Medical Director Hematology, US OBU Medical Affairs

How you will contribute:

• Develop and execute the U.S. Medical Affairs strategy and medical plan for leukemia, aligned with broader U.S. and global medical objectives.
• Serve as a medical and scientific subject matter expert on leukemia, including disease biology, treatment landscape, emerging science, clinical data, and evolving standards of care.
• Translate unmet medical needs and external stakeholder insights into medical priorities, evidence-generation plans, and scientific engagement strategies.
• Provide medical leadership for pipeline and launch readiness, including scientific platform development, evidence-gap assessment, stakeholder engagement, and medical education.
• Partner with Field Medical to shape scientific engagement priorities, identify actionable insights, and ensure insights are translated into Medical Affairs strategy and execution.
• Engage appropriately with key external experts, investigators, cooperative groups, academic institutions, professional societies, and patient-focused organizations to advance scientific exchange and understand evolving needs within leukemia.
• Support the development and execution of evidence-generation activities, including company-sponsored Medical Affairs studies, investigator-initiated research, collaborative studies, and real-world evidence initiatives, as appropriate.
• Provide medical input into clinical development strategy and study execution, including assessment of unmet need, study concepts, patient populations, endpoints, and the evolving competitive landscape.
• Lead or contribute to scientific communication and publication planning, including congress activities, manuscripts, abstracts, medical education, and other scientific materials.
• Monitor and evaluate new clinical data, treatment guidelines, competitive developments, and changes in the leukemia treatment landscape and assess their implications for U.S. Medical Affairs strategy.
• Collaborate with HEOR/RWE and Market Access partners to identify evidence needs relevant to patient care, treatment decision-making, and healthcare stakeholders.
• Provide medical expertise to cross-functional teams while ensuring activities are conducted in accordance with applicable medical, legal, regulatory, compliance, and company standards.
• Represent U.S. Medical Affairs on cross-functional and global teams, providing the U.S. medical perspective and ensuring alignment on key strategic priorities.
• Develop strong internal and external scientific partnerships to advance the medical strategy and ultimately improve outcomes for patients with leukemia.

Skills and qualifications:

• Advanced scientific or medical degree such as MD, DO, PhD, PharmD, or equivalent advanced degree in a relevant discipline.
• Strong knowledge of hematologic malignancies, with experience in leukemia or related hematologic cancers strongly preferred.
• Understanding of the evolving leukemia treatment landscape, clinical research, therapeutic modalities, and principles of evidence-based medicine.
• Experience in Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, or a related scientific/clinical function within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, academic, or healthcare environment.
• Ability to critically evaluate and communicate complex clinical and scientific data to diverse internal and external audiences.
• Experience developing or contributing to medical strategy, evidence generation, scientific communications, publications, and external scientific engagement.
• Strong understanding of clinical trial design, data interpretation, and application of clinical evidence to Medical Affairs strategy.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a cross-functional and matrixed environment, including collaboration with global and U.S. partners.
• Strong strategic thinking and ability to translate scientific insights into clear priorities and actionable medical initiatives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, collaboration, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to operate with scientific credibility, sound judgment, and a high degree of accountability and independence.
• Understanding of applicable pharmaceutical industry compliance standards and the appropriate role of Medical Affairs.