Medical Scientific Director

Teva Pharmaceuticals; Parsippany-Troy Hills (NJ); Hybrid; USD 212,160 - 265,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Life and disability insurance

Stock purchase plan

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Teva Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Medical Scientific Director to serve as a scientific and strategic partner within Medical Affairs, supporting assets across respiratory and neurology, shaping medical strategy, generating evidence, and engaging with healthcare professionals. The role involves approximately 30% travel and can be hybrid in Parsippany, NJ or Westchester, PA offices.

Requires MD/DO or PhD/PharmD with expertise; 5+ years in pharma/biotech and 3+ years in Medical Affairs; strong

Qualifications

• MD/DO preferred; PhD or PharmD with therapeutic area expertise.
• 5+ years in pharmaceutical/biotech industry, including at least 3 years in Medical Affairs.
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and influence without authority.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Commitment to Teva values and scientific excellence.

Responsibilities

• Engage with external medical experts, HCPs, and academics to deepen understanding of Teva assets.
• Build and maintain relationships with centers of excellence and key opinion leaders in respiratory and neurology.
• Lead Medical Advisory Boards to inform strategy and evidence generation.
• Collaborate with Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, and cross-functional partners to integrate assets with scientific rigor.
• Develop medical communications and publications aligned with Teva priorities.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Scientific leadership

Influence without authority

Education

MD or DO

PhD or PharmD with therapeutic area expertise

Job description

We’re Teva, a leading innovative biopharmaceutical company, enabled by a world‑class generics business. Whether it’s innovating in neuroscience, immunology, or delivering high‑quality medicine worldwide, we’re dedicated to addressing patients’ needs now and in the future. Here, you will be part of a high‑performing, inclusive culture that values fresh thinking and collaboration. You'll have the room to grow, flexibility to balance life with work, and the opportunity to better health worldwide, together.

Our Team, Your Impact

The Medical Scientific Director serves as a scientific and strategic partner within Teva’s Medical Affairs organization, supporting early‑stage and mature assets, including respiratory therapies (e.g., ICBS/SABA combinations) and neurology products (e.g., AJOVY). This role ensures the scientific and clinical value of Teva’s portfolio is fully realized by shaping medical strategy, generating and communicating evidence, and engaging with healthcare professionals and external experts.

Travel Requirements: Approximately 30% to conferences and meetings. This role can be hybrid in our Parsippany, NJ or Westchester, PA office.

How You’ll Spend Your Day

External Engagement & Scientific Leadership

• Scientific exchange with external medical experts, healthcare professionals, and academic partners to deepen understanding of disease areas and Teva assets (e.g., ICBS/SABA, AJOVY).
• Build and maintain relationships with national centers of excellence, advocacy groups, and key opinion leaders in respiratory and neurology.
• Conduct Medical Advisory Boards to gather insights that inform strategy and evidence generation.

Evidence Generation & Data Strategy

• Collaborate with Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, and cross‑functional partners to support the integration of investigational products into the marketplace with scientific rigor.
• Lead efforts to analyze existing clinical data and contribute to the design and execution of post‑approval studies, including Phase IV and real‑world evidence initiatives.
• Support evaluation of new potential assets or acquisitions in partnership with Business Development.

Medical Communications & Publications

• Develop high‑quality scientific materials, including external presentations, medical information responses, and peer‑reviewed publications.
• Contribute to the annual Publications Plan and ensure timely delivery of abstracts, posters, and manuscripts aligned with Teva’s scientific priorities.
• Deliver scientific presentations to healthcare organizations and external audiences with clarity, accuracy, and integrity.

Congress & Scientific Event Leadership

• Lead US medical congress planning and execution for assigned assets, ensuring evidence‑based education and dissemination of Teva‑generated data.
• Represent Teva at national and international scientific meetings.

Medical Governance & Compliance

• Participate in Medical, Legal, Regulatory (MLR) review of promotional and non‑promotional materials to ensure scientific accuracy and alignment with Teva values and compliance standards.
• Review Investigator‑Sponsored Studies (ISS) and Medical Education Grant submissions for scientific merit and strategic alignment.

Training & Internal Partnership

• Provide scientific training for Medical Affairs colleagues, cross‑functional partners, and promotional speaker bureau members.
• Develop training materials to ensure consistent scientific understanding across commercial and medical teams.
• Serve as a scientific resource for internal stakeholders supporting both early‑stage and mature assets.

Your Skills And Experience

• Medical Doctorate (MD or DO) strongly preferred; PhD or PharmD with significant therapeutic area expertise (e.g., respiratory, neurology, movement disorders) considered.
• 5+ years of pharmaceutical/biotech industry experience, including at least 3 years in Medical Affairs.
• Demonstrated ability to work cross‑functionally and influence without authority.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to uphold Teva’s values through ethical decision‑making, collaboration, and scientific excellence.

Salary Range

The annual starting salary for this position is between $212,160 – $265,200 annually. Factors which may affect starting salary within this range and level of role may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Benefits

We offer a competitive benefits package, including:

• Comprehensive Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription coverage starting on the first day of employment.
• Retirement Savings: 401(k) with employer match, up to 6% and an annual 3.75% Defined Contribution to the 401k plan.
• Paid Time Off: vacation, sick/safe time, caretaker time and holidays.
• Life and Disability Protection: Company paid Life and Disability insurance.
• Additional benefits include, but are not limited to, Employee Assistance Program, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Tuition Assistance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account, Life Style Spending Account, Volunteer Time Off, Paid Parental Leave (if eligible), Family Building Benefits, Virtual Physical Therapy, Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurances, Identity Theft Protection, Legal Plan, Voluntary Life Insurance and Long Term Disability and more.

The total compensation may also include restricted stock units and discretionary awards, depending on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

Teva’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commitment

Teva Pharmaceuticals is committed to equal opportunity in employment. It is Teva's policy that equal employment opportunity be provided without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, military status or status as a disabled or protected veteran, or any legally recognized status entitled to protection under applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Please advise us of any accommodations needed to support you throughout the recruitment and selection process. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience. Request a reasonable accommodation by sending an email to [e-mail] with the nature of your request and your contact information. Only inquiries concerning a request for a reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.