Associate Medical Director, Rare Disease - SMA & ALS (US Medical Affairs)

Biogen•Cambridge, MA

2d•$183,000 - $252,000

About The Position

The Associate Medical Director, Rare Disease role is a part of North America (United States) Medical Affairs, 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 Rare Disease Medical Director office team and reporting to the Medical Director, the Associate Medical Director – Rare Disease is responsible for supporting the development and implementation of the US Medical Strategy for Biogen’s SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) and ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) therapeutic areas. 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.

Requirements

MD, PhD, PharmD or comparable advanced degree is required.
Minimum of 3 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 Rare Disease may be considered.

Nice To Haves

Clinical experience and subject matter expertise in the respective therapeutic area is optimal (SMA, ALS, and/or Rare Disease)
Experience developing Evidence Generation plan, including real-world and post-marketing data generation.
Experience with medical launch as well as products at various stages of the lifecycle
Strong working knowledge of US regulations as relevant to Medical Affairs
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
Excellent written and oral communication skills to include presentations

Responsibilities

Contribute to the development and execution of the US medical strategy and tactics for Rare Disease, SMA & ALS assets and pipeline programs, as aligned with global strategy.
Serve as a key US Medical contact for important cross-functional partners (e.g., US Field Medical, Global Medical, Clinical Development, Epidemiology, Pharmacovigilance, Commercial, Market Access).
Collaborate with global, regional and/or affiliate medical to ensure all medical activities are aligned with global medical strategy and that Global Medical is sufficiently aware of the US-based insights and needs.
Understand the local business needs and provide insights to the local commercial teams to ensure their plans are in alignment with the medical strategy.
Build and nurture relationships with external stakeholders (including KMEs, healthcare institutions and advocacy groups) in SMA & ALS therapeutic landscapes.
As a content expert, contribute to the development/adaptation of medical materials consistent with Medical and Commercial product review committee requirements (e.g., presentations, training materials, medical briefs and talking points) for internal colleagues as well as proactive and reactive resources for use in engagements with external stake holders.
Drive the execution of the Rare Disease medical strategy by organizing and facilitating Advisory Board meetings, and by contributing to congress deliverables and data‑generation initiatives.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life insurances
Fitness & Wellness programs including a fitness reimbursement
Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance
A minimum of 15 days of paid vacation and an additional end-of-year shutdown time off (Dec 26-Dec 31)
Up to 12 company paid holidays + 3 paid days off for Personal Significance
80 hours of sick time per calendar year
Paid Maternity and Parental Leave benefit
401(k) program participation with company matched contributions
Employee stock purchase plan
Tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per calendar year
Employee Resource Groups participation