Director of Medical Affairs

About the role

The Fountain Group is currently seeking a Director of Medical Affairs (Project Manager, Director Level) for a prominent client. This position is remote.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project management for strategic Medical Affairs initiatives, programs, and therapeutic area priorities.
• Develop and manage integrated project plans, timelines, milestones, deliverables, budgets, and resource plans.
• Oversee complex cross-functional projects involving Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Medical Operations, Regulatory, Legal, Compliance, Commercial, and Market Access.
• Support therapeutic area strategic planning, annual Plans of Action (POAs), launch activities, and lifecycle management.
• Coordinate advisory boards, medical congresses, medical education initiatives, evidence generation programs, and medical insight collection.
• Monitor project risks, dependencies, budgets, and performance metrics; develop dashboards and executive status reports.
• Facilitate governance meetings, stakeholder alignment, decision-making, and issue escalation.
• Ensure compliance with healthcare regulations, internal policies, and documentation requirements.
• Drive process improvements, operational efficiency, and consistent project management practices across Medical Affairs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Healthcare, Business, or a related field, with relevant project/program management experience.
• Advanced degree (MBA, MPH, MS, MSc, PharmD, or PhD) preferred, with 8+ years of relevant experience.
• PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or equivalent project management certification preferred.

Skills

Required Skills:

• 8+ years of relevant pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or life sciences project/program management experience.
• Director-level project leadership and strategic program execution.
• Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, or Medical Operations experience.
• Complex cross-functional project management and stakeholder coordination.
• Integrated project planning, risk mitigation, budget management, and resource planning.
• Strategic planning, annual POA development, and execution.
• Project management tools, dashboards, metrics, and executive reporting.

Preferred Skills:

• Medical Affairs launch and lifecycle management.
• Evidence generation programs and medical strategy execution.
• Medical congress planning and post-congress activities.
• Advisory board coordination and medical education initiatives.
• Medical insight collection and reporting.
• PMP, PRINCE2, or Agile certification.
• Pharmaceutical product launch support and therapeutic area strategic planning.
• Governance, compliance, and Medical Affairs process improvement.

Pay

$190-$205.04 per hour.

Schedule

Shift: Normal. Duration: 6-month contract, with high potential for extension.