Medical Science Liaison Director, West Region (Dallas)

Opportunity Overview

As a member of Rhythm's North America Field Medical leadership team, the Director, Field Medical is responsible for leading, coaching, and developing a team of Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) to ensure excellence in scientific engagement, insight generation, and execution of Rhythm's Medical Affairs strategy.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of MSLs to ensure excellence in scientific exchange, stakeholder engagement, insight generation, and compliant field execution.
• Partner with the Head of Field Medical to execute Rhythm's Field Medical strategy and align regional priorities with organizational objectives.
• Conduct regular field coaching and development activities to enhance scientific capabilities, strategic thinking, communication skills, and overall performance.
• Provide leadership and guidance on territory planning, stakeholder engagement strategies, and execution of regional medical priorities.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, continuous learning, and excellence across the Field Medical organization.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, training, and ongoing development of MSL team members.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to identify and address emerging scientific, clinical, and healthcare landscape opportunities and challenges that inform medical strategy.
• Ensure high-quality insight generation and synthesis while coaching and developing MSLs to effectively identify, and communicate field insights, translating field observations into meaningful recommendations that inform medical strategy and organizational decision-making.
• Support evidence generation initiatives by supporting medical strategy around research collaborations, advisory boards, educational programs, congress activities, and other scientific engagement opportunities.
• Monitor field activity and key performance indicators to assess progress against strategic objectives and identify opportunities for optimization.
• Lead or participate in North America Medical Affairs projects such as launch readiness/planning, present and future scientific training, congress planning, cross-regional ways of working, and insight forums.
• Serve as a role model for compliant and ethical conduct consistent with company policies and industry standards.

Qualifications and Skills

• Advanced scientific or clinical degree preferred (PharmD, PhD, MD, or DO).
• 8+ years of experience within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or related industries, including Medical Affairs or Field Medical experience.
• A minimum of 2 years of people leadership experience within a Medical Affairs or Field Medical organization, with demonstrated success leading, coaching, and developing high-performing teams is preferred.
• Strong understanding of Medical Affairs, field medical strategy, scientific exchange, evidence generation, and insight development.
• Demonstrated ability to develop, coach, and lead high-performing teams.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships with key opinion leaders, investigators, healthcare professionals, and internal stakeholders.
• Strong strategic thinking and business acumen with the ability to translate medical strategy into effective field execution.
• Excellent communication, presentation, coaching, and facilitation skills.
• Demonstrated success working within a cross-functional matrix organization.
• Ability to lead through change, manage competing priorities, and adapt within a rapidly evolving environment.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Ability to travel extensively within assigned regions and for national meetings, congresses, and company events, up to 50% of the time.