Associate Director, Medical Affairs
Associate Director, Medical Affairs
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Job Description
Position Summary:
The Associate Director of Medical Affairs Ophthalmology is a key member of the Global Medical Affairs team who will work closely with Global and Regional Medical Affairs teams and cross-functional stakeholders to implement key aspects of the global medical affairs strategy for Ophthalmology. The successful candidate will drive execution across medical affairs activities primarily focused on scientific communications/publications and congresses but may also include data generation insight gathering and other activities in support of the Ophthalmology therapeutic area.
Preferred Location: Waltham MA
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Support development of publication strategy
- Support implementation of GMA strategy through execution of Medical Publication Plan to support GMA objectives
- Collaborate with cross functional teams on approaches to fill identified data and/or communication gaps in alignment with overall strategic objectives
- Collaborate with Field Medical Regional Medical Teams and Medical Information to ensure resources are available at appropriate times to support key objectives
- Maintain Scientific Communication Plan and lexicon
- Serve as scientific resource to cross-functional stakeholders
Education Registration & Certification:
- Must have an MD PhD or PharmD degree or equivalent
Experience:
- 2-4 years experience working in medical affairs in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry and experience at an AD level
- Minimum of 2 years experience working in Medical Communications/Publications budget and agency management
- Experience in Ophthalmology therapeutic area preferred particularly within the retina field
- Experience across drug development stages particularly in late-stage development launch and post-approval settings
- People management experience preferred
Skills Knowledge & Abilities:
- Excellent project management skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills including presentation and facilitation.
- Ability to work independently and with flexibility to handle workflow in a fast-paced environment.
- Some travel may be required up to 20%.
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 life-changing 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 pre-clinical 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
