Director, Medical Affairs

Climb Bio•Newton, MA

2d•$240,000 - $265,000

About The Position

Climb Bio is seeking a highly motivated Director, Medical Affairs to help build its Medical Affairs function. Reporting to the Senior Director, Medical Affairs, this role will own external scientific engagement and insight strategy to shape how budoprutug and CLYM116 are developed and understood by the scientific community. The position partners with the Senior Director and cross-functional teams on Medical Affairs strategy and tactical plans, contributes external scientific perspectives to program decisions, and takes ownership of medical affairs strategy and planning for one of the two development programs. The role may be remote or hybrid, based out of Climb Bio’s office in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and involves approximately 10–15% travel. The salary range is $240,000–$265,000, with additional total rewards including a discretionary annual bonus, comprehensive benefits, paid time off, and equity.

Requirements

PharmD.
8 or more years of medical affairs experience in the biopharmaceutical industry.
Demonstrated ability to build KOL relationships and gather actionable insights from the field.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Experience developing Medical Affairs strategy and tactical plans and delivering them through cross-functional collaboration.
Experience reviewing scientific publications, abstracts, and congress presentations.

Nice To Haves

10 or more years of biopharmaceutical industry experience.
Therapeutic area experience in autoimmune disease, nephrology, or hematology.
Experience managing steering committees or advisory boards.
Experience with medical review of scientific materials.
Exposure to launch preparation.
Experience building or leading a field medical (MSL) team.
Experience in a small or clinical-stage biotech, including building processes from the ground up.

Responsibilities

Own and execute KOL engagement strategies and tactical plans for budoprutug and CLYM116, including identifying, mapping, and prioritizing experts across nephrology and other relevant therapeutic areas and maintaining scientific exchange.
Lead medical insights strategy for both programs by defining insight priorities, establishing processes to capture insights from KOL interactions, advisory boards, and congresses, and translating findings into recommendations for Program Teams and leadership.
Chair and manage the Renal Steering Committee, including membership, charter, agendas, meeting execution, and follow-through on recommendations; lead or manage additional steering committees as the portfolio expands.
Plan and lead advisory boards and other expert engagements, from setting objectives through execution and insight reporting.
Represent Climb Bio at scientific congresses and external meetings as a scientific expert.
Contribute to Medical Affairs strategy and annual tactical plans for budoprutug and CLYM116 in partnership with the Senior Director, Medical Affairs.
Review scientific publications, abstracts, and congress presentations for scientific accuracy and alignment with the publication plan.
Provide medical review of materials for accuracy, scientific balance, and compliance with applicable regulations and company policy, and help develop scalable non-promotional and promotional review processes.
Partner with Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, Regulatory, Corporate Strategy, and Program Teams to bring external scientific perspectives into program decisions and help shape the future field medical model.
Represent Medical Affairs on the program team and lead applicable workstreams, such as evidence generation.
Support Clinical Development with investigator engagement, site identification, and overall Phase 3 planning and execution.
Own medical affairs strategy and planning for one of Climb Bio’s two development programs.