Senior Director, Medical Strategy and Operations

BioSpace; United States; On-site; USD 265,000 - 310,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Annual bonus

Health insurance 90% employee

Genentech Bus & Ferry Share program

Cell phone stipend

Unlimited PTO

Onsite gym

Snacks & drinks

Job summary

Alumis Inc. seeks a Senior Director, Medical Strategy and Operations to serve as a strategic and operational partner to the Vice President of Medical Affairs, driving initiatives to optimize systems, processes, and measurement of medical impact.

This hands‑on role leads cross‑functional collaboration with Clinical Development, Marketing, Market Access, Analytics, Compliance, and Regulatory; develops SOPs, dashboards, budgeting, and vendor strategy to scale Medical Affairs.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years in Medical Affairs leadership.
• Experience in managing and optimizing medical operations, systems, content, and medical insights.
• Strong leadership abilities with cross-functional team management and change leadership.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Lead and drive the development and execution of initiatives to elevate medical strategy and operations.
• Medical Affairs Systems Optimization: Design, implement, and optimize Medical Affairs systems for efficiency, engagement, and compliance.
• Medical Insights: Collect, analyze, and integrate medical insights to inform strategic decisions.
• Content Management: Review and approve external-facing Medical Affairs materials.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Align with Clinical Development, Marketing, Market Access, Analytics, Compliance, and Regulatory.
• Guidance And SOP Development: Develop SOPs and guidance documents for consistency and accountability.
• Planning, Budgeting & Resource Management: Lead annual planning, forecasting, budgeting, and vendor strategy.

Skills

Leadership

Operational leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Education

Advanced degree (PhD, MD, MBA, PharmD or similar)

Job description

Alumis Inc. is a precision medicines company with the mission to transform the lives of patients with autoimmune diseases. Even with treatment innovations of the last two decades, many patients with immunologic conditions continue to suffer - our goal is to fundamentally change the outcomes for these patients.

This role will serve as a strategic and operational partner to the Vice President of Medical Affairs and Medical leadership team, and is responsible for ensuring that medical capabilities, processes, systems, and execution models are efficient, compliant, scalable, and aligned with Alumis’ growth strategy. The Senior Director, Medical Strategy and Operations, will be responsible for advancing key initiatives aimed at optimizing and showcasing the impact of the Medical Affairs team. This is a hands‑on position that includes driving medical strategic initiatives, enhancing the Medical Affairs systems, supporting critical medical insights processes, and developing innovative solutions to measure and report on medical affairs performance and impact. The role demands an individual who combines scientific knowledge with strong operational leadership to thrive in a fast‑paced, agile environment to elevate our medical affairs capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership: Lead and drive the development and execution of initiatives that elevate the strategic and operational effectiveness of the Medical Affairs team in a consistent and scalable manner.

Medical Affairs Systems Optimization

Oversee the design, implementation, and optimization of our Medical Affairs systems to improve internal efficiencies, engagement and communications with key opinion leaders (KOLs), healthcare providers, and other relevant stakeholders. Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, quality, and compliance across the Medical function. Implement best practices for operational metrics, KPIs, dashboards, and reporting to support data-driven decision-making.

Medical Insights

Collaborate with Medical Affairs Leadership to collect, analyze, and integrate valuable medical insights that inform strategic decisions and optimize the impact of our medical programs.

Content Management

Serve as Medical Affairs content owner through review and approval process for external-facing materials.

Cross-functional Collaboration

Collaborate with other functional areas such as Clinical Development, Marketing, Market Access, Commercial, Analytics, Compliance, and Regulatory to ensure alignment and integration of medical excellence within the broader organizational strategy.

Guidance And SOP Development

Leverage expertise to develop guidance documents and SOPs to foster consistency, clarity, and accountability across Medical Affairs.

Planning, Budgeting & Resource Management

Lead medical annual planning, forecasting, and budget management. Optimize headcount planning, vendor strategy, and external spend to maximize impact and efficiency. Provide transparency and insights into medical investments and their impact.

Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum of 10 years in Medical Affairs leadership. Proven experience in managing and optimizing medical operations, systems, content, and medical insights. Experience in a fast-paced, small biotech environment a plus
• Education: Advanced degree (PhD, MD, MBA, PharmD or similar)
• Leadership Skills: Exceptional leadership abilities with a demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional teams and drive change across complex medical operations. Must have track record of effectively leading without authority
• Operational Expertise: Strong experience in developing and managing Medical Affairs dashboards and other qualitative outcomes to measure impact and performance.
• Strategic Thinking: Ability to develop and implement strategic initiatives aligned cross-functionally that drive organizational goals and enhance the impact of Medical Affairs functions.
• Strong Communication: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally.

The salary range for this position is $265,00 USD to 310,000 USD annually. This salary range is an estimate, and the actual salary may vary based on the Company’s compensation practices degree and background.

Alumis compensation packages include generous stock option grants for all employees as well as an annual bonus program.

Other Benefits Include

• Health insurance premiums paid at 90% for employee, 80% for dependents
• Free access to Genentech Bus & Ferry Share program
• $100 monthly cell phone stipend
• Unlimited PTO for Exempt employees
• Free onsite gym and a kitchen stocked with yummy snacks and drinks!
• We are a hard‑working, collaborative team on a mission to transform patient’s lives-- and we aspire to elevate, challenge and nurture one another along the way.

Alumis Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.