VP, Medical Affairs – Rare Disease Leader

Alfasigma; Morristown (TN); Hybrid; USD 325,000 - 400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with company match

Health care benefits (medical, dental,

Vision insurance

Paid parental leave and adoption

Paid Time Off including vacations/holi

Job summary

Alfasigma, a global healthcare company, is seeking a Vice President of Medical Affairs for its Rare Disease team (Intercept Pharmaceuticals subsidiary). This hybrid role is based in Morristown, NJ, and will lead medical affairs strategy across development programs and marketed products, collaborating with R&D, Commercial, Government Affairs, and Corporate Communications.

The leader must have a medical degree and 15+ years in pharma, with strong senior medical affairs and KOL engagement

Qualifications

• Medical degree required with 15+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience, rare disease desired.
• Broad, senior leadership experience in medical affairs required.
• Experience in Hepatic, Cardiovascular, Metabolic, GI, or Inflammatory disease-based therapeutics desired.
• Strong understanding of drug development, regulatory, and commercialization processes. Launch experience strongly preferred.
• Proactive, forward thinker with the ability to think innovatively about medical affairs strategy and anticipate future consequences.
• Thrive in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment with multi-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership in creating and executing medical affairs strategies and delivering results.
• Conceive and execute strategic creative methods for advancing medical affairs goals.
• Responsible for medical interpretation of data for in-development and marketed compounds; review trials and grants as needed.
• Partner with KOLs to gather information on current therapeutic area issues.
• Provide leadership to field medical team and support MSL activities.
• Support the Commercial team with medically accurate educational material for providers and patients.
• Partner with Health Economics group to support evidence generation for reimbursement authorities.
• Understand government and industry guidelines for scientific exchange and communication with customers.
• Integrate Medical Affairs objectives with Clinical Development and Commercial Operations.

Skills

Executive leadership

Strategic planning

Medical affairs leadership

Stakeholder management

KOL engagement

Regulatory understanding

Communication skills

Negotiation

Education

Medical degree

Job description

Alfasigma, a global healthcare company, is seeking a Vice President of Medical Affairs for its Rare Disease team (Intercept Pharmaceuticals subsidiary). This hybrid role is based in Morristown, NJ, and will lead medical affairs strategy across development programs and marketed products, collaborating with R&D, Commercial, Government Affairs, and Corporate Communications.

The leader must have a medical degree and 15+ years in pharma, with strong senior medical affairs and KOL engagement