Regional Field Director, Medical Affairs

Acrotech Biopharma Inc

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Acrotech Biopharma, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc., is expanding its Commercial team in the Rare Disease Hematology space. The Regional Director of Medical Science Liaisons is a field-facing representative of the US Medical Affairs Department, leading and managing a team of Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) supporting oncology and dermatology. This role is responsible for driving strategic scientific engagement, ensuring excellence in field medical execution, and aligning regional activities with medical affairs objectives. The Director will focus on territory medical coaching, talent development, cross-functional collaboration, and insight generation to support product launch and lifecycle management. Utilizing a metrics-driven approach, the Director will oversee the execution of regional field medical plans and key initiatives, including Key Opinion Leader (KOL) engagement, educational programs, clinical study support, investigator-initiated studies (IISs), scientific congress participation, and data dissemination. Regular communication and collaboration with home office Medical Affairs functional leaders, product leaders, matrix team members, and the Head of Medical Affairs are essential. Strong leadership experience is required to motivate and guide the regional team towards achieving corporate goals, including mentoring and coaching individual MSLs to enhance their professional competencies and capabilities. The Director will track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the impact and effectiveness of regional MSL activities, gathering and analyzing field insights from external stakeholders to inform strategic decisions. Building and maintaining effective professional relationships with critical external stakeholders and ensuring alignment in medical education activities for healthcare professionals through MSL-delivered presentations and participation in medical meetings will be key focuses.

Requirements

• 3-plus years’ experience as a Medical Science Liaison preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership success in Medical Affairs in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry is preferred.
• Prior MSL management experience is strongly preferred.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills across scientific, clinical, and commercial audiences, with the ability to manage high-level scientific relationships and represent Acrotech in external engagements.
• Strong leadership capabilities with a proven track record of cross-functional collaboration in a matrixed organization.
• Proficiency in scientific analysis, data interpretation, and operational proficiency with power point, word, and excel.
• Demonstrated ability to work with software tracking/logging systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide point of contact for day-to-day activities for the MSL teams, coordinating cross-functionally within Medical Affairs to implement the Medical Field plan.
• Lead and assist direct reports, as needed, in providing medical and/or scientific data about Acrotech products to KOLs.
• Lead direct reports to develop territory plans, support IISs, medical meeting coverage.
• Work directly with the Medical Affairs leaders in the development of Medical Field team objectives, tactics, and metrics.
• Responsible for MSL team accountability and attainment of medical and business objectives and overall leadership for the team.
• Collaborate within a matrix team to ensure planning and training for the MSL team.
• Lead and assist the Support the recruitment and retention of talent, providing oversight and coaching to direct reports for field team performance reviews, approvals, and monitoring for compliance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees