Medical Director, Global Medical Affairs, Nephrology
About the Role
The Medical Director, Global Medical Affairs, Nephrology will be a strategic partner providing expert medical leadership to guide medical strategy development, launch planning, and support for Biogen’s IgAN program to improve meaningful patient outcomes. As a key member of the Nephrology Global Medical team reporting to the Global Medical Head of Nephrology, the Medical Director is medically accountable for supporting the development and implementation of the Global Medical Strategy for Biogen’s Nephrology investigational product and will be instrumental in advancing Biogen’s leadership in the global IgAN medical community.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain close partnership with key nephrology medical experts and healthcare providers to generate insights to inform medical and broader cross-functional strategy and tactical plans.
- Partner cross-functionally to generate comprehensive KOL maps across relevant countries to facilitate engagement plans.
- Develop and implement cross-functionally aligned medical strategies in support of clinical development programs and eventual launch planning activities for IgAN.
- Lead high-impact medical activities, such as advisory boards, medical education, and medical research projects.
- Partner with clinical development and operations teams to support clinical development programs through enhanced site engagement activities and identification of centers of excellence.
- Lead the generation of evidence generation strategy, including investigator-initiated research strategy.
- Partner with scientific communications and publications to support development and execution of publication plans for impactful data dissemination and medical education strategies.
- Identify and advance productive collaborations with external stakeholders including healthcare and patient advocacy organizations.
Requirements
- Advanced degree required: MD, PhD, or PharmD.
- 10+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience, preferably with prior work in a headquarters-based Medical Affairs role and/or Field Medical based role. Substitution of industry work with relevant clinical practice experience in Nephrology may be considered.
- Experience and expertise in developing, communicating, and executing a comprehensive Global Medical Affairs plan.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively lead and collaborate with global, regional, and/or affiliate medical teams to ensure regional activities are executed in alignment with global medical strategy, and ensuring insights and needs from them are known and properly addressed.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in teams with a commitment to cross-functional risk sharing, collaboration, and learning that facilitates partnership, collective accountability, and prompt, informed decision-making.
- Maintain clinical and technical expertise through review of the scientific literature and attendance at key scientific meetings.
- Strong working knowledge of US and ex-US regulations as relevant to Medical Affairs.
- Willingness to travel 30-40% of the time to engage with external stakeholders.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with medical launch as well as products at different stages of the lifecycle.
- Ability to manage projects and take initiative to solve complex and challenging problems.
Pay
The base compensation range for this role is $225,000.00 - $310,000.00. Base salary offered is determined through an analytical approach utilizing a combination of factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience, job location, and internal equity. Regular employees are eligible to receive both short-term and long-term incentives, including cash bonus and equity incentive opportunities, designed to reward recent achievements and recognize future potential based on individual, business unit, and company performance.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life insurances
- Fitness and Wellness programs including a fitness reimbursement
- Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance
- A minimum of 15 days of paid vacation and an additional end-of-year shutdown time off (Dec 26-Dec 31)
- Up to 12 company-paid holidays + 3 paid days off for Personal Significance
- 80 hours of sick time per calendar year
- Paid Maternity and Parental Leave benefit
- 401(k) program participation with company-matched contributions
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per calendar year
- Employee Resource Groups participation