Director, Medical Engagement Lead

## Director, Medical Engagement Lead Apply:
Hybrid:
Reading Berkshire, United Kingdom:
Dublin, Ireland:
Zug, Switzerland:
Full time:
Posted Today:
R-03311
** Why Sarepta? Why Now?
** The promise of genetic medicine has arrived, and Sarepta is at the forefront. We hold a leadership position in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Duchenne) and are building a robust portfolio of programs across muscle, central nervous system, and cardiac diseases. In 2023, we launched our fourth therapy and the first ever gene therapy to treat Duchenne.

We’re looking for people who see unlimited potential in themselves and who are motivated by an unwavering commitment to patients.
** The Importance of the Role
** The Director, Medical Engagement Lead serves as Sarepta's primary medical, scientific and strategic point of contact for global neuromuscular key opinion leaders outside the US. This individual is responsible for developing and executing international KOL engagement strategies, cultivating long-term scientific partnerships, generating actionable insights that influence medical and development strategy, and representing Sarepta within the global neuromuscular community.
The position provides scientific leadership across Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and related neuromuscular disorders, and Sarepta's investigational therapeutic pipeline, including exon-skipping, siRNA, gene therapy and emerging precision genetic medicine approaches.
The Medical Engagement Lead partners closely with Global Medical Affairs Strategy Leads, Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, International Business and Opinion Leader Programming to ensure external scientific insights help shape strategic decision making across the organisation. This role requires a highly experienced Medical Affairs leader who can work autonomously, exercise sound scientific judgement, and build trusted relationships with global stakeholders.
** The Opportunity to Make a Difference
**** Primary Responsibilities Include
*** Develop and execute international KOL engagement strategy across priority disease areas and geographic regions in alignment with Global Medical Affairs objectives.
* Serve as Sarepta's primary medical liaison to international key opinion leaders, investigators, research networks, and academic institutions outside the United States, through regular in-person engagement, ensuring Sarepta remains closely connected to emerging developments.
* Establish, maintain and expand strategic relationships with established and emerging thought leaders within DMD, FSHD, DM1 and neurological disease communities.
* Identify opportunities to enhance scientific exchange and develop innovative engagement approaches that strengthen Sarepta's scientific leadership and external partnerships.
* Generate actionable insights from external experts, investigators and healthcare professionals and translate those insights into strategic recommendations that inform action for Global Medical Affairs strategy, clinical development, evidence generation and future launch planning.
* Provide scientific and medical leadership for advisory boards, investigator meetings, congress activities, educational initiatives and other scientific engagement programmes.
* Deliver high-quality presentations and scientific discussions related to disease state education, clinical development programmes, approved products and investigational therapies.
* Support ongoing clinical trials through investigator engagement, scientific training, site identification, study start-up support and ongoing scientific interactions with investigators and study teams.
* Support investigator-initiated research, registries and evidence generation initiatives consistent with company objectives and regulatory requirements.
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