Director, US Medical Affairs Neuropsychiatry

Job Description

About This Role

The Medical Affairs Director, Neuropsychiatry Omnichannel role is a part of US Medical, 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 reporting to the USM Neuropsychiatry Head, the Medical Director – Neuropsychiatry is the medically accountable lead for supporting the development and implementation of the US Medical Strategy for Biogen’s Neuropsychiatry therapeutic area commercialized products and related assets. 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

• Lead the long-range planning, development and execution of the US medical Omnichannel strategy, tactics, and budget in alignment with Global strategy & US budgetary expectations. 
• Serve as the US Medical expert within Omnichannel medical strategy and lead the medical content strategy in collaboration with the HCP segment medical directors.
• Serve as the US Medical contact for key functions/stakeholders on the US affiliate level (e.g. Field Medical Teams (MSLs, Medical Account Directors), Commercial, Market Access, Legal/Compliance, Epidemiology, Pharmacovigilance), effectively interacting and collaborating at multiple levels. 
• Develop the US Medical NP Omnichannel strategy and lead specific HCP segment projects to address identified medical/scientific educational gaps in close collaboration and alignment with US Neuropsychiatry clinical experts, marketing leads and CE&O.
• Lead the US Medical NP evidence generation strategy in collaboration with global medical, HEOR and alliance partners.
• Serve as US medical director lead for aligning processes, systems and metrics with alliance partners, in collaboration with US medical excellence.
• Contribute to the development/adaptation of medical materials (e.g. presentations, trainings, medical briefs and talking points) for the US Medical team according to DSMR requirements and manage submission processes.
• Present data at US Medical affairs events, including advisory boards and trainings as well as congresses & medical education events.  Build and nurture relationships with external stakeholders (including HCPs, healthcare institutions and advocacy groups) in Neuropsychiatry therapeutic landscape.
• Create positive team climate in alignment with Biogen’s culture. 

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 degree
• Minimum of 5 years of pharmaceutical industry experience, preferably with prior work in Headquarters-based Medical Affairs role &/or Field Medical based role.  Substitution of industry work with relevant clinical practice experience in Psychiatry may be considered.
• Relevant experience in Psychiatry required (specifically mood disorders)
• Experience in evidence generation required
• Experience and expertise with digital medical solutions, processes, and systems
• Strong working knowledge of US regulations as relevant to Medical Affairs

Preferred Skills

• Experience with medical launch as well as products at different stages of the lifecycle
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead and collaborate with global, regional and/or affiliate medical to ensure regional activities are executed in alignment with global medical strategy and ensuring the insights and needs from them are known and properly addressed
• Ability to manage projects and take initiative to solve complex and challenging problems
• Experience managing and developing a team of Medical Affairs professionals 

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Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Why Biogen?

Our mission to find therapies for neurological and rare diseases is a unique focus within our industry and this shared purpose is what connects us as a team. We work together to overcome obstacles and to follow the science. We are resilient as we strive to make an impact on our patients’ lives and on changing the course of medicine. Together, we pioneer. Together, we thrive.