Associate Medical Director

Position Summary

The Associate Medical Director is a strategic medical affairs role supporting the development and lifecycle of innovative retinal therapeutics. Serves as a key medical and scientific partner to internal teams and external stakeholders, including retina specialists, investigators, and key opinion leaders (KOLs), contributing meaningfully to evidence generation, scientific exchange, and medical decision-making across the drug development continuum. Retina clinical research experts responsible for the co-development and execution of Medical Collaboration scientific strategies spanning clinical development studies (phases 1-3), post-marketing studies, and payer-informed research activities. Associate Medical Directors drive clinical trial enrollment support and strategic enrollment activities (steering committees, study coordinator committees, and investigator advisory boards) in collaboration with Clinical Operations. Associate Medical Directors participate in the development of research questions, data analysis, interpretation, presentation, and publication of Ocular Therapeutix data across Scientific Congresses and payer audiences (as needed.)

Principal Duties And Responsibilities

• Serve as a scientific expert and external-facing medical representative in the retina space, engaging with retina specialists, investigators, and KOLs
• Develop and maintain deep, long-term scientific relationships with thought leaders in retinal disease
• Lead high-level scientific discussions related to mechanism of action, clinical data, trial design, and unmet medical needs
• Act as a medical partner to Clinical Development, Regulatory, Commercial, and Market Access teams
• Translate external insights into actionable internal recommendations to inform development and lifecycle strategy
• Support internal training and education for cross-functional teams on disease state, competitive landscape, and emerging science
• Collaborate with study site principal investigators and study coordinators and Clinical Operations to execute clinical trial enrollment goal strategies (study site activation, screening, recruitment, and retention strategies/tactics.)
• Inform future clinical trial study design considerations per relevant study site insights.
• Develop and inform retrospective data generation analytic strategies (database and post hoc analyses) to address questions relevant to investigators and our Clinical Development Research Program(s)
• Support and execute Clinical Steering Committees, Study Coordinator Steering Committees, Investigator Advisory Boards, and Scientific Advisory Boards
• Support/collaborate with Medical Communications vendor partners and internal Scientific Communications colleagues on behalf data generation and publication activities.
• Identify investigator sites and deliver clinical training as needed across study sites
• Support Market Access strategies via payer-informed study design considerations across Retina Clinical Development Research Program(s) as needed.

Qualification Requirements

• Advanced degree with 3-5+ years retina-focused background (MD, OD, PhD, PharmD etc.)
• Retina clinical research/study design experience preferred.
• 2+ years experience in Medical Affairs, Medical Science Liaison, Clinical Development, or a related pharmaceutical/biotech role
• Demonstrated analytical capabilities (data analysis, statistical concepts)
• Study enrollment experience preferred.
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills
• Strong leadership and team building
• Ability to work with and collaborate with all organization functional levels

Pay

Salary Range: $190,000 USD - $230,000 USD