Associate Director, Medical Strategy

Dompé•San Mateo, CA

1d•$189,000 - $224,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Director, Medical Affairs Strategy & Operations is a critical enabling role within the Dompé Medical Affairs Team, responsible for the operational infrastructure, strategic planning, and intelligence functions that allow the Global Medical Leads (GMLs) to drive execution with precision across a growing indication portfolio. This individual owns three interconnected workstreams: building medical landscape assessment and strategic insights capabilities, MA operational governance (processes, cross-functional coordination, and budget management and resource tracking) across medical affairs subfunctions, and providing strategic planning & scientific support to GMLs. Reporting to the Head of the MA CoE, the AD serves as the primary operational interface between Medical Affairs and partner functions including Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, and Commercial, ensuring that cross-functional governance processes are structured, timely, and outcome-oriented. This is a high-visibility role requiring both strategic thinking and a rigorous scientific and operational mindset.

Requirements

Advanced scientific/clinical degree (PharmD, PhD, MD, or equivalent) or equivalent experience
3-5+ years in medical affairs, field medical, or stakeholder engagement roles
Understanding of compliance requirements for HCP/KOL interactions
Strong organizational and project management skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Nice To Haves

Prior experience supporting advisory boards or KOL engagement programs
Field medical or MSL background
Experience working cross-functionally in a matrixed organization

Responsibilities

Support development and maintenance of KOL and stakeholder mapping across priority accounts
Help build the annual engagement calendar, aligning advisory boards, scientific exchange events, and congress activity with portfolio priorities
Draft engagement plans and target lists for priority accounts in partnership with the Senior Medical Director, Engagement Strategy
Coordinate logistics for scientific exchange events (venue/vendor coordination, HCP invitations, compliance documentation) in partnership with field and events teams
Plan and execute advisory boards and steering committees, from concept through post-event follow-up
Draft advisory board agendas, discussion guides, and pre-read materials in partnership with Medical Communications
Manage HCP contracting and fair market value (FMV) documentation for advisory boards and speaker engagements
Support post-event follow-up, including insight capture, action item tracking, and next-steps communications with participating stakeholders
Prepare scientific briefing materials and insight summaries for stakeholder interactions
Directly oversee the Medical Intelligence & Insights Platform, providing strategic direction on insight capture priorities, reporting frameworks, and competitive intelligence scope
Ensure that insights generated by the MSL team, advisory boards, and Medical Information function are systematically synthesized and routed to GMLs and CoE leadership in a format that drives action
Partner with the Medical Intelligence & Insights Leads to develop a competitive intelligence program covering key indications, including pipeline tracking, publication monitoring, and HTA landscape surveillance
Synthesize insights from advisory boards and scientific exchange into themes and recommendations for the Senior Medical Director and broader Medical Affairs leadership
Support GMLs in management of Medical Patient Journey Analyses
Support the Senior Medical Director in preparing for high-priority external meetings, including background research, stakeholder context, and talking points
Serve as a day-to-day point of contact for field medical and communications teams on engagement process questions
Coordinate with Field Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, and Patient Advocacy to ensure external-facing engagement activities are integrated and consistent
Monitor compliance and documentation standards for engagement activities, flagging potential risks to the Senior Medical Director for review