Medical Director, Rheumatology

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
• Summer Fridays
• 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

The Rheumatology Medical Director, North America Medical Affairs supports the medical business goals and objectives for the product in development by providing strategic leadership and tactical execution in support of the Medical Affairs Plan.

The Rheumatology Medical Director/Senior Medical Director, North America Medical Affairs will provide strategic and scientific medical affairs leadership for the Rheumatology product in development as per the direction of the Senior Medical Director, Rheumatology. The Medical Director will help drive the development and implementation of the US medical strategy, tactical and HCP engagement plans in support of 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

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

Major Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic and scientific medical input for the Rheumatology product in development.  Become a disease state and product expert, providing feedback and insights to medical affairs deliverables, including the design and implementation of Medical Affairs plans in collaboration with the Associate Medical Director and Senior Medical Director.
• Work closely with 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.
• Create and execute advisory boards and other educational activities (webinars, medical roundtables, symposium, congress presence)
• In collaboration with Senior Medical Director, develop US evidence generation strategy to address stakeholder (HCPs, payers and patients) needs (including product differentiation, health outcomes) collaborating with HEOR and global partners. 
• Drive the strategic creation and execution of publication planning and key scientific communications.
• Develop and foster strong cross collaborative relationships with internal partners including Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Operations, Market Access, Medical Information, Pharmacovigilance Sales and Marketing providing medical insight and product/disease state expertise to execute key business tactics.
• Support the market access team as needed with medical expertise and in discussions/presentations to payers
• 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

• Advanced degree (MD, PharmD, or PhD) in life sciences
• 5+ years of pharmaceutical / biotech with at least 2 of those years in non-field based roles (ideally Medical Director) 
• Previous experience in Rheumatology, and prior launch experience preferred
• Excellent communication and presentation skills required, including ability to understand and articulate complicated scientific concepts
• Experience identifying and developing solutions to data gaps as well as developing, presenting, and publishing clinical data.
• Excellent interdepartment partnering ability, including ability to effectively work with customers and colleagues, and ability to work effectively in a cross functional team environment; ability to work with people at all levels
• Demonstrated leadership and team-building skills; able to inspire others by fostering a positive cl