Director, Field Medical Director/ MSL Field Director- Pain
About The Position
Latigo Biotherapeutics is seeking an experienced Director, Field Medical Affairs / MSL Field Director to build and lead its Medical Science Liaison (MSL) function as the company advances a portfolio of non-opioid therapies for acute and chronic pain. This highly visible, hands-on Field Medical leader will establish the MSL organization’s infrastructure, strategy, and capabilities while also serving as a working MSL during the initial team build-out. The Director will maintain a significant field presence, engage key opinion leaders (KOLs), develop scientific relationships, gather insights, and represent Latigo at scientific meetings. During pre-launch and launch, the Director will lead and coach the MSL team. As the organization grows, the role will expand to broader leadership, coaching, and management responsibilities while retaining meaningful external engagement. The Director will partner with Medical Affairs leadership and cross-functional colleagues to translate medical strategy into an effective field engagement plan, generate actionable medical insights, support scientific exchange, and prepare the organization for future product launch. Relevant experience in pain management, analgesics, CNS disorders, or a closely related therapeutic area, and success in Field Medical within biotechnology or pharmaceuticals, are sought.
Requirements
- Advanced scientific or clinical degree such as MD, DO, PharmD, PhD, or an equivalent relevant advanced degree.
- At least 8 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry, including significant Medical Affairs or Field Medical experience.
- Prior experience as an MSL Lead, with demonstrated leadership and experience building, leading, or significantly expanding an MSL organization.
- Ability and willingness to work as a hands-on, field-facing leader and working MSL during the organization’s early growth.
- Experience supporting late-stage clinical development, pre-launch activities, and product launch readiness.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and develop high-performing field medical professionals.
- Strong strategic thinking, communication, collaboration, and leadership skills, with a focus on execution.
- Comfort working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial biotech environment.
- Ability to travel approximately 50–70%, including attending national and regional scientific meetings.
Nice To Haves
- Scientific expertise and relevant industry experience in pain, analgesics, CNS conditions, or a closely related therapeutic area.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the Field Medical strategy aligned with the overall Medical Affairs and product strategy.
- Build and scale the MSL organization, including field structure, geographic territories, targeting strategy, external engagement objectives, processes, and performance metrics.
- Identify, map, segment, and prioritize opinion leaders across specialties relevant to acute and chronic pain.
- Serve as a working MSL during the initial build-out, maintaining direct responsibility for engagement with priority KOLs and institutions.
- Recruit, onboard, train, coach, and develop MSLs as the organization expands.
- Partner with Medical Affairs leadership on MSL resource planning, organizational design, and future field-team expansion.
- Support launch readiness, including development and delivery of MSL scientific training.
- Establish and maintain standards for scientific exchange, insight collection, documentation, and communication of field activities.
- Identify emerging clinical trends, unmet needs, evidence gaps, competitive developments, and barriers to adoption.
- Translate field insights into actionable recommendations for Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, HEOR, Market Access, and other cross-functional teams.
- Partner with colleagues on congress strategy, advisory boards, publications, medical education, and evidence-generation activities.
- Represent Medical Affairs at national and regional scientific congresses and other external scientific meetings.
- Support identification of investigators and sites for clinical research and evidence-generation initiatives, as appropriate.
- Ensure Field Medical activities comply with applicable laws, regulations, company policies, and industry standards.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
