Senior Medical Director, Immunology

EMD Serono Research & Development Institute • Billerica, MA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This role is for a Senior Medical Director, Immunology at EMD Serono, a company focused on Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. The Healthcare division's purpose is to help create, improve, and prolong lives by developing medicines, intelligent devices, and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology, and Fertility. The company fosters a diverse, inclusive, and flexible working culture with opportunities for personal development and career advancement. This position requires external applicants to be eligible to work in the US as sponsorship is not offered.

Requirements

• Medical Degree (MD) or international equivalent; board cert preferred
• 5–7+ years Rheumatology/Clinical Immunology experience; hands-on patient care
• 5+ years medical leadership in pharma/biotech clinical development
• Proven ability to design development plans and lead global trials in a matrix
• Strong GCP/ICH knowledge; familiarity with FDA/EMA requirements
• Excellent cross-functional leadership and communication skills
• Track record delivering milestones under tight timelines
• Willingness to travel domestically/internationally
• Ability to work at a computer for extended periods (reading/writing/reviewing documents, virtual meetings).
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to travel as required (including navigating airports/hotels/sites).
• Ability to attend in-person and virtual meetings, including occasional early/late meetings across time zones.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical leadership across rheumatology/immunology clinical development programs with scientific rigor and patient-centric focus.
• Lead clinical development planning, contributing to target product profiles, indication strategy, and evidence plans.
• Drive protocol development, oversee execution, and document decisions with rationale, risks, and mitigations.
• Collaborate across Clinical Ops, Safety, Biostatistics, Regulatory, Quality, Medical Affairs, and Market Access to ensure integrated delivery.
• Support regulatory interactions and communicate results through CSRs, publications, and external forums.
• Engage KOLs compliantly and provide matrix leadership, mentoring as needed.

Benefits

• health insurance
• paid time off (PTO)
• retirement contributions

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees