Sr. Medical Director, Medical Affairs

Alkermes

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Medical Director for Pipeline is a highly visible and business-critical role that is part of the Medical Strategy team within Alkermes Medical Affairs. This role leads medical affairs efforts related to our early- and mid-stage development compounds. The Senior Medical Director for Pipeline will need to understand the business strategies and drivers underlying our emerging assets and translating those drivers into strategies and data generation and communication plans. The incumbent will need to effectively collaborate and communicate with colleagues within Medical Affairs, key cross-functional partners (e.g., New Product Planning, Clinical Development), and frequently represent the function and the company to senior management as well as with leading healthcare professionals.

Requirements

Highly motivated self-starter who can work independently, manage complex issues, and relate to multiple internal and external stakeholders
Experience working in a highly matrixed team environment and a demonstrated ability to lead through influence across the organization and at all vertical levels
Proven record of problem solving, excellent communication skills (written and verbal), and experience interacting with and presenting to senior management and key external stakeholders
Advanced degree in science or medicine required (e.g., MD, PhD, PharmD)
Strong track record within the biopharmaceutical industry, with a minimum of 5 years’ experience
Experience in Medical Affairs preferred
Specialized training or experience in neurology or psychiatry preferred
Experience with peer-reviewed publications
Strong scientific background, creativity, flexibility
Working knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements

Responsibilities

Contribute to the identification of therapeutic areas to pursue with our pipeline agents based on mechanism of action, pathophysiology, unmet need, and other considerations
Contribute strategic input into the design and selection of endpoints to be included in clinical trials
Develop and maintain an in-depth awareness of the evolving treatment landscape, therapeutic area trends, pharmaceutical/biotech company pipelines, and the evolving payer landscape and communication needs across disease areas of focus for Alkermes’ pipeline assets
Analyze and interpret scientific data, disease/treatment landscape, and external stakeholder evidence to identify challenges, opportunities, and strategic imperatives to communicate and demonstrate our portfolio value
Foster relationships with and solicit input from key medical opinion leaders, researchers, and relevant medical societies and patient advocacy organizations
Collaborate with Health Outcomes Research and Patient Advocacy to represent the patient voice in our clinical development activities
Provide medical and scientific training and/or support to other staff across functions
Lead the medical affairs strategic planning process for our pipeline assets and ensure strategic alignment of medical plans to Alkermes’ programmatic goals and objectives.
Ensure execution of medical tactics associated with the strategic plan(s)
Guide the scientific and medical communication planning process.
Review and approve scientific publications, investigator-initiated study proposals, medical education grant initiatives, corporate communications and others