Associate Director, Medical Affairs (Non-MD)
Associate Director, Medical Affairs (Non-MD)
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Job Description
Position Summary:
The Associate Director of Medical Affairs Ophthalmology is a key member of the medical affairs team who will work closely with medical affairs and crossfunctional stakeholders to implement key aspects of the US strategy for ophthalmology. The successful candidate will drive execution across medical affairs activities primarily focused on realworld evidence generation congress planning insight gathering commercial/medical review committees and KOL engagement/advisory boards.. This role reports to the Senior Director of Medical Affairs US Medical Lead Ophthalmology.
Key Responsibilities Include (may vary according to candidates experience/background):
- Support implementation of US medical affairs strategy for pegcetacoplan in GA in alignment with global medical affairs strategy and crossfunctional US initiatives
- Lead US focused realworld evidence generation initiatives including review of investigator initiated trials (IITs) collaborative research projects (CRPs) and exploratory data analyses (EDAs) in collaboration with crossfunctional partners
- Assist in implementation of insight gathering congress planning KOL engagement plan and US advisory boards
- Collaborate with Field Medical & Global Medical Affairs Strategy to ensure training and resources are available at appropriate times
- Serve as a medical reviewer on commercial and medical product review committees
- Build and maintain relationships with external stakeholders in the Retina/ophthalmology community
- Collaborate with cross functional team on approaches to fill identified data and/or communication gaps in alignment with overall strategic objectives
- Serve as strategic/scientific resource and therapeutic area expert to crossfunctional stakeholders
Education Registration & Certification:
- Must have a PhD Pharm D or MD level degree or equivalent
Experience:
- 5 years experience in pharmaceutical/biotechnology medical affairs organization
- Experience in Retina/ophthalmology therapeutic area strongly preferred
- Agency management experience preferred
- Significant experience across drug development stages particularly in latestage development launch and post approval setting; experience with postapproval research initiatives strongly preferred
Skills Knowledge & Abilities:
- Strong leadership skills including demonstrated ability to lead a crossfunctional team and influence at all levels of an organization
- Excellent oral and written communication skills including presentation and facilitation
- Ability to work independently and with flexibility to handle workflow in a fastpaced environment
- Some travel will be required up to 40%
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.
For San Francisco postings: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full Time
