Sr. Manager/ Associate Director Medical Affairs & Scientific Engagement

Avalo Therapeutics•Chesterbrook, PA

About The Position

The Sr. Manager/Associate Director Medical Affairs & Scientific Engagement will collaborate with the VP, Medical Affairs to develop and execute Avalo Therapeutics’ Medical Affairs strategy, focusing on scientific communications, publication planning, congress strategy, medical education, external scientific engagement, and scientific support for the clinical development program in hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). The role partners with Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, and Clinical Operations to translate emerging clinical and scientific data into communications and educational initiatives for healthcare professionals, investigators, clinical study sites, and other external stakeholders. The individual will support publication strategy and execution, congress planning, scientific exchange, KOL engagement, advisory boards, and development of disease-state and scientific materials. They will help ensure evidence and emerging clinical data are communicated accurately and consistently through appropriate external scientific channels. The position also serves as a scientific bridge between Avalo and investigators and study sites. It provides education on HS, the scientific rationale for the clinical program, target patient profiles, and factors affecting patient identification, recruitment, enrollment, and retention. The individual gathers field and site insights and translates them into recommendations that support Medical Affairs strategy and clinical study execution, while maintaining appropriate separation between Medical Affairs activities and site-management responsibilities. The role requires approximately 30–50% travel based on field, study, and congress needs.

Requirements

Advanced scientific or clinical degree in a relevant discipline, such as an MD, DO, DNP, NP, or PA in Dermatology or Rheumatology.
At least 5 years of relevant experience in clinical dermatology practice, rheumatology, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, or related scientific roles.
Experience in Medical Affairs, field medical/MSL, clinical trial liaison work, or as a clinician in dermatology or rheumatology.
Ability to interpret and communicate complex scientific and clinical data to internal and external audiences.
Experience building relationships with KOLs, investigators, healthcare professionals, or academic researchers.
Strong organizational and project-management skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently across functional boundaries.
Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to travel approximately 30–50% based on field, study, and congress needs.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience supporting publication planning, scientific communications, medical congresses, medical education, advisory boards, or related Medical Affairs activities.
Membership in a dermatology organization, such as AAD, AOCD, DEF, SDPA, or DNPA.

Responsibilities

Support development and execution of the Medical Affairs strategy and annual medical plan aligned with clinical development and organizational objectives.
Develop and execute scientific communication strategies covering clinical data, disease-state information, mechanism of action, treatment landscape, and unmet medical need.
Build and maintain peer-to-peer scientific relationships with KOLs, investigators, healthcare professionals, academic institutions, and other external experts in HS, dermatology, and immune-mediated inflammatory diseases.
Conduct high-quality, non-promotional scientific exchange regarding HS, treatment landscape, mechanism of action, emerging evidence, and Avalo-sponsored clinical programs.
Develop and support medical education initiatives for healthcare professionals and other stakeholders.
Develop scientific slide decks, disease-state materials, FAQs, field medical resources, investigator materials, training programs, and other scientific communication tools.
Capture insights from external experts and clinical study sites and translate them into recommendations for Medical Affairs and Clinical Development.
Support an integrated publication strategy and plan aligned with clinical development milestones and Medical Affairs objectives.
Partner with Clinical Development, Biostatistics, Medical Writing, and external authors to identify publication opportunities and coordinate abstracts, posters, oral presentations, manuscripts, encore presentations, and other scientific communications.
Manage publication timelines, authorship coordination, internal review, external vendors, and congress submission deadlines, ensuring activities meet applicable standards and company policies.
Support the medical congress strategy, including congress prioritization, scientific objectives, coverage plans, KOL engagement, communications, briefings, abstracts, presentations, advisory boards, and investigator meetings.
Provide scientific support at congresses, monitor scientific and competitive clinical data, prepare post-congress summaries, and share relevant learnings internally.
Develop disease-state and scientific education programs for healthcare professionals, investigators, site personnel, and other appropriate external stakeholders.
Support advisory boards and other expert engagements, including objectives, participant identification, materials, meeting facilitation, and synthesis of insights.
Respond appropriately to unsolicited medical and scientific inquiries through established Medical Affairs processes.
Serve as a scientific liaison among Avalo, investigators, study coordinators, research staff, Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, and Medical Affairs.
Educate investigators and sites on HS, the patient journey, disease severity, treatment patterns, the clinical program’s scientific rationale, and protocol-defined patient characteristics relevant to identifying potentially appropriate patients.
Provide scientific education and resources that support patient identification, screening, recruitment, enrollment, and retention while keeping Medical Affairs activities separate from site-management responsibilities.
Partner with Clinical Development and Clinical Operations to understand recruitment and enrollment barriers, gather site feedback, and translate insights into actionable recommendations.
Support investigator meetings, site-engagement meetings, scientific training, site initiation activities, and other study-related educational programs as appropriate.
Help develop investigator-facing education, patient-profile materials, scientific FAQs, study-awareness materials, and recruitment-support resources through established review and approval processes.
Support scientifically appropriate disease and study education connecting clinical study sites with referring healthcare professionals.
Review enrollment and screening trends with Clinical Development and Clinical Operations to identify where additional scientific education or patient-profile awareness may support enrollment.
Maintain awareness of the competitive clinical trial landscape and communicate implications for investigator engagement, patient availability, recruitment, and enrollment.
Collaborate with Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance, Biometrics, Translational Medicine, HEOR/Market Access, and Commercial colleagues as appropriate.
Maintain current knowledge of HS biology, treatment guidelines, patient journeys, referral pathways, clinical literature, competitive programs, and emerging science.
Represent Avalo professionally at congresses, scientific meetings, investigator meetings, advisory boards, and other external forums.
Conduct activities in accordance with applicable legal, regulatory, compliance, GCP, patient privacy, and company requirements.