VP, US Medical Affairs

BioSpace; Boston (MA); In loco; USD 250.000 - 350.000; Tempo pieno

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Hybrid Working

Discretionary Bonus Plan

Competitive 401(k) match

Descrizione del lavoro

SERB Pharmaceuticals seeks a VP, US Medical Affairs to set and drive medical strategy across therapeutic areas, ensuring scientific leadership and compliant execution. You will partner with Commercial, Regulatory, and Safety to support launches and lifecycle management.

You will build and lead a high-performing US Medical Affairs organization, engage with KOLs and payer stakeholders, and ensure governance, quality, and risk management across the portfolio.

Competenze

• MD/PhD/PharmD or equivalent advanced degree required
• 12+ years in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare industry
• Demonstrated success leading US Medical Affairs or large medical organizations

Mansioni

• Define and execute the US Medical Affairs vision and strategy across multiple therapeutic areas.
• Provide scientific and medical leadership across the product portfolio.
• Translate global strategy into US plans addressing regulatory, payer, and clinical needs.
• Oversee medical launch readiness and lifecycle management across brands.

Conoscenze

Medical leadership

Strategic thinking

Executive collaboration

Excellent communication

US healthcare knowledge

Formazione

MD/PhD/PharmD or equivalent

Descrizione del lavoro

Critical Needs. Immediate Action.

SERB is a fast-growing global specialty pharma company designed to address rare and urgent conditions by delivering life-saving medicines when time and complexity leave no room for failure.

We operate end-to-end across 100+ countries, ensuring 70+ essential medicines for rare diseases, emergency care, and medical countermeasures reach patients and clinicians with urgency – wherever and whenever they are needed. Shaped over the past 25 years by an entrepreneurial, disruptive spirit, SERB combines the focus and agility of a biotech with the scale, reach, and reliability of a global pharmaceutical company — always grounded in medical purpose, not corporate convention.

Our 600+ employees are driven by three core values:

Patients first, alwaysPatients are not a concept — they are why we act, especially when time matters most.

Impact focusedWe are agile, entrepreneurial, and disciplined - working smart and learning continuously to deliver results that matter, with the consistency, quality, and trust that critical care demands.

Team poweredWe go the extra mile - together - because our shared commitment drives extraordinary outcomes.

Guided by a clear ambition and a relentless focus on patients, SERB continues to expand through selective, innovative acquisitions, launching new treatments and entering new geographies. Across every step — from integration to delivery — our people act with passion, ownership, and determination to ensure life-saving medicines become available to patients who need them, worldwide.

Broad Overview

Eligibility for this position is limited to candidates residing on the East Coast.

The Vice President, US Medical Affairs (VP, USMA) is a senior leadership role responsible for setting the strategic direction, execution, operational excellence, and scientific leadership of US Medical Affairs across a broad, multi-therapeutic portfolio.

Operating within a highly matrixed organization, this leader will oversee the development and implementation of medical strategies driving high-impact medical execution that support product launches, lifecycle management, and post-approval evidence generation while ensuring compliance with regulatory, legal, and ethical standards.

The VP, USMA serves as a key member of the US leadership team and a critical partner to Commercial, Market Access, Clinical Development, Scientific Affairs, Sci Comms, Regulatory, and PV. The role also requires strong engagement with key external stakeholders including healthcare professionals, key opinion leaders (KOLs), payers, and professional societies.

This VP, USMA will bring deep experience navigating governance, scale, and complexity while maintaining scientific integrity, compliance, and patient focus.

As VP, USMA, Your Responsibilities Will Include

Medical Leadership & Strategy

Lead the US Medical Affairs vision and strategy across multiple therapeutic areas and brands, aligned with global medical, clinical development, regulatory and business objectives.

Ensure medical plans are evidence-based, patient-centric, aligned with business strategies, and addresses unmet medical needs.

Provide scientific and medical leadership across the product portfolio, including marketed products, established products and assets in development.

Translate global medical strategy into US-specific plans that address local regulatory, payer, and clinical practice needs.

Matrix Leadership & Cross-Functional Partnership

• Medical Strategy Leads for the all the portfolio
• Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs)
• Partner closely with Commercial, Market Access, Regulatory, Clinical Development, Safety, Legal, and Compliance to ensure aligned and compliant execution.

Portfolio & Launch Excellence and Life cycle management

Oversee US medical support for the SERB portfolio of marketed products, line extensions, and product development.

Ensure medical launch readiness at scale, including scientific platform development, field medical deployment, and internal medical training.

Drive consistent standards and best practices across brands and therapeutic areas.

Support Lifecycle Management Through

• Data generation (SERB studies, Investigator-initiated studies (IISs), Real-world evidence, HEOR collaboration and post-marketing studies)
• Evidence dissemination
• Stakeholder engagement.
• Medical Education, Publications and scientific communications
• Medical Information (supported by a global service provider)

External Scientific Engagement

Serve as a senior US medical representative to external stakeholders, including national and international KOLs, academic leaders, and professional societies.

Build and maintain strong relationships with KOLs, academic institutions, professional societies, and other key external stakeholders.

Oversee scientific exchange across the portfolio, including advisory boards and expert panel meetings.

Compliance & Governance

• Ensure all Medical Affairs activities comply with FDA regulations, PhRMA Code, and internal SOPs.
• Provide medical governance oversight for promotional and non-promotional materials as required by company processes.
• Partner closely with Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance to ensure scientific integrity and risk management.
• Establish clear operating models, metrics, and governance to ensure quality and impact at scale.
• Manage budgets and resources effectively to maximize medical impact.

People & Organizational Leadership

Build and lead a high-performing US Medical Affairs organization including succession planning and leadership development.

Foster a culture of scientific excellence, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.

The above duties and responsibilities are not an exhaustive list, and you may be required to undertake any other reasonable duties compatible with your experience and competencies. This description may be varied from time to time to reflect changing business requirements.

To Be Successful In This Role, You Should Demonstrate

Education

MD, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent advanced scientific/medical degree required

Experience

• Minimum of 12+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare industry
• Demonstrated success leading US Medical Affairs or large medical organizations.
• Demonstrated experience supporting US product launches and marketed products.
• Deep knowledge of FDA regulations, global medical governance, and US healthcare systems

Skills & Competencies

• Proven medical leadership in complex, matrixed organizations
• Strategic thinker with strong execution capabilities
• Proven ability to influence and collaborate cross-functionally at the executive level
• Excellent scientific, communication, and presentation skills
• Deep understanding of the US healthcare environment and stakeholder landscape
• Strong change management and organizational leadership skills.
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to inspire and develop teams

Miscellaneous

• Must reside on the East Coast

Company Benefits

• Hybrid Working
• Vacation, Personal and Sick time
• 15 Paid Company Holidays

Medical, Dental, Vision And Other Voluntary Benefits

• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Assistance
• Discretionary Bonus Plan
• Competitive 401(k), $1 for $1 up to 6% of pay. The safe harbour match is vested immediately. In addition, SERB also offers a discretionary match of up to 4% of pay which vests 20% a year for 5 years.

Serb Pharmaceuticals is an equal opportunity employer. We offer competitive compensation & benefit packages, challenging opportunities and a culture of working together in a supportive way built on our strong foundation of values.