Medical Director, Rare

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Shape the future of rare disease care.

Are you a strategic medical leader with a passion for advancing science and improving patient outcomes? Join LEO Pharma and play a pivotal role in shaping the North America medical strategy for our rare disease portfolio. In this highly visible role, you will combine scientific expertise, cross-functional leadership, and external engagement to help bring innovative solutions to patients with significant unmet needs.

Your Role:

As Medical Director, Rare, you will lead the development and execution of North America medical strategies and tactics for LEO Pharma’s rare disease assets. Acting as a key medical partner across the organization, you will provide scientific leadership and strategic insight that supports development programs, launch readiness, and lifecycle planning.

This is a hybrid role, based out of LEO’s Madison, NJ office.

Your Responsibilities:

• Developing and executing North America medical strategies for rare disease assets.
• Providing medical and scientific leadership across scientific affairs activities, including data generation, scientific communication, competitive intelligence, and insight generation.
• Building and maintaining relationships with Key Opinion Leaders and facilitating medical advisory boards.
• Contributing medical expertise to strategic launch plans, lifecycle plans, brand plans, and global business initiatives.
• Collaborating with Commercial, Regulatory, Pharmacovigilance, Health Economics, R&D, and Global teams to ensure strong medical input across the organization.
• Leading publication planning activities and reviewing scientific and medical materials, including manuscripts, protocols, posters, and presentations.
• Presenting scientific data, delivering training, and ensuring appropriate medical engagement with external stakeholders.

Your

Qualifications:

We're looking for a medical leader who combines scientific excellence with strong business acumen and collaborative leadership.

• Medical degree required; dermatology experience preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience within the pharmaceutical industry and/or clinical research.
• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical business and commercial environments.
• Experience partnering with commercial, legal, regulatory, and medical communications teams.
• Solid knowledge of clinical development programs, compliance requirements, and regulatory frameworks.
• Experience managing Key Opinion Leader relationships and facilitating medical advisory boards.
• Strong publication planning experience and the ability to communicate complex scientific information to diverse audiences.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and cross-functional leadership skills.

What will Help you Succeed:

The ideal candidate is a proactive and strategic thinker who thrives in a matrix environment and enjoys influencing without direct authority. You are naturally collaborative, build credibility through scientific expertise, and are energized by partnering across functions to solve complex challenges. A strong patient-focused mindset, sound judgment, and the ability to translate insights into action will help you make a meaningful impact.

Your New Team:

You will join a highly collaborative environment, working closely with colleagues across North America Medical Affairs, US Marketing, Regulatory Affairs, R&D, and Global teams. Together, you will help drive innovative medical strategies that support both business objectives and better outcomes for patients living with rare diseases.

Compensation:

The base salary range for this position is $240,000-$275,000
USD per year. The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high of the LEO Pharma range for this position.…