Senior Medical (Science) Director, Lung Cancer

Roche • South San Francisco, CA

6d • $198,600 - $471,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Sr. Medical Science Director/Sr. Medical Director at Genentech puts patients and science at the center of all actions and drives medical tactics aimed at maximizing medical progress for patients. The role collaborates to support timely data generation and dissemination, maintains an in-depth understanding of medical strategy and relevant clinical and payer issues, and helps Genentech’s partners understand trends and shifts in the external healthcare landscape. The position serves as a guardian of high standards of compliance, ethics, and safety and may perform a variety of medical activities within a network of experts.

The position provides clinical and scientific leadership for Medical Affairs activities, generating and communicating medical evidence to help practitioners, patients, and payers make informed healthcare decisions. It represents the US Medical function on cross-functional teams and initiatives at Genentech, across the Roche global organization, and in external customer-facing engagements. The role requires leading fit-for-purpose teams in a matrix environment, prioritizing flexibly, and building purposeful partnerships to address complex multidisciplinary challenges.

The position is located in South San Francisco, California, and may require up to 35% additional travel. The expected salary range is $198,600–$471,000, with actual pay based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other permitted job-related factors. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance. Relocation benefits are not available.

Requirements

• Advanced clinical or science degree, such as PharmD, PhD, or MD.
• At least 8 years of relevant biopharmaceutical industry experience.
• Understanding of and/or previous experience with Phase I–III and/or Phase IV drug development.
• Considerable experience across Medical Affairs domains, including data analysis, data interpretation and clinical relevance assessment, medical writing and review, medical strategy development, and external engagement planning and execution.
• Experience or relevant knowledge of pre-approval drug development trials and/or post-marketing medical evidence generation, including controlled and observational study designs, data analysis, and clinical/health economic interpretations.
• Understanding of the US healthcare environment, including the payer landscape, marketplace factors and dynamics, and evidence-based medicine tools and practices.
• A proven record of developing strong relationships with external stakeholders, including therapeutic area experts and external organizations.
• Strong communication, leadership, collaboration, interpersonal, and influencing skills; ability to establish rapport quickly and influence without authority.
• Ability to work effectively as a team player and prioritize flexibly in a matrix environment.

Nice To Haves

• Expertise and industry experience in the therapeutic area.
• Experience with data strategy, digital platforms such as Adobe, Veeva, and Salesforce, user research, and clinical trial recruitment tactics.

Responsibilities

• Design, execute, and monitor medical strategies, plans, and tactics spanning the product lifecycle.
• Provide clinically meaningful perspectives for regulatory and other scientific communications.
• Lead clinical study design and management activities.
• Engage scientifically with Genentech’s internal and external stakeholders.
• Plan congress activities and manage medical/scientific content communications and review.
• Implement strategy through medical tactics, drawing on relevant expertise and insights across the network.
• Maintain an in-depth understanding of medical strategy and the clinical, patient/caregiver, payer, and healthcare/market landscape.
• Uphold high standards of compliance, ethics, and safety, keeping patients at the center of all actions.
• Represent the US Medical function within cross-functional teams and initiatives at Genentech, within Roche globally, and in external customer-facing engagements.
• Lead fit-for-purpose teams in a matrix environment and build purposeful partnerships to solve multidisciplinary challenges.

Benefits

• A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance.
• Benefits are available as detailed at the link provided in the posting.
• Relocation benefits are not available.

What This Job Offers

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