Senior Director Global Medical Affairs Neurology

Skills Alliance; Massachusetts; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 340,000; Full time

Job summary

Skills Alliance is seeking a Senior Director Global Medical Affairs to help establish and build the Medical Affairs function in a fast-paced biotech environment in Massachusetts. The role spearheads launch planning, expert engagement and evidence generation to support patient outcomes.

You will lead governance, compliance and cross-functional collaboration as pipeline moves toward commercialization, shaping strategic direction and scientific communication plans.

Qualifications

• MD preferred; alternatively, PharmD or PhD in Life Sciences is required.
• 5+ years of global/regional Medical Affairs experience.
• Neurology experience required; Multiple Sclerosis is a bonus.
• Strong understanding of biotech industry, regulatory/compliance, and Medical Affairs governance.
• Proven ability to lead and inspire cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of Medical Communications plans, including abstracts, congress presentations and medical education programmes.
• Foster evidence-based, peer-to-peer dialogue with experts and integrate external insights into strategic planning.
• Support evidence generation and publication plans using trial data and real-world evidence.
• Collaborate with Clinical Development on investigator/site engagement and scientific communication planning.
• Build governance frameworks and processes to keep Medical Affairs compliant and effective.
• Help develop Medical Affairs launch strategy, readiness, and priorities for expert engagement.

Skills

Medical Communications

Expert Engagement

Evidence Generation

Publications

Clinical Development Partnership

Launch Planning

Cross-functional Leadership

Education

MD preferred; alternatively PharmD or PhD in Life Sciences

Job description

Massachusetts | Hybrid

Skills Alliance have been retained to support a clinical-stage biotechnology focused on developing best in class neurology and ophthalmology programs to appoint a Senior Director Global Medical Affairs to help establish and build the function.

This is a rare opportunity to build from the ground up. As the pipeline moves toward commercialization, you’ll play a leading role in Medical Affairs launch planning and readiness.

You’ll join a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment where your work directly supports patients with significant unmet needs, and where you can have real influence on how Medical Affairs is built.

About the role:

• Medical Communications: Lead delivery of plans that raise awareness of unmet medical needs and pipeline products, including abstracts, congress presentations and medical education programmes.
• Expert Engagement: Foster evidence-based, peer-to-peer dialogue with scientific and medical experts, and make sure external insights feed into strategic planning
• Evidence Generation and Publications: Support evidence generation and publication plans using clinical trial data, real-world evidence and other sources to strengthen the scientific value proposition
• Clinical Development Partnership: Work with Clinical Development and Clinical Operations on investigator and site engagement, recruitment and retention, and scientific communication planning
• Medical Excellence: Build the governance frameworks, processes and ways of working that keep Medical Affairs compliant, effective and continuously improving
• Launch Planning: Help develop Medical Affairs launch strategy, support field medical readiness, and shape expert engagement and scientific communication priorities

Experience Required:

• MD preferred; alternatively, PharmD or PhD in Life Sciences is required
• 5+ years of global/regional medical affairs experience
• Neurology experience required, Multiple Sclerosis would be a bonus
• Strong understanding of the biotech industry, including regulatory and compliance, scientific communications, evidence generation and Medical Affairs governance
• Proven ability to lead and inspire cross-functional teams