Medical Affairs Director
Neurocrine Biosciences
Summary
Responsible for the development of medical affairs strategy, planning, and tactical implementation for all medical affairs functions including publication planning, data generation and communication, KOL interactions, knowledge management, medical education, advisory boards, and cross-functional support.
Job description
Your Contributions (include, but are not limited to):
Medical Affairs Planning
- Partner with key cross-functional stakeholders to develop strategic and aligned Medical Affairs Plans for therapeutic areas of interest
- Assists in the communication and represents plans within the organization. Continuously update plans and inform stakeholders of progress
- Collaboratively develop a fully referenced scientific platform and lexicon supporting the foundational understanding of Neurocrine therapeutic platforms, describing their derivation, MOA, multimodal attributes and potential for treating various disorders with unmet medical need
- Assist in gaining endorsement of platform from internal and external opinion leaders and educate the organization on its content and use
Data Generation
- Aid in establishing strategically aligned key areas of interest for IIS, collaborative research agreements and Phase IV clinical trials
- Direct and design collaborative research and Phase IV clinical trials
- May serve on review committees for review and approval of investigator initiated and medical education grant requests
- Provide medical input into clinical development and lifecycle management activities
- Collaborate with Clinical Development to support clinical trials
Data Communication
- Develop in collaboration with Medical Communications and execute strategically aligned publication plans for key therapeutic areas
- May participate in congress planning including medical education, competitive intelligence
- Establish working relationships with KOLs and payers to understand therapeutic landscape, data gaps and areas of educational unmet needs and garner feedback on key programs
Scientific and Medical Consultant to Internal and External Stakeholders
- Serve as Medical/Scientific Subject Matter Expert
- Provide knowledge and expertise for assigned products including (but not limited to) PRC, health outcomes plans, MSL activities, speaker programs, training, CME grant reviews or other internal key business processes
Requirements
- MD, PharmD, and/or PhD
- 7+ years of experience with a combination of clinical practice experience and Medical Affairs or related pharmaceutical consulting capacity
- Clinical Practice experience in Psychiatry ideal
- Effective communicator with good team collaboration skills
- Passion for education and addressing unmet medical needs in Psychiatry
- Strong knowledge in one of the relevant specialty areas preferred: Neurology, Movement Disorders, Psychiatry or other related field
- Comprehensive knowledge of Good Clinical Practices (GCP), ICH, ICJME Guidelines, FDA and other international regulatory body requirements
- Experience in proactively engaging internal and external leaders while serving as the medical affairs representative for assigned programs
- Ability to bridge clinical, medical, and business needs with aptitude to translate and align business and scientific goals and objectives
- Demonstrated budget, project management, and problem-solving skills
- Analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills oriented toward quality work and consistent attention to detail
- Proven writing expertise in the scientific or medical field
- Uses professional concepts in developing resolution to critical issues and broad design matters
- Demonstrated success in developing policies and processes
- Recognized as an internal thought leader with extensive technical and business expertise within a strategic organization
- Applies in-depth knowledge of own function, business / commercial / scientific expertise to solve critical issues successfully and innovatively
- Evaluates key business / scientific challenges and completes complex, ambiguous initiatives having cross-functional impact
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills as well as strong organizational and team leadership skills are required
- Able to work independently and prioritize multiple tasks and goals to ensure the timely, on-target and within-budget accomplishment
- Travel requirements >= 25%
Benefits
- Retirement savings plan
- Company match
- Paid vacation
- Paid holiday
- Personal days
- Paid caregiver leave
- Paid parental leave
- Paid medical leave
- Medical insurance
- Prescription drug coverage
- Dental insurance
- Vision coverage
- Annual bonus
- Equity based long term incentive program
Company overview
Neurocrine Biosciences is a leading neuroscience-focused biopharmaceutical company founded in 1992 and headquartered in San Diego, California. The company specializes in discovering and developing life-changing treatments for patients with under-addressed neurological, neuroendocrine, and neuropsychiatric disorders. Neurocrine's diverse portfolio includes FDA-approved treatments for tardive dyskinesia, chorea associated with Huntington's disease, classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia, endometriosis, and uterine fibroids. Their flagship product, INGREZZA (valbenazine), was the first FDA-approved treatment for adults with tardive dyskinesia. The company maintains a robust pipeline with multiple compounds in mid- to late-phase clinical development across core therapeutic areas, including Parkinson's disease, Tourette syndrome, and major depressive disorder. Neurocrine operates with a purpose to relieve suffering for people with great needs, applying unique insights into neuroscience and the interconnections between brain and body systems to treat complex conditions. The company is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol NBIX and has established strategic collaborations with major pharmaceutical partners including AbbVie.