Scientific Director​/Senior Medical Director, Medical Affairs - Global Oncology Pipeline

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The Scientific Director / Senior Medical Director, Medical Affairs - Global Oncology Pipeline will provide medical and scientific input into core strategic and operational pipeline medical affairs activities for the prostate cancer portfolio. This includes health‑care professional and provider interactions, generation of clinical and scientific data to enhance therapeutic benefit and value, educational initiatives (medical education, scientific communications and value proposition), and safeguarding patient safety through risk minimization and safety surveillance.

The role works closely with sales, marketing and commercial teams to provide strategic medical input into brand strategies, support medical affairs and marketing activities, and facilitate market access.

This position can be based at Mettawa, IL, Florham Park, NJ or South San Francisco, CA and will follow a hybrid schedule of Tuesdays through Thursdays in the office.

• Lead medical input into disease area strategy and asset strategies within the prostate cancer oncology pipeline portfolio.
• Drive pipeline medical evidence generation strategy and execution including company-sponsored studies, research collaborations and investigator-initiated studies.
• Provide in‑house medical expertise for the disease area and assets, coordinating appropriate scientific activities with internal and external stakeholders as they relate to ongoing programs. May participate in due diligence or other business development activity as required by program needs, and contribute to translational strategy in partnership with discovery colleagues.
• Act as a medical interface and actively solicit insights and opinion through the development and execution of medical expert engagement strategies, partnering with clinical development, commercial, access and affiliate colleagues to ensure that broad perspectives both internally and externally are incorporated into strategies and plans.
• Lead creation of early scientific narratives, messaging and communications activities including congress planning, medical education, publication strategies and plans.
• Assist in the development of scientifically accurate marketing materials, medical education programs, advisories and symposia. Support the scientific review, development, approval, execution and communication of affiliate/area/global medical affairs-sponsored or supported clinical research activities.
• Coordinate scientific and medical activities with internal stakeholders such as commercial, clinical operations, discovery, statistics, regulatory, etc. Serve as the scientific team interface for key regulatory discussions.
• Provide scientific/medical education to investigators, clinical monitors and global project team members related to therapeutic area or disease specific information. Keep abreast of professional information and technology through conferences and medical literature and act as a therapeutic area resource.
• Ensure budgets, timelines and compliance requirements are factored into programs’ scientific activities.

Scientific Director Qualifications

• Advanced degree (PhD or PharmD); additional postdoctoral experience highly preferred.
• 10–15 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry or equivalent.
• 7–10 years of experience in Medical Affairs; global Medical Affairs experience highly preferred.
• Substantial knowledge of the prostate cancer therapeutic area; direct experience strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of clinical trial methodology, data analysis and interpretation, regulatory requirements governing clinical trials and experience in development strategy and protocol design.
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