Rheumatology (Senior) Medical Director – Medical Affairs

Company Description

Statistics show that women and underrepresented groups tend to apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Sobi encourages you to change that statistic and apply. Rarely do candidates meet 100% of the qualifications. We look forward to your application!

At Sobi, each person brings their unique talents to work as a team and make a difference. We are dedicated to developing and delivering innovative therapies to improve the lives of people who live with a rare disease. Our edge comes from our team of people and our commitment to patients.

Our mission and culture at Sobi North America get us excited to come to work every day, but here are a few more reasons to join our team:

• Competitive compensation for your work
• Generous time off policy
• Opportunity to broaden your horizons by attending popular conferences
• Emphasis on work/life balance
• Collaborative and team-oriented environment
• Making a positive impact to help ultra-rare disease patients who are in need of life saving treatments

Job Description

This location is based in Waltham, MA, but can be remote

The (Senior) Medical Director supports the medical business goals and objectives of one of Sobi’s rheumatology products, providing strategic leadership and tactical execution. 

Essential Responsibilities/Scope of the Job:
Including, but not limited to, the following

The Medical Director, US Rheumatology Medical Affairs, will provide strategic and scientific medical affairs leadership for a Rheumatology product in development. The Medical Director will help develop and implement the US medical strategy, tactical plans, and HCP engagement plans, and may support a US launch.  S/he will partner with field medical to engage and educate health care providers (HCPs), medical organizations, payers, and patient advocacy groups. He/she will represent the overall Medical Science organization on cross-functional initiatives as required.

The successful candidate will need strong knowledge of the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, strong communication and analytical skills, and the ability to develop effective cross-functional relationships in a fast-paced environment.

Major Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic and scientific medical leadership for the rheumatology product in development. Become a disease state and product expert, providing feedback and insights to medical affairs deliverables, and cross-functional partners, including the design and implementation of Medical Affairs plans
• Work closely with the medical field team to develop/enhance KOL and key institution engagement plans, and participate in KOL engagement and development, establishing Sobi Inc as a scientific partner of choice.  Help plan and execute advisory boards and educational activities (webinars, medical roundtables, symposium, congress presence)
• Partner with the field medical team to identify key resource needs and to collaborate on developing field materials and tactics.  Additionally, partner with the team to establish a medical training plan and provide training/education to cross-functional partners.
• Develop a US evidence generation strategy to address stakeholder (HCPs, payers, and patients) needs (including product differentiation, health outcomes), collaborating with HEOR and global partners.  Oversee any medical affairs-led research initiatives, including US Phase IV clinical programs, Investigator Initiated Study strategy, and post-hoc analyses, to address US needs. 
• Partner with scientific communications to inform timely communication of key scientific data and its incorporation into field materials
• Collate medical insights in partnership with the field team and share them internally.  Analyze insights for adjustment to strategy and tactics
• Develop and foster strong collaborative relationships with internal partners, including Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Operations, Market Access, Medical Information, Pharmacovigilance, Sales, and Marketing, and provide medical insight and product- and disease-state expertise to meet business objectives.
• Support the market access team as needed with medical expertise and in discussions/presentations to payers
• Collaborate closely with global medical and clinical colleagues, ensuring the US perspective and insights are incorporated into global initiatives
• Interacts with Key Opinion Leaders, Regulatory Authorities, and other external agencies in support of our products/ therapeutic areas of interest to advance company objectives

Qualifications

Requirements

• Advanced degree (MD, PharmD, or PhD) in life sciences
• 5+ years of Medical Affairs experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech indust