Medical Lead - Friedreich Ataxia

Biogen; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 150.000 - 190.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Biogen in Toronto is seeking a strategic Medical Affairs leader to develop and execute the affiliate medical strategy across Friedreich Ataxia and other areas. You will align with Medical Affairs, Marketing, Market Access, and cross-functional teams to drive evidence generation and scientific engagement.

You will lead KME engagement, advisory boards, and scientific consultations, shaping medical plans, training, and materials while ensuring regulatory and compliance standards are met.

Qualifikationen

• Advanced degree in health or life sciences.
• 7+ years of Medical Affairs experience in pharma/biotech.
• Experience developing affiliate medical plans.
• Strong understanding of regulatory, safety, legal, and compliance.

Aufgaben

• Lead development and execution of the affiliate medical strategy and annual medical plan.
• Identify evidence gaps and drive evidence-generation strategies.
• Ensure medical readiness for launches and new indications.
• Lead KME engagement strategy and advisory boards.
• Translate medical insights into strategic recommendations.
• Oversee medical congress planning and post-congress knowledge sharing.
• Provide scientific leadership to MSLs and cross-functional teams.
• Manage budgets and external vendors.

Kenntnisse

Medical affairs leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic planning

Budget management

Project management

English fluency

Ausbildung

Advanced degree (MSc/PhD/MD/PharmD)

Jobbeschreibung

About the Role

Hybrid setting requiring working in person at our offices in Toronto.

This job posting is for an existing vacancy in the organization.

What You'll Do

• Lead the development and execution of the affiliate medical strategy and annual medical plan for Friedreich Ataxia and other assigned therapeutic areas, aligning priorities with Medical Affairs, Marketing, Market Access, and cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Identify evidence gaps and drive integrated evidence-generation strategies, including real‑world evidence, investigator‑initiated research, and company‑sponsored research opportunities.
• Ensure medical readiness for product launches, new indications, and major evidence milestones through scientific engagement planning, training, content development, and cross‑functional coordination.
• Establish medical objectives, success metrics, and performance measures; monitor progress and adjust priorities based on stakeholder needs, scientific quality, and business objectives.
• Lead Key Medical Expert (KME) engagement strategy, advisory boards, and scientific consultations to generate actionable insights and inform affiliate, regional, and global medical strategies.
• Gather, analyze, and translate medical insights from field engagements, congresses, advisory boards, and scientific interactions into strategic recommendations and actionable plans.
• Develop and execute scientific communication and medical education initiatives, including publications, abstracts, educational programs, and dissemination of local evidence.
• Provide scientific leadership and strategic direction to Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs), supporting engagement planning, capability development, scientific exchange, and interpretation of emerging data.
• Lead medical congress planning and execution, including scientific priorities, external expert engagement, insight generation, and post‑congress knowledge sharing activities.
• Partner with Medical Information, Patient Services, Patient Advocacy, Pharmacovigilance, Regulatory Affairs, Market Access, and Clinical Development to provide scientific expertise and support patient‑focused initiatives.
• Support regulatory submissions, health authority interactions, health technology assessment (HTA) activities, and evidence‑based payer discussions through the communication of balanced clinical and scientific data.
• Provide scientific and clinical landscape insights to support clinical development programs, including study feasibility, investigator identification, site selection, and participation strategies.
• Manage therapeutic‑area budgets, medical projects, research activities, and external vendors to ensure delivery of high‑quality outcomes within scope, timelines, and budget.
• Deliver scientific training and capability‑building programs for affiliate colleagues and field medical teams while promoting knowledge sharing and best practices.
• Conduct medical review of promotional and non‑promotional materials to ensure scientific accuracy, balanced presentation of evidence, and compliance with applicable regulations and company policies.
• Represent Medical Affairs in leadership meetings, regional and global forums, and therapeutic‑area initiatives, serving as a key scientific advisor and champion for local patient and healthcare‑system needs.
• Maintain compliance with all applicable regulations, company policies, pharmacovigilance requirements, and ethical standards while performing additional responsibilities as assigned.

Who You Are

A strategic and scientifically rigorous Medical Affairs leader with the ability to influence across a matrix organization, engage external experts, and translate complex evidence into meaningful actions that improve patient outcomes.

Required Skills

• Advanced degree (MSc, PharmD, PhD, MD or equivalent) in a relevant health or life sciences discipline.
• At least 7 years of Medical Affairs experience within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing affiliate medical plans.
• Strong understanding of Regulatory, Safety, Legal and Compliance requirements.
• Ability to communicate complex scientific information to diverse audiences.
• Experience leading cross‑functional initiatives in a matrix environment.
• Strong project management, budget management and prioritization capabilities.
• Fluency in English, written and verbal.
• Ability to travel approximately 30-