Associate Medical Director Rare Disease - US Medical Affairs
Associate Medical Director Rare Disease - US Medical Affairs
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Share
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Not Disclosed
Salary Not Disclosed
1 Vacancy
Job Description
About This Role
The Associate Medical Director Rare Disease role is a part of US Medical Affairs a strategic partner within Biogen that helps inform medical practice across our therapeutic areas and pipeline to improve meaningful patient outcomes. As a key member of the US Rare Disease Medical Directors office team and reporting to the Medical Director for Rare Disease the Associate Medical Director Rare Disease is responsible for supporting the development and implementation of the US Medical Strategy for Biogens Rare Disease Portfolio with primary responsibility for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) therapeutic area. Biogens priority is to continue to foster and enable a diverse and inclusive workforce representing age gender sexual identity race ethnicity Veterans and people with disabilities that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients who we serve.
What You will Do
- Contribute to the development and of the US medical strategy and tactics for Rare Disease assets as aligned with global strategy.
- Serve as a key US Medical contact for important crossfunctional partners (e.g. US Field Medical Scientific & Value Communications Global Medical Clinical Development Epidemiology Pharmacovigilance Commercial Market Access Compliance).
- Collaborate with global regional and/or affiliate medical to ensure all medical activities are aligned with Global Medical strategy and that Global Medical is sufficiently aware of the USbased insights and needs.
- Understand the local business needs and provide insights to the local commercial teams to ensure their plans are in alignment with the medical strategy.
- Build and nurture relationships with external stakeholders (including KMEs multidisciplinary care team members healthcare institutions and advocacy groups) in Rare Disease therapeutic landscape.
- As a content expert contribute to the development/adaptation of medical materials consistent with Medical (MMR) and Promotional (PRC) review requirements (e.g. presentations training materials medical briefs) for internal colleagues as well as proactive and reactive resources for use in engagements with external stake holders.
- Drive the pullthrough of medical strategy into tactics from Rare Disease asset plan by facilitating Advisory Board meetings and contributing to Congress publications and other data generation projects.
Who You Are
You are a scientific or clinical professional with a passion for science and deep scientific knowledge. You have a marked curiosity about healthcare and business opportunities. You keep patients payers and healthcare providers top of mind in your daily work and collaborate to solve critical scientific and business challenges.
Qualifications :
Required skills
- PhD PharmD MD or comparable advanced degree is required.
- Minimum of 4 years of pharmaceutical industry experience is required with prior experience in Internal Medical Affairsleadership including product launch experience strongly preferred.
Preferred Skills
- Subject matter expertise in the respective therapeutic area in Industry setting is strongly preferred (e.g. Rare Disease Neuromuscular Disease Neurology SMA/ALS/FA).
- Experience with medical launch and supporting products at various stage of lifecycle
- Strong working knowledge of US regulations as relevant to Medical Affairs.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively lead and collaborate with global regional and/or affiliate Medical partners to ensure regional activities are executed in alignment with Global Medical strategy and ensure insights and need are identified and appropriately addressed.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively lead and compliantly collaborate with crossfunctional partners in support.
- Ability to manage projects and take initiative to solve complex and challenging problems in a fastpaced environment.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills to include presentations.
Additional Information :
The base salary range for this position is $170000 $234000. Base salary offered is determined though an analytical approach utilizing a combination of factors including but not limited to relevant skills & experience job location and internal equity. Regular employees are eligible to receive both short term and longterm incentives including cash bonus and equity incentive opportunities designed to reward recent achievements and recognize your future potential based on individual business unit and company performance.
In addition to compensation Biogen offers a full and highly competitive range of benefits designed to support our employees and their families physical financial emotional and social wellbeing; including but not limited to:
- Medical Dental Vision & Life insurances
- Fitness & Wellness programs including a fitness reimbursement
- Short and LongTerm Disability insurance
- A minimum of 15 days of paid vacation and an additional endofyear shutdown time off (Dec 26Dec 31
- Up to 12 company paid holidays 3 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 $10000 per calendar year
- Employee Resource Groups participation
Why Biogen
We are a global team with a commitment to excellence and a pioneering spirit. As a midsized biotechnology company we provide the stability and resources of a wellestablished business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact. Our team encompasses some of the most talented and passionate achievers who have unparalleled opportunities for learning growth and expanding their skills. Above all we work together to deliver lifechanging medicines with every role playing a vital part in our mission. Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives.
At Biogen we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds cultures and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired. Read on to learn more about our DE&I efforts.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation marital status race color national origin ancestry ethnicity religion age veteran status disability genetic information or any other basis protected by federal state or local law. Biogen is an EVerify Employer in the United States.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Remote
Company Industry
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Post Residency Experience
- Occupational Health Experience
- Clinical Research
- Managed Care
- Primary Care Experience
- Medical Management
- Utilization Management
- Clinical Development
- Clinical Trials
- Leadership Experience
- Medicare
