Senior Director of Medical Affairs/ Lead Medical Science Liaison*

AiCuris GmbH; Remote; EUR 120.000 - 160.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading pharmaceutical company is seeking a Senior Director of Medical Affairs to enhance medical affairs for their antiviral portfolio. This role involves strategic oversight of the field-based Medical Science Liaison team and collaboration across departments to ensure launch readiness for products like pritelivir. With over 15 years in Medical Affairs and a focus on leadership, candidates should possess a PhD or equivalent. Flexible remote work options are available, coupled with a competitive benefits package.

Leistungen

Competitive comprehensive benefit plan

Support for individual development

Flexible working accommodations

Qualifikationen

• 15+ years of Medical Affairs experience with strategic planning.
• 5+ years leading Medical Affairs teams in complex therapeutic areas.
• Demonstrated experience in developing medical strategies.

Aufgaben

• Oversee field medical strategy and operations for pritelivir.
• Manage relationships with vendors providing medical communication services.
• Create training programs for the US MSL team.

Kenntnisse

Medical Affairs Strategic Planning

Team Leadership

Scientific Communication

Stakeholder Engagement

Ausbildung

PhD, PharmD, or DNP

Jobbeschreibung

Your mission

The Senior Director of Medical Affairs will strengthen and enhance our medical affairs function in supporting pritelivir and our products in development. This senior leadership role will drive medical affairs excellence through strategic oversight of the field-based Medical Science Liaison team, vendor partnerships, and comprehensive medical communications functions and liaise with cross functional teams.

As we prepare for our 2026 launch of pritelivir, the Senior Director of Medical Affairs will play a critical role in assisting the development and tactical execution of the medical affair’s strategic goals. This position can work remotely, with a requirement to be in the office in Waltham once a month.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in the development and execution of the US Medical Affairs strategy across the AiCuris antiviral portfolio, encompassing marketed and pipeline products.
• Oversee field medical strategy and operations for pritelivir, including the US MSL team and the Medical Affairs Fellowship Program (beginning July 2026). Provide leadership and strategic oversight for medical communications and manage relationships with vendors providing medical communication services, and medical information services. Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Commercial, Clinical Development, Regulatory, Market Access) to ensure integrated launch readiness.
• Work with cross functional teams to develop AiCuris “Areas of Interest” to provide direction for investigator-initiated study programs and manage medical grants program.
• Create training programs and educational materials for the US MSL team.
• Establish metrics and systems to measure medical affairs impact and to present these metrics to senior management.
• Act as the lead with potential global partners who will educate and market pritelivir outside the United States.

Your profile

Required Skills

• PhD, PharmD, or DNP in a clinical or scientific discipline.
• 15+ years of Medical Affairs experience in roles with increasing responsibility and accountability for medical affairs strategic planning & tactical execution.
• 5+ years of experience leading Medical Affairs teams across multiple products or within complex therapeutic areas.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and executing medical strategies for both marketed and pipeline assets.
• Deep understanding of medical engagement, regulatory environment, field medical operations, and scientific communication.

Preferred Skills

• Track record of building and leading high-performing teams with a focus on talent development and inclusive leadership.
• Experience in hematology/oncology, infectious disease, or specialty products.
• Proven experience and success in product launches.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, matrixed environment with high strategic visibility.

Why us?

• Unique corporate culture: Scientific excellence, a collaborative working environment and the passion to improve the lives of patients defines our work. With us, you can work together with innovation awarded experts with the proven ability to translate science into commercial success. You can expect diversity, inspiration, as well as trustful collaboration.
• Development: We encourage people to grow and strongly support individual development and learning opportunities.
• Flexibility: Embracing flexible working accommodations, we enable our people to integrate business into their personal life.
• Benefits: Competitive comprehensive benefit plan.