Director Medical Advisor - Nephrology

Position Summary

The Nephrology Global Medical Advisor Medical Affairs is a key member of the Medical Affairs team who will work closely with medical affairs commercial regulatory clinical development legal pharmacovigilance and research to develop inform and execute key initiatives aligned with overall strategy. Additionally the Nephrology Global Medical Advisor Medical Affairs will represent Apellis at prioritized external facing meetings including engagement with external stakeholders. The successful candidate will provide critical medical and scientific insights training and perspectives to facilitate life cycle management ongoing commercialization and R&D activities collaborating closely with medical affairs and other cross functional partners.

Role Responsibilities

• Serve as key clinical expert in systemic complement mediated diseases while partnering with Medical Affairs Clinical Development Commercial Pharmacovigilance and Research teams on key initiatives including life cycle management research programs and ongoing commercialization of EMPAVELI
• Provide strategic and medical input into of medical strategy plans including communication congress and publication plans as needed
• Partner with cross functional colleagues on professional society and advocacy initiatives including projects such as registries
• Support field medical and commercial teams with KOL engagements
• Collaborate with Medical Affairs and HEOR on the development and of specific evidence generation and life cycle management initiatives to fill data and/or communication gaps in alignment with overall strategic objectives
• Provide key clinical input into crossfunctional strategy for pegcetacoplan in systemic complement mediated diseases
• Provide insights into pipeline systemic complement programs and partner with appropriate stakeholders to integrate into the strategies for the systemic complement programs
• Represent Apellis at key external facing clinical and scientific meetings KOL engagements advisory boards and steering committees partnering closely with field medical medical directors and other cross functional stakeholders as appropriate
• Up to 50 domestic (US) and/or international travel

Key Skills Abilities and Competencies Advise and Oversee

• Proven ability to be effective in a fastpaced environment
• Enables creative problem solving encourages unique solutions and solves difficult problems with effective solutions
• Facilitates an environment that enables open available and transparent communication
• Strong interpersonal skill set necessary to influence and maintain effective internal and external collaborator relationships
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills including ability to effectively articulate highly technical/complex concepts to audiences with differing levels of experience

Education and Experience

• Must have an Medical Degreeor equivalent; clinical experience in nephrology required
• 510 years experience in clinical practice
• 2 5 years experience in medical affairs organization
• Experience in drug development and commercialization preferred

Benefits and Perks:

Apellis offers a comprehensive benefits package including a 401(k) plan with company match inclusive family building benefits flexible time off summer and winter shutdowns paid family leave disability and life insurance and more! Visit to learn more.

Company Background:

Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc. is a global biopharmaceutical company that combines courageous science and compassion to develop lifechanging therapies for some of the most challenging diseases patients face. We ushered in the first new class of complement medicine in 15 years and now have two approved medicines targeting C3. These include the first and only therapy for geographic atrophy a leading cause of blindness around the world. With nearly a dozen clinical and preclinical programs underway we believe we have only begun to unlock the potential of targeting C3 across many serious diseases.

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EEO Statement:

Apellis is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal state and local fair employment practices laws. Apellis strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees applicants or any other covered persons because of race color religion creed national origin or ancestry ethnicity sex (including pregnancy) gender (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender or transsexual individual) age physical or mental disability citizenship past current or prospective service in the uniformed services genetic information marital status AIDS/HIV status smoker/nonsmoker and occupational pneumoconiosis or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal state or local law.

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Other Duties:

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