Medical Director, Medical Affairs

Description

• Achieve together
• Collaborate
• Explore & build
• Act responsibly

• Medical Plan. Responsible for the specialty-specific components of the Medical Plan, including the Medical strategy and tactical plan, as well as the Evidence generation plan.
• Content Generation. Content generation for supporting other areas of the Medical Affairs department, including MSL materials, engagement materials, training materials, and communication imperatives in alignment with the Medical Plan.
• Subject matter expertise. The Rheumatology Medical Director is considered an internal subject-matter expert, and is expected to guide and support Medical Affairs and other areas on specialty-specific matters. In this role, acts as medical support when needed to guide internal partner strategy and review materials intended for external utilization.
• Expert review. Review company-sponsored and investigator-sponsored research to enhance the understanding of scientific foundations and goals of the study, and its alignment to Aurinia’s priority areas.
• Guide and facilitate publications strategies and interactions with external authors.
• Guide strategic communication and materials development for medical communication.
• May initiate discussion with potential investigators to determine the level of interest and qualifications for a specific compound or trial.
• Engagement. The Rheumatology Medical Director is expected to play several roles related to external engagement:
• Address requests from investigators for information regarding participation in our Research and Development studies.
• Identify KOLs and other HCP for expert advice.
• Develop professional relationships and communicate with national and regional scientific leaders to ensure access to medical and scientific information on areas of therapeutic interest and company products.
• Support other customer-facing areas when necessary, such as Corporate Affairs, Access, Sales, etc.
• When requested by our Research and Development team, serve as a resource for the identification of potential investigators for consideration for participating in clinical development programs.
• Conduct peer to peer scientific discussions and maintain a reliable presence with those scientific leaders to ensure they have a medical contact within the company.
• Attend scientific and medical meetings.
• Other key responsibilities.
• Facilitate education and training to internal stakeholders of current knowledge and understanding of dynamic scientific and clinical environment in the company's areas of interest.
• Serve as a role model for other field medical team members, including on-boarding and/or therapeutic training partner.

• Minimum of 5 years US experience and proven therapeutic competencies in rheumatology (required).
• Advanced scientific degree (e.g., MD, PharmD, PhD)
• Advanced clinical and/or scientific knowledge in rheumatology.
• Capable of conducting doctoral level discussions with key external stakeholders

• 3 Years of experience in US or Global Medical Affairs is strongly preferred.
• Experience writing clinical study reports, poster presentations, and manuscripts for publication in a scientific journal is preferable.
• Clinical experience in the rheumatology, chronic inflammation or autoimmune diseases.
• Significant leadership experience.

• Must be able to organize, prioritize, and work effectively in a constant changing environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Works independently with minimal supervision.
• Willingness to work in smaller start-up environment.
• Travel approximately 30%.