(Senior) Director Global Medical Affairs

BioNTech • Cambridge, MA

21h • Onsite

About The Position

The (Senior) Director Global Medical Affairs is a senior individual contributor and strategic leader responsible for major medical workstreams, key strategic pillars, or important components of an oncology asset strategy. This role shapes medical direction within its remit, leads matrix collaboration, and often represents Medical Affairs in cross-functional discussions, but does not serve as the formal leader of the MAT in this role architecture.

Requirements

• MD, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent scientific / clinical qualification required.
• Strong oncology expertise required for Senior and Executive levels; relevant oncology experience required for Associate level.
• Significant experience in oncology Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, or a related strategic medical role in pharma or biotech.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex workstreams and influence matrix stakeholders.
• Experience in global or regional matrix organizations.
• Strong strategic thinking and ability to synthesize complex data into action.
• Strategic thinking
• Deep oncology knowledge
• Influence without authority
• Cross-functional leadership
• Data interpretation and synthesis
• Prioritization and judgment
• Executive communication
• Leads with clarity, accountability, and collaboration.
• Drives alignment across complex stakeholders.
• Develops junior colleagues and role-models BioNTech values.

Nice To Haves

• Additional leadership training or broad cross-functional experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead major workstreams or strategic pillars within an oncology asset, indication, or disease-area strategy.
• Translate scientific and clinical data into strategic recommendations, medical priorities, and differentiated scientific positioning within assigned scope.
• Define or co-lead evidence generation priorities for specific pillars such as scientific communications, insight generation, publications, HEOR integration, or launch-related medical planning.
• Represent Medical Affairs in relevant cross-functional forums and drive alignment across key stakeholders.
• Support development and refinement of medical plans and key scientific narratives.
• Partner closely with Development, GPS, Scientific Communications, Publications, HEOR, and country or regional medical teams.
• Coach junior colleagues and contribute to functional capability building.

Benefits

• BioNTech is committed to the wellbeing of our team members and offers a variety of benefits in support of our diverse employee base.
• We offer competitive remuneration packages which is determined by the specific role, location of employment and also the selected candidate’s qualifications and experience.

What This Job Offers

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