Medical Affairs Director – Movement Disorders

• Provide strategic medical leadership for Multiple System Atrophy (MSA)
• Support launch readiness and execution across the U.S. Medical Affairs organization
• Shape and advance U.S. medical strategy using scientific evidence, stakeholder insights, and cross-functional partnership
• Lead medical strategy, launch readiness, evidence and data dissemination, external expert engagement, publication and congress planning
• Develop medical and digital content and scientific platforms
• Conduct promotional medical review and oversee compliance review
• Manage agencies, vendors, freelancers, budgets, timelines, and deliverables
• Partner with Commercial, Patient Advocacy, Market Access, Regulatory, Clinical Development, Pharmacovigilance, HEOR, Customer Insights & Analytics, Compliance, Legal, and Medical Affairs teams
• Build relationships with investigators, key opinion leaders, advocacy leaders, and healthcare professionals
• Represent U.S. Medical Affairs in scientific forums and stakeholder engagements
• Monitor disease-area trends, competitor activities, and policy landscape
• Develop and execute integrated U.S. medical communications strategy
• Co-create scientific narratives, clinical value stories, lexicons, data stories, key messages, evidence summaries, and communication themes with Global Medical Affairs
• Own U.S.
  
  -specific publication strategy and congress planning and execution
• Develop stakeholder mapping and engagement plans
• Oversee U.S. medical materials, slide decks, FAQs, scientific response documents, congress assets, field medical materials, training content, data visualizations, digital scientific content, and other non-promotional resources
• Support Field Medical scientific readiness and training
• Serve as a medical reviewer in the promotional review process

• Accredited advanced scientific or clinical degree (MD, PharmD, PhD or MS)
• 5+ years of progressive, non-field-based Medical Affairs experience within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry, or at an agency supporting those industries
• Minimum 2+ years contributing to medical strategy development, launch readiness, scientific communications, publication planning, and congress management
• Demonstrated experience designing and executing Medical Education programs (CME and non-CME)
• Strong understanding of clinical trial data, evidence generation, publication practices, and therapeutic-area strategy
• Experience developing publication plans, congress materials, scientific platforms, and medical content
• Knowledge of compliance requirements, publication ethics, and medical/legal/regulatory review processes
• Experience serving as a medical reviewer for promotional materials
• Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, and data-driven decision-making skills
• Demonstrated success building collaborative cross-functional relationships and influencing without authority
• Experience managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment
• Exceptional communication skills for conveying complex scientific information clearly and persuasively
• Demonstrated integrity, professionalism, and commitment to ethical standards
• Authentic, long-term engagement within the rare disease community
• Ability to collaborate with patient advocacy groups, patients, caregivers, clinicians, and industry stakeholders
• Deep understanding of rare disease best practices, access and policy considerations, media engagement, and patient support ecosystems
• Strong external network across rare disease leaders, clinical societies, and alliances
• Highly proactive and adaptable leadership in evolving, data-limited environments
• Willingness/ability to travel up to 35% domestically; occasional international travel may be required

Demonstrates strategic medical leadership in Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) with expertise in medical strategy development, launch readiness, and scientific communications. Proven ability to build cross-functional partnerships and manage complex projects within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.

• Medical Affairs Experience
• Medical Strategy Development
• Publication Planning
• Compliance Review
• Scientific Communications

• Advanced Scientific Degree
• Clinical Trial Data Analysis
• Medical Education Program Design
• Publication Ethics Knowledge
• Data-Driven Decision Making

• Analytical Thinking
• Problem-Solving
• Exceptional Communication
• Collaborative Relationship Building
• Adaptability

• Multiple System Atrophy
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Biotech Industry
• Rare Disease…