Associate Medical Director, Global Medical Strategy

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Medical Planning

• Contribute to the development and execution of global medical affairs strategies and tactical plans for assigned assets and indications.
• Support annual medical planning and contribute to the development of measurable medical objectives, key initiatives, and success metrics for assigned assets.
• Monitor, evaluate, and synthesize scientific, clinical, and competitive insights to inform medical strategy and decision-making.
• Support lifecycle management activities, including launch readiness and indication expansion planning.

Evidence Generation

• Support identification of evidence gaps and the prioritization of evidence generation opportunities.
• Contribute to the development and execution of evidence generation plans aligned with asset strategy.
• Evaluate and support opportunities for secondary analyses, publications, real-world evidence, and other scientific communication initiatives.

External Scientific Engagement

• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with key external experts and other stakeholders.
• Support the planning and execution of advisory boards, expert consultations, and scientific engagement activities.

Scientific Communications

• Support publication planning, congress activities, and other scientific communication initiatives.
• Contribute to the development of scientific narratives, communication platforms, and medical education materials.
• Ensure scientific accuracy, consistency, and alignment across medical affairs activities and deliverables.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Represent Medical Affairs on cross-functional asset teams and strategic initiatives.
• Partner with Commercial, Clinical Development, Regulatory, Global Integrated Evidence & Innovation, Market Access, and other functions to support asset objectives.
• Lead assigned medical affairs projects and workstreams to ensure timely execution of strategic priorities.

Medical Insights

• Collect and analyze insights from external experts, scientific meetings, emerging data, and the broader treatment landscape.
• Support translation of insights into actionable recommendations that inform medical strategy, evidence generation, and scientific communication activities.
• Effectively communicate key insights and strategic implications to internal stakeholders to support decision-making.

Minimum Qualifications

• MD, DO, PharmD, or PhD in a relevant life sciences discipline required.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in Medical Affairs Strategy in CNS, including psychiatry or other related therapeutic areas preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to medical strategy development and execute cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience supporting evidence generation activities, scientific communications, publications, and/or external expert engagement.
• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical development, Medical Affairs functions, and applicable industry regulations.
• Ability to critically evaluate and synthesize scientific and clinical data to inform medical and business decisions.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proven ability to work effectively in a highly collaborative, cross-functional environment.
• Strong project management, organizational, and prioritization skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives concurrently.
• Experience working with external experts, advisory boards, and scientific meetings preferred.
• Launch and/or pre-launch experience preferred.
• Proficiency with Veeva and Microsoft Office applications preferred.