, advisory management, and patient advocacy.
- Medical Science Liaison (MSL): work with neurologists, key opinion leaders, academic physicians, and other healthcare providers treating neurological disorders.
- Partner on market access strategies supporting pricing, reimbursement, and access.
- Establish strategic partnerships with internal leaders across clinical development, regulatory affairs, safety, operations, research, and commercial.
- Extend and grow relationships with external neurology experts to stay current on disease areas, standards of care, and unmet medical needs.
- Support clinical development and commercial planning through relationships with patients and patient advocacy groups.
- Represent Annexon and present data at advisory boards, clinical investigator meetings, congresses, symposia, and other scientific forums.
- Remain at the forefront of neurology science and the competitive landscape.
- Collaborate with legal, compliance, and regulatory authorities to ensure proper and ethical interactions with external stakeholders.
Required Qualifications / Skills:
- Advanced degree (MD, PhD, or PharmD) preferred.
- Minimum of 15 years of Medical Affairs experience in biopharma.
- Significant experience in Neurology (neurodegenerative and/or neuroinflammatory diseases).
- Prior experience supporting Neurology product launch(es).
- Established network and strong engagement/scientific exchange with the neurology medical community.
- Proven ability to lead teams in a multi-functional matrix environment.
- Experience across global/regional/local medical practice and healthcare ecosystems.
- Knowledge of GCP, regional regulations, and international regulatory requirements.
- Finance/budgeting and resource management experience.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated problem-solving with sound judgment.
- Commitment to incorporating the patient perspective (“voice of the patient”).
Benefits:
- Flexible work schedules, remote opportunities, and ability to achieve work-life balance.
- Shuttle service from BART, CalTrain and the Ferry.
- Competitive base salary and equity participation; employee stock purchase plan.
- Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), flexible spending plans, and other benefits.
Responsibilities:
- Provide deep medical and scientific expertise across neuroinflammatory disease biology and immunology-driven mechanisms to inform medical affairs, launch, and lifecycle strategies.
- Lead the full spectrum of Global Medical Affairs functions, including:
- Medical Affairs Operations: communication, medical education, advisory management, and patient advocacy.
- Medical Science Liaison (MSL): work with neurologists, key opinion leaders, academic physicians, and other healthcare providers treating neurological disorders.
- Partner on market access strategies supporting pricing, reimbursement, and access.
- Establish strategic partnerships with internal leaders across clinical development, regulatory affairs, safety, operations, research, and commercial.
- Extend and grow relationships with external neurology experts to stay current on disease areas, standards of care, and unmet medical needs.
- Support clinical development and commercial planning through relationships with patients and patient advocacy groups.
- Represent Annexon and present data at advisory boards, clinical investigator meetings, congresses, symposia, and other scientific forums.
- Remain at the forefront of neurology science and the competitive landscape.
- Collaborate with legal, compliance, and regulatory authorities to ensure proper and ethical interactions with external stakeholders.
Required Qualifications / Skills:
- Advanced degree (MD, PhD, or PharmD) preferred.
- Minimum of 15 years of Medical Affairs experience in biopharma.
- Significant experience in Neurology (neurodegenerative and/or neuroinflammatory diseases).
- Prior experience supporting Neurology product launch(es).
- Established network and strong engagement/scientific exchange with the neurology medical community.
- Proven ability to lead teams in a multi-functional matrix environment.
- Experience across global/regional/local medical practice and healthcare ecosystems.
- Knowledge of GCP, regional regulations, and international regulatory requirements.
- Finance/budgeting and resource management experience.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated problem-solving with sound judgment.
- Commitment to incorporating the patient perspective (“voice of the patient”).
Benefits:
- Flexible work schedules, remote opportunities, and ability to achieve work-life balance.
- Shuttle service from BART, CalTrain and the Ferry.
- Competitive base salary and equity participation; employee stock purchase plan.
- Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), flexible spending plans, and other benefits.