Medical Director, Global Medical Affairs, ATTR

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Medical Director, Global Medical Affairs, ATTR serves as a global medical and scientific leader for ATTR, providing strategic expertise across Global Medical Affairs.
This highly visible role blends scientific leadership, global external engagement, and cross-functional influence to advance evidence generation, medical education, and innovative implementation-science initiatives that support optimal patient identification, diagnosis, and management worldwide.

Requirements

• MD, PharmD, or PhD required.
• 5-7+ years of experience in Clinical Research and/or Medical Affairs within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
• Demonstrated success engaging global KOLs and leading advisory boards and scientific initiatives.
• Strong cross-functional leadership skills with ability to influence in a matrixed global environment.
• Excellent communication, scientific storytelling, and strategic execution capabilities.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-accountability global role.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in cardiovascular, renal, metabolic or ATTR strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a global medical expert for ATTR engaging international KOLs and expert centers to advance scientific exchange and collaboration.
• Lead and support global advisory boards and a major global advisory summit, including agenda development, faculty engagement, and synthesis of actionable insights.
• Drive scientific discussions focused on disease awareness, diagnostic pathways, and treatment optimization.
• Represent Global Medical Affairs at major international congresses, symposia, and external scientific forums.
• Build and sustain strong, trust-based relationships with global thought leaders to inform strategy and identify collaborative opportunities.
• Generate, synthesize, and disseminate global medical insights to inform strategic decision-making and regional execution.
• Support development and execution of the integrated global medical affairs strategy for ATTR in alignment with senior medical leadership.
• Lead and advance implementation-science initiatives and screening and diagnostic projects.
• Provide global medical leadership for scientific communications and publications, serving as a representative on cross-functional strategy teams.
• Contribute to publication planning, data interpretation, and scientific dissemination across global and regional teams.
• Partner closely with regional medical teams to ensure consistent scientific narratives, coordinated rollout of initiatives, and bidirectional insight flow.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Clinical Development, VESt, Regulatory, Commercial, and other Medical Affairs partners to support integrated evidence generation.
• Monitor competitor activity and evolving scientific landscape to inform global medical strategy.
• Uphold the highest standards of scientific integrity, compliance, and ethical governance across all medical activities.

Benefits

• comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, a lifestyle reimbursement program, flexible spending and health savings accounts and a 401(k)with a generous company match
• Eligible employees enjoy paid time off, wellness days, holidays, and two company-wide recharge breaks.
• We also offer generous family resources and leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees