Director, Global Medical Affairs, Sjogren’s Disease

Key Responsibilities

• Be the medical leader for Sjogren’s Disease medical affairs, leading and developing direct reports within the Rheumatology medical team.
• Develop, communicate, and execute the medical strategy and tactical plan for SjD globally.
• Responsible for requesting and managing medical budget to ensure execution of global strategy.
• Represent medical affairs in cross-functional leadership forums and drive alignment with clinical, market access and commercial teams.
• Provide expert opinion on pathophysiology, diagnosis, and unmet medical needs to inform medical and business decisions.
• Partner with the medical matrix team to execute the global medical strategy, launch plans, evidence generation, and medical communications while being aligned with the therapeutic area, brand strategy and market needs.
• Lead advisory meetings, robust data analysis of the Phase 3 programs, and collaborate on real world studies.
• Work with Medical Communications to translate evidence into impactful publications and maintain scientific resources.
• Maintain strong engagement with key opinion leaders and collaborators advising the SjD program.

Qualifications & Experience

• Advanced, scientific or medical degree; (e.g. PhD, MD, DO, PharmD)
• Minimum 5-7+ years experience in the pharma/biopharma industry
• Strong leadership and managerial skills and rapport with team members
• Medical evidence generation, Global/US medical affairs, HEOR and/or launch experience
• Immunology, Rheumatology and/or clinical development is ideal
• Advanced understanding of the scientific principles underpinning data analysis and medical communications
• Strong interpersonal communication skills commensurate with the need to work closely with both external physicians/scientists and in-house teams while maintaining scientific credibility
• Strong listening, problem solving, and prioritization skills
• Excellent planning and organization skills including the ability to work under pressure, and to maintain scientific excellence within timelines
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including strong oral presentation skills
• Maintain the highest degree of confidentiality and integrity; representing the company’s high ethics, moral behavior, and professionalism standards