Director, Medical Affairs

Scorpion Therapeutics; Morristown (NJ); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Liver disease focus

Late-stage development

Medical strategy

External stakeholder engagement

Scientific communication

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics in Morristown, NJ, is seeking a Lead Medical Affairs strategist to drive late-stage medical programs, including MASH, ALD, and AUD, with emphasis on Phase 3 development and pre-launch planning.

You will develop global medical strategies, engage key opinion leaders, generate evidence through publications and investigator-sponsored studies, and support trial design and data interpretation, while collaborating on early commercialization efforts.

Qualifications

• MD preferred with 10+ years
• DO/PharmD/PhD with 12+ years in biotech/pharma
• Expertise in hepatology, gastroenterology, or endocrinology
• Experience supporting late-phase clinical programs and pre-launch activities

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute global medical strategies
• Engage key opinion leaders
• Generate evidence through publications and investigator-sponsored studies
• Support clinical trial design and data interpretation
• Collaborate on early commercialization efforts

Skills

Medical strategy

Stakeholder engagement

Scientific communications

Cross-functional leadership

Publications planning

Education

MD with 10+ years

DO/PharmD/PhD with 12+ years

Job description

Role:

Lead Medical Affairs strategy for late-stage biopharma developing treatments for MASH, ALD, and AUD, focusing on Phase 3 development and pre-launch planning.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute global medical strategies
• Engage key opinion leaders
• Generate evidence through publications and investigator-sponsored studies
• Support clinical trial design and data interpretation
• Collaborate on early commercialization efforts

Requirements:

• MD preferred with 10+ years
• DO/PharmD/PhD with 12+ years in biotech/pharma
• Expertise in hepatology, gastroenterology, or endocrinology
• Experience supporting late-phase clinical programs and pre-launch activities

HighValue:

• Focus on liver diseases (MASH, ALD)
• Therapeutics in late-stage development
• Medical strategy
• External stakeholder engagement
• Scientific communication

Work setup:

• Hybrid in Morristown, NJ
• Role emphasizes strategic leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and external scientific engagement