Executive Director / Vice President, Medical Affairs
$225,000–$353,000 year
On-siteCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Job Summary
Define and implement clinical trial engagement, disease awareness, and medical strategy for Relay Tx's vascular anomalies program as it advances from late-stage development through launch and commercialization. Lead Medical Affairs planning for a late-stage program, partnering cross-functionally to support launch readiness, evidence generation, and external expert engagement. Establish credible scientific interactions with national and regional opinion leaders, clinicians, and centers of excellence focused on vascular anomalies. Build the scientific platform, lead publication planning, and design field medical organization models including MSL team scaling and territory coverage. Plan and conduct Medical Advisory Boards to obtain critical feedback, develop disease-state communication plans to drive trial awareness, and build relationships with genetic counselors and patient advocacy organizations. Coach and develop a high-performing team while interpreting scientific data to meet educational and clinical needs.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years clinical or pharmaceutical experience
- minimum of 8 years of experience in field medical, medical affairs, or clinical trial engagement roles
- Ability to interpret scientific data and translate this information to meet educational, clinical and research needs
- Understanding of the design and execution of research studies
- Exemplary communication and presentation skills
- Ability to think strategically and collaborate effectively
- Ability and willingness to travel
- Track record of successfully meeting or exceeding clinical trial timelines and patient recruitment goals in rare disease, specialty care, or complex patient populations
- History of building long-term relationships with specialty treatment centers, genetic counselors, advocacy organizations, investigators, and other key rare disease stakeholders
- Familiarity with effective digital clinical trial communication technologies
- Demonstrated expertise in CFR and GCP/ICH requirements and European Clinical Trial Directive
Desired Qualifications
- Health sciences advanced or doctoral degree, such as a PharmD, MD, or PhD
- PA, MSN, NP, DNP accompanied by previous pharmaceutical industry or clinical research experience in the area of genetic s, inherited disorders, medical genetics, or related therapeutic areas
- Clinical or prior pharmaceutical industry experience in rare disease
- Demonstrated expertise in genetic rare diseases, inherited disorders, genomic medicine, or orphan drug development
- Understanding of local medical practice and clinical decision making as it pertains to patient care
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