Vice President, Medical Affairs
$326,300–$449,240 year
Remote · New York City, New York, United States or Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Job Summary
Lead and shape integrated Medical Affairs strategy across the portfolio from clinical development through launch readiness, with initial focus in oncology, rare disease, immunology, and other priority areas. Build and oversee evidence-generation plans (including RWE/HEOR studies), lead external scientific engagement with KOLs, investigators, patient groups, payers, and professional societies, and drive congress and publication strategy (ASCO/ESMO/AACR/AAN). Partner with cross-functional teams (Regulatory, Clinical Development, Biostatistics, HEOR, Data Science, and Commercial) to inform development decisions, endpoints, education needs, and communication platforms. Design and scale a Medical Affairs organization, establish governance and compliant processes for scientific exchange, medical communications, and education initiatives, and support lifecycle planning from clinical-stage through potential launch readiness. This is a fully remote role with occasional travel, with salary bands reflecting NYC/Boston/SF-area locations and Salt Lake City/other U.S. locations.
Required Qualifications
- Advanced clinical or scientific degree required; MD, DO, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent advanced degree strongly preferred
- 15+ years of biotech or pharmaceutical industry experience, including significant leadership experience in Medical Affairs
- Experience building and leading Medical Affairs strategy for clinical-stage or launch-stage assets, ideally in oncology, rare disease, immunology, or other specialty therapeutic areas
- Proven ability to lead integrated evidence planning, including RWE, HEOR, epidemiology, burden-of-disease, natural history, treatment-pattern, outcomes, and value-focused studies
- Strong understanding of drug development from early clinical development through launch readiness and lifecycle planning, including how Medical Affairs contributes to trial design, endpoint strategy, external engagement, publications, and evidence generation
- Demonstrated success in engaging KOLs, investigators, patient advocacy organizations, professional societies, payers/HTA stakeholders, and other external experts through compliant scientific exchange
- Experience developing scientific platforms, publication plans, congress strategies, advisory boards, medical education initiatives, and medical information resources
- Strong working knowledge of relevant compliance expectations, including scientific exchange, medical review, publication practices, advisory board governance, and interactions with healthcare professionals across the US & globally
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