Global Medical Affairs Director - Nephrology Strategy

Scorpion Therapeutics; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 225,000 - 310,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Vacation days

Holidays

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Senior Medical Affairs leader to shape global medical strategy for IgAN and to partner with nephrology experts to drive cross-functional plans. You will lead advisory boards, medical education, and investigator-initiated research while aligning regional execution with global strategy.

Responsibilities include collaboration with clinical development, publication planning, and external stakeholder engagement, with travel 30-40% to support

Qualifications

• Advanced degree: MD, PhD, or PharmD.
• 10+ years pharmaceutical industry experience (HQ-based Medical Affairs and/or Field Medical).
• Experience developing, communicating, and executing a comprehensive global medical affairs plan.
• Ability to lead and collaborate with global/regional/affiliate medical teams to align regional execution with global medical strategy.
• Ability to work in cross-functional teams with risk sharing, collaboration, and learning.
• Maintain clinical/technical expertise via literature review and key scientific meeting attendance.
• Strong working knowledge of US and ex-US Medical Affairs regulations.
• Travel 30-40%.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain close partnership with nephrology medical experts and healthcare providers to generate insights for medical and cross-functional strategy.
• Partner cross-functionally to generate comprehensive KOL maps across relevant countries to facilitate engagement plans.
• Develop and implement cross-functionally aligned medical strategies for clinical development programs and launch planning for IgAN.
• Lead high-impact medical activities (advisory boards, medical education, medical research projects).
• Partner with clinical development and operations teams to support clinical programs via enhanced site engagement and identification of centers of excellence.
• Lead evidence generation strategy, including investigator-initiated research strategy.
• Partner with scientific communications and publications to develop and execute publication plans and medical education strategies.
• Identify and advance productive collaborations with external stakeholders, including healthcare and patient advocacy organizations.

Skills

KOL management

Global medical strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

Medical education

Education

MD/PhD/PharmD

Job description

Scorpion Therapeutics in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Senior Medical Affairs leader to shape global medical strategy for IgAN and to partner with nephrology experts to drive cross-functional plans. You will lead advisory boards, medical education, and investigator-initiated research while aligning regional execution with global strategy.

Responsibilities include collaboration with clinical development, publication planning, and external stakeholder engagement, with travel 30-40% to support