Sr. Field Medical Director

Fore Biotherapeutics US•Philadelphia, PA

About The Position

The Senior Field Medical Director leads the strategy, development, and execution of the field medical function in support of Fore Biotherapeutics’ clinical and medical objectives. The role builds and guides a high-performing field medical team, ensures compliant scientific exchange with external medical and scientific experts, contributes to patient advocacy group outreach in collaboration with the Medical Affairs patient advocacy lead, generates actionable field insights, and partners cross-functionally on clinical development, evidence generation, launch readiness, and medical strategy. As a senior scientific leader and trusted medical resource for internal stakeholders and external experts, the Senior Field Medical Director ensures field medical activities align with business priorities, scientific standards, and applicable regulations. The role requires travel up to 50% of the time, based on program, congress, advisory board, field engagement, and internal meeting needs. Fore Biotherapeutics is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to fair and equitable compensation. The anticipated base pay range for this role is $250,000–$295,000; the exact offer depends on factors including geography, qualifications, skills, and experience.

Requirements

Advanced scientific or clinical degree required; examples include MD, DO, PhD, PharmD, or equivalent.
12+ years of relevant experience in Medical Affairs, clinical development, or related biotechnology/pharmaceutical roles, including significant field medical leadership experience.
Demonstrated success building, leading, and developing field medical or MSL teams in a matrixed, science-driven environment.
Strong understanding of Medical Affairs regulations, scientific exchange principles, promotional and non-promotional review processes, GCP, and relevant industry compliance standards.
Proven ability to engage external experts, investigators, academic centers, and healthcare stakeholders through credible, balanced, and scientifically rigorous communication.
Highly developed leadership, coaching, networking, communication, and influencing skills, with the ability to work effectively across functions and geographies.
Ability to synthesize complex clinical, scientific, and field insight data into clear strategic recommendations for senior stakeholders.
Excellent presentation and facilitation skills for internal teams, field personnel, external experts, and scientific audiences.
Demonstrated ability to prioritize multiple initiatives, manage resources, and deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced, evolving biotechnology environment.
Highly motivated, decisive, collaborative, and results-oriented leadership, with flexibility and creativity to contribute to a rapidly growing company.

Nice To Haves

MD, DO, PhD, PharmD, or equivalent advanced scientific or clinical degree preferred.
Experience supporting clinical-stage assets, late-stage development, launch readiness, or specialty/oncology programs strongly preferred.
Experience with one or more of investigator-initiated trials, evidence generation, advisory boards, congress activities, medical education, scientific communications, and publication planning.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute field medical strategy aligned with Medical Affairs, clinical development, and corporate objectives.
Build, lead, coach, and develop a high-performing field medical/MSL organization, including territory planning, coverage models, goals, metrics, and professional development.
Ensure high-quality, fair-balanced, and compliant scientific exchange with key opinion leaders, investigators, academic centers, healthcare professionals, patient advocacy groups, and other external stakeholders.
Collaborate with the Medical Affairs patient advocacy lead on patient advocacy group outreach, including scientific education, disease-state engagement, community insights gathering, congress or advocacy meeting preparation, and compliant medical responses to advocacy-related needs.
Translate field insights into actionable recommendations for medical strategy, evidence generation, clinical trial execution, lifecycle planning, and launch readiness.
Partner cross-functionally with Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, Regulatory, Commercial, Scientific Communications, Publications, and Compliance to support strategic alignment and operational excellence.
Support clinical trial awareness, site engagement, investigator relationships, enrollment strategies, and study-related scientific communications in accordance with applicable regulations and company policies.
Provide strategic input into investigator-initiated trials, research collaborations, compassionate use programs, advisory boards, congress plans, medical education, and external engagement activities.
Maintain deep scientific expertise in relevant therapeutic areas, disease biology, mechanism of action, clinical data, competitive landscape, and standards of care.
Contribute to the development and delivery of field medical training, scientific platforms, communication materials, and congress preparation resources.
Establish and monitor field medical performance objectives, impact metrics, budgets, and resource plans to support effective execution and continuous improvement.
Ensure appropriate medical governance, documentation, and compliance oversight for field medical activities and deliverables.
Travel up to 50% of the time, based on program, congress, advisory board, field engagement, and internal meeting needs.