Medical Affairs Director Psychiatry

Neurocrine Biosciences • San Diego, CA

15d

About The Position

The Medical Director of Medical Affairs (MA) is responsible for the development of medical strategies and execution of tactics related to the company’s strategy for assigned projects. This is an expert scientific and medical position focused on providing leadership and core medical deliverables for assigned pipeline molecules. As such the position will require a deep understanding of neuroscience/psychiatry and of driving projects in a matrix organization. The primary focus is the development and accountability for core MA deliverables, such as scientific exchange, evidence generation, strategic oversight, pull through of scientific communication and developing the strategic communication drivers and the scientific narrative aligned with corporate goals and brand strategy. The Medical Director must embody strong leadership, organizational and communication skills, be compliant with company SOPs, be self-motivated and pay attention to detail and timely completion of assignments while keeping an eye on the bigger picture. Broad cross-functional collaboration, ability to effectively partner with both internal and external stakeholders under business acumen are highly desirable.

Requirements

• Requires an advanced degree (MD, PharmD and/or PhD in neuroscience)
• Psychiatry/ neuroscience experience
• 7+ years from working in medical affairs/ clinical development and or academia or as a clinician is preferred
• Experience with strategic evidence and scientific communication planning process are desirable
• Experience with medical affairs strategic and tactical planning for pipeline and/or marketed products required
• Strong collaborative, interpersonal and team interactions skills, experience working in a cross-functional team environment and ability to execute a must
• High degree of professionalism, integrity and agility required
• Comfortable multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment and able to adjust workload based upon changing priorities
• Ability to travel required (~20%)

Nice To Haves

• 7+ years from working in medical affairs/ clinical development and or academia or as a clinician is preferred
• Experience with strategic evidence and scientific communication planning process are desirable

Responsibilities

• Planning and execution of an integrated medical strategy for assigned molecules that address current and future needs of the business
• Leading the overall strategy integration of core workstreams, such as the Scientific Communication Platform (SCP), overseeing strategic communication through publications and presentations
• Leading/co-leading tactical execution of the Integrated Evidence Generation Planning (IEGP) process
• Communicating the aligned MA strategy to and collaborate with Field Medical functions, including leveraging key field generated actionable insights and overall support regional needs
• Working closely with clinical development, HEOR, medical communications, commercial partners, etc. to co-create and support value drivers, market access, and launch preparedness activities broadly
• Developing and supporting the expert engagement plan and overall scientific communication strategy, including medical congress content, authorship and reviews of abstracts and manuscripts

Benefits

• retirement savings plan (with company match)
• paid vacation, holiday and personal days
• paid caregiver/parental and medical leave
• health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree