Senior Medical Director, Medical Affairs - Pulmonology

Company Description

Insmed is a global biopharmaceutical company on a mission to transform the lives of patients living with serious and rare diseases. Our most valuable resource is our employees, and everything we do is motivated by a patients-first mentality. We are dedicated to growing our team with talented individuals from around the world who are willing to challenge the status quo, solve problems, and work collaboratively with a sense of urgency and compassion.

Guided by our core values of collaboration, accountability, passion, respect, and integrity, we aim to foster an inclusive, diverse, and flexible work environment, where our employees are recognized for leaning in and rolling up their sleeves. If you share our vision and want to work with the most dedicated people in the biopharma industry, come to Insmed to accelerate your career.

Recognitions

 

Consistently Ranked Science’s Top Employer

Insmed is dedicated to creating a collaborative environment where our team can thrive. Every day, our employees turn their passion for science and research into innovative solutions for patients. That’s why we’ve been named the No. 1 company to work for in the biopharma industry in Science’s Top Employers survey for four years in a row.

 

  

 

 

A Certified Great Place to Work®

We believe our company is truly special, and our employees agree. In July 2024, we became Great Place to Work-certified in the U.S. for the fourth year in a row. We are also honored to have been listed on the Best Workplaces in Biopharma™, Best Workplaces in New York™, PEOPLE® Companies That Care, Best Workplaces for Women™, Best Workplaces for Millennials™, and Best Medium Workplaces™ lists.

  

 

Overview

The Senior Medical Director, Medical Affairs - Pulmonology will develop, implement, and lead the therapy strategy and planning for Medical Affairs across all geographic regions ensuring a cohesive approach. This role will develop and lead all medical affairs activities ensuring partnership within the team (medical strategy, scientific communications and publications) all key Medical Affairs functions (Medical Excellence, HEOR, Field Medical, Medical Information) as well as maintaining a high-level cross-functional collaboration across the organization to ensure alignment and One Insmed approach.

Responsibilities

• Medical Strategy: Establish and shape medical strategy ​ensuring this fits within the overall company strategy and there is cross functional alignment.
• Development and execution of MA plans​: ensure that strategy is reflected in medical plans and that these deliver on critical identified milestones in launch planning.
• Medical leadership input for cross functional partners including clinical, operations, HEOR, and commercial ​to ensure that there is a strong medical voice represented.
• Build External relationship network across therapy area to support the franchise, and gain advice.
• Develop data generation strategy including gap analysis, to evolve product data generation plans and ensure there is OneMedical strategy.
• Review publications, help create medical backgrounders, FAQ, and standard responses, and develop internal training approach​.
• Develop full thought leader engagement, strategic approach, and ensuing plan.
• Partner with Medical Strategy, Regions, and Finance to plan and manage annual budget for medical activities.
• Ensure a comprehensive and harmonious approach by collaborating across Medical Affairs, Regions, and other functions including Commercial and Development.  Drive a One Insmed and respiratory Franchise approach.
• Partner with team members to identify and integrate innovative ideas and standard processes into strategies, plans, and activities.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable Insmed policies.

Position Requirements (Required and/or Preferred Skills, Experience, and Education):

• MD degree (highly preferred), PharmD or PhD, with previous leadership experience in medical affairs and 8+ years experience.
• Previous experience in pulmonology/respiratory therapeutic area is strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of Medical Affairs and an understanding of medical affairs planning required with previous launch experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to develop innovative approaches within MA; experience with label expansion is a plus.
• Ability to work independently and comfortable to be the MA representation ​within cross functional teams.
• Ability to operate seamlessly in a matrixed organization​.
• Previous leadership experience in medical affairs and the ability to lead by influence.
• Global experience or experience in multiple regions including the US is an advantage.