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VP, U.S. Medical Affairs

Dyne Therapeutics · Waltham, MA · 2 wk ago
Healthcare$196k–$285k/yrFull-time

Primary Responsibilities Include

  • Deliver a highly effective U.S. medical launch that enables appropriate, evidence-based adoption
  • Establish a credible and trusted Dyne scientific presence with U.S. KOLs, payers, and patient communities
  • Build a scalable, high-performing Medical Affairs organization ready for multiple launches
  • Effectively translate scientific and clinical data into strategies that drive both access and lifecycle value
  • Establish foundational capabilities and ways of working in a first-launch environment

Enterprise & Launch Leadership

  • Own U.S. medical strategy, launch readiness, and execution, with direct accountability for delivering multiple successful product launches from a medical affairs perspective
  • Build and develop a strong leadership bench, establishing a leadership team capable of scaling with the organization and future launches
  • Serve as a core member of cross-functional launch leadership, shaping enterprise decisions and influencing cross-functional tradeoffs, while resolving complex scientific, medical, and operational balance in a time-critical environment
  • Ensure U.S. Medical Affairs capabilities, processes, governance, and resourcing are built and operationalized to support launch and early commercialization
  • Represent U.S. Medical Affairs scientific priorities and business needs at the US LT and the GMA LT
  • Drive culture intentionally during scale

U.S. Medical Affairs Strategy & Execution

  • Define, own, and execute the U.S. Medical Affairs strategy aligned with global medical strategy and enterprise objectives
  • Ensure aligned cross-functional strategies, goals, and execution in partnership with US LT
  • Translate medical and clinical insights into actionable strategies that support appropriate product adoption, evidence generation, payer confidence, and long-term lifecycle value
  • Oversee U.S. medical tactics, including KOL strategy, advisory boards, congresses, medical education, payer engagement, and scientific exchange

Organization Building & People Leadership

  • Build, lead, and scale a best-in-class U.S. Medical Affairs organization, including Field Medical (Medical Science Liaisons and Medical Value Liaisons) and home-office medical functions, capable of operating with speed, rigor, and scientific credibility while delivering high impact outcomes in a first-launch setting and preparing for subsequent launches
  • Establish clear goals, decision rights, accountability, and performance expectations across the organization
  • Develop leadership bench strength, foster a culture of ownership and collaboration, and act as a role model for Dyne’s values during a period of rapid organizational growth
  • Ensure comprehensive training and learning programs to continuously develop a high performing U.S. Medical Affairs organization

External Engagement & Scientific Leadership

  • Serve as Dyne’s senior U.S. medical spokesperson to key external stakeholders, including clinical experts, academic leaders, payers, advocacy groups, and other partners
  • Shape and optimize treatment paradigms through credible, compliant, and impactful scientific engagement
  • Ensure high-quality, fair-balanced medical and scientific exchange across all U.S. external interactions
  • Ensure real-time intelligence on competitive data and evolving treatment paradigm

Evidence Generation & Lifecycle Management

  • Provide strategic oversight of U.S.-focused evidence generation, ensuring alignment with launch and lifecycle priorities
  • Lead cross-functional alignment with Global Medical Affairs, Value & Access, and Clinical Development to ensure integrated evidence generation and launch execution
  • Oversee the medical component of product lifecycle management, from launch through early commercialization

Medical Governance & Compliance

  • Ensure the highest standards of medical integrity, compliance, and ethical conduct
  • Maintain appropriate oversight of non-promotional and promotional medical review processes, ensuring scientific rigor and regulatory compliance while enabling timely launch execution
  • Establish scalable medical governance frameworks appropriate for a newly commercial organization

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