Associate Medical Director - Neuropsychiatry (US Medical Affairs)

Job Description

About this role

The Associate Medical Director - Neuropsychiatry role is a part of US Medical Affairs, a strategic partner within Biogen, that helps inform medical practice across our therapeutic areas and pipeline to improve meaningful patient outcomes.  As a key member of the US Neuropsychiatry Medical Director Office team and reporting to the Medical Director, the Associate Medical Director - Neuropsychiatry is responsible for supporting the development and implementation of the US Medical Strategy for Biogen’s Neuropsychiatry therapeutic area. This role will primarily serve as the lead Neuropsychiatry medical representative who will collaborate closely with cross-functional review committees to ensure both internal and external promotional and medical (non-promotional) content is scientifically balanced, evidence-based, compliant, and aligns with overall product and medical strategies. As a member of the Medical Director’s Office, this role will regularly contribute to the development and execution of the US medical strategy and tactics for Neuropsychiatry assets, including coordination and involvement with execution of key deliverables, including Field Medical activities.

Biogen’s priority is to continue to foster and enable a diverse and inclusive workforce – representing age, gender, sexual identity, race, ethnicity, Veterans, and people with disabilities – that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients who we serve.

What You’ll Do

• Be a credible scientific expert who is accountable as the primary Neuropsychiatry medical representative that reviews submissions for both the Commercial Promotional Review Committee (PRC) and Medical (non-promotional) Material Review Committee (MRC) to ensure consistency of therapeutic area content and communication per established standards.
• Engage with cross-functional partners (Legal/Compliance, Regulatory Affairs and Commercial) from the US Medical perspective to ensure content is medically accurate, compliant, adequately referenced and aligned with the medical strategy.
• Participate in MRC and PRC live review meetings to provide medical feedback and scientific input into the development of medical and commercial content (e.g. presentations, training materials, medical briefs, talking points, product brochures, fact sheets, etc.) from concept to final approval, including materials for internal colleagues as well as proactive and reactive resources for use in engagements with external stake holders.
• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of disease area, product information and data, regulatory guidelines and industry best practices.
• Contribute to the development and execution of the US medical strategy and tactics for Neuropsychiatry assets, as aligned with overall US Medical and cross-functional strategy.

Who You Are

You are a scientific or clinical professional with a passion for science and deep scientific knowledge.  You have a marked curiosity about healthcare and business opportunities.  You keep patients, payers, and physicians top of mind in your daily work and collaborate to solve critical scientific and business challenges.

Qualifications

Required skills

• MD, PhD, PharmD, or comparable advanced terminal degree is required.
• Minimum of 3 years of pharmaceutical industry experience is required, with prior work in regulatory review processes in Medical Affairs strongly preferred.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills (both written and oral).
• Effective interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively operate and influence within a highly matrixed organization.
• Solid project management skills and the ability to take initiative to solve complex and challenging problems.

Preferred Skills

• Clinical experience as a subject matter expert in the respective area is highly preferred.
• Experience with medical launch as well as products at different stages of the lifecycle.
• Strong working knowledge of US regulations as relevant to Medical Affairs.

Additional Information

The base compensation range for this role is $162,000 - $269,000. Base salary is determined by a combination of factors including, but not limited to, job related years of relevant experience, internal equity, and location of the job. Additionally, this role is eligible for participation in Biogen’s LTI grants and other incentive programs. Biogen offers a full range of benefits that include medical, dental, life, long and short-term disability insurances, vacation, end-of-year shutdown, and 401K participation and matching contributions.

Why Biogen?

We are a global team with a commitment to excellence, and a pioneering spirit. As a mid-sized biotechnolo