Associate Director, Field Medical Affairs, Alzheimer’s Disease Agitation; East Coast Region

Axsome Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company leading a new era in the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) conditions. We deliver scientific breakthroughs by identifying critical gaps in care and develop differentiated products with a focus on novel mechanisms of action that enable meaningful advancements in patient outcomes. Our industry-leading neuroscience portfolio includes FDA-approved treatments for major depressive disorder, excessive daytime sleepiness associated with narcolepsy and obstructive sleep apnea, and migraine, and multiple late-stage development programs addressing a broad range of serious neurological and psychiatric conditions that impact over 150 million people in the United States.

Together, we are on a mission to solve some of the brain’s biggest problems so patients and their loved ones can flourish. For more information, please visit us at and follow us on Linked In and X.

Axsome Therapeutics is seeking an Associate Director, Field Medical Affairs, Alzheimer’s Disease Agitation (ADA). Reporting to the Senior Director, Field Medical Affairs, Alzheimer’s Disease Agitation, the Associate Director, Field Medical Affairs, Alzheimer’s Disease Agitation will manage a regional MSL team and direct the execution of the Medical Affairs strategy. This role, in collaboration with the broader Medical Affairs team, will be responsible for the development and implementation of strategic plans and objectives that support Axsome’s marketed and pipeline products and associated disease states.

The Associate Director, Field Medical Affairs will build and mentor their direct reports on the ADA MSL team and be responsible for driving performance.

This is a field-based position covering the East Coast region with a strong preference for candidates that live within the geography.

• Medical Affairs:
  Ensure regular capture and exchange of medical information and insights with other functions as appropriate for Medical Affairs to inform on strategy and unmet medical needs
• Medical Affairs:
  Serve as a technical advisor and represent Medical Affairs at scientific and/or medical meetings, advisory boards, and investigator meetings
• Medical Affairs:
  Establish and maintain compliant partnerships with various internal functions, including commercial
• Medical Affairs:
  Support/lead various Medical Affairs cross-functional efforts as needed
• Medical Affairs:
  Develop and maintain thought leader relationships
• Medical Affairs:
  Maintain and demonstrate thorough and up-to-date knowledge of disease state, study methodology, clinical information, and product data
• Medical Affairs:
  Manage assigned programs within their designated scope, schedule, and budget

• Team Development/Management:
  Work with co-lead to develop and oversee execution of team activities in alignment with Medical strategy
• Team Development/Management:
  Recruit, train, develop and retain a growing, high-performing team of field-based MSLs
• Team Development/Management:
  Ensure individual MSL territory plans and activities for the region align with departmental objectives
• Team Development/Management:
  Establish and oversee collaboration between MSLs to support and optimize communication of key learnings, best practices, and insights generation
• Team Development/Management:
  Identify and implement unmet educational needs for MSL materials
• Team Development/Management:
  Represent MSL team on clinical study and project teams
• Team Development/Management:
  Manage the performance of the individual team members and monitor their overall performance by regularly monitoring their performance against the agreed goals and KPIs. Conduct regular performance reviews for individual team members
• Team Development/Management:
  Ensure field compliance of all relevant corporate policies and regulatory guidelines
• Team Development/Management:
  Direct field-based Medical Affairs attendance and coverage at congresses and meetings
• Team Development/Management:
  Ensure operational excellence of the MSL team, including corporate aligned objective/tactics, cross-functional medical support, and interactions with key opinion leaders

• Requirements /
  
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