Senior Director, US Medical Director – Multiple Myeloma

Kite Pharma•Santa Monica, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

We’re here for one reason and one reason only – to cure cancer. Every moment is dedicated to developing treatments and every action moves us one step closer to our goal. We’ve made incredible scientific breakthroughs and our pioneering personalized CAR T-cell therapies have changed the paradigm. But we're not finished yet. Join Kite, as we make even bigger advances in cancer therapies, and help shape where our business and medical science goes next. We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Kite and help create more tomorrows.

Requirements

MD, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent advanced scientific/clinical degree
12+ years of experience in Medical Affairs within biopharma, including hematology/oncology
Demonstrated experience leading franchise-level medical strategy
Proven people leadership experience

Nice To Haves

Multiple Myeloma expertise
Experience supporting cell therapy or complex specialty launches
Experience navigating access programs, managed access, or EAP/OOS processes

Responsibilities

Own and lead the US Medical Affairs strategy for Multiple Myeloma, ensuring alignment with portfolio vision, partnering with global team for lifecycle planning, and evolving treatment paradigms.
Serve as the primary US medical voice for MM across internal governance forums and senior leadership discussions.
Provide medical leadership across launch readiness, post-launch optimization, and indication expansion.
Partner with the global teams (Global Strategy & Evidence Generation) to create an integrated evidence generation strategy for MM, including ISR, RWE, HEOR, publications, and congress planning.
Ensure scientific narratives are medically rigorous, clinically relevant, and aligned to unmet patient and HCP needs.
Guide interpretation of emerging data and competitive intelligence to inform proactive medical strategy adjustments.
Act as a senior medical partner to Commercial, Market Access, Clinical Development, Regulatory, and Global Medical Affairs.
Ensure strong medical input into brand strategy, segmentation, and external engagement strategy, while maintaining clear non-promotional boundaries.
Represent US Medical Affairs in global forums, ensuring US insights are incorporated into global strategy.
Partner with internal medical affairs headquarter team & field medical leadership & team.
Provide strategic oversight and governance for Out-of-Specification (OOS) and Expanded Access Program (EAP) medical activities within MM.
Ensure ethical, compliant, and patient-focused execution of access programs aligned with company policies and regulatory expectations.
Build, lead, and develop a high-performing MM medical team, including direct management of the Director, Medical Strategy and OOS/EAP Manager.
Set clear priorities, decision rights, and success metrics across the MM medical organization.
Actively coach and mentor leaders to grow strategic capability, medical judgment, and enterprise mindset.