Director Medical Affairs

Remote - Anywhere in the United States

Contract through ATR International

$175.04-$205.04 per hour

Our client is a biopharmaceutical company advancing medicines to address serious diseases. This opportunity supports Medical Affairs initiatives across a broad therapeutic portfolio, partnering with scientific and business leaders to translate medical strategy into coordinated execution.

ATR International is seeking a Medical Affairs Project Manager to provide director-level strategic and operational support for complex, cross-functional initiatives. This role plans, coordinates, and executes programs aligned with Medical Affairs strategy, ensuring delivery on time and within scope.

The role focuses on translating Medical Affairs strategy and annual plans of action into integrated project plans, coordinated program execution, budget tracking, governance, and leadership reporting.

You will collaborate with Medical Affairs leaders, Medical Scientists, Clinical Development, Evidence Generation, Publications, Medical Operations, Compliance, Commercial, and other stakeholders. Your work will enable scientific teams to focus on external engagement, evidence generation, and medical strategy while ensuring initiatives are executed efficiently, compliantly, and with measurable impact.

• Lead end-to-end project management for Medical Affairs initiatives, programs, and strategic priorities.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, timelines, milestones, and deliverables.
• Monitor progress, identify risks and dependencies, and develop mitigation plans.
• Facilitate project governance and decision-making.
• Align project activities with organizational objectives and Medical Affairs plans of action (POAs).

• Coordinate activities across Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Commercial, Market Access, Regulatory, Legal, Compliance, and other teams.
• Facilitate communication to maintain stakeholder alignment and accountability.
• Lead cross-functional meetings, workshops, and working sessions.
• Resolve barriers and elevate issues appropriately to maintain project momentum.

• Support the development and execution of therapeutic area strategic plans and annual POAs.
• Assist with initiative prioritization and resource planning.
• Manage project budgets, forecasting, and expenditure tracking.
• Develop dashboards, performance metrics, and status reports for leadership.

Coordinate the execution of:

• Advisory boards.
• Congress planning and post-congress activities.
• Medical education initiatives.
• Evidence generation programs.
• Medical insight collection and reporting.
• Launch and lifecycle management activities.
• Training and development programs.

Promote operational excellence and consistency across Medical Affairs processes and activities.

• Ensure project activities comply with company policies and applicable healthcare regulations.
• Support inspection readiness and documentation requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve Medical Affairs processes and operational efficiency.
• Implement best practices in project management and stakeholder engagement.

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Healthcare, Business, or a related field.
• Relevant experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or life sciences project/program management.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex, cross-functional projects.
• Strong planning, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency…