Global Medical Director, Lupus

Job Description

About This Role

The Global Medical Affairs Director, Lupus will be a strategic partner providing expert medical leadership to guide development, launch planning, and support for our Lupus program to improve meaningful patient outcomes. As a key member of the Lupus Global Medical Director office team reporting to the Global Medical Pipeline Head, the Medical Director, Lupus is medically accountable for supporting the development and implementation of the Global Medical Strategy for Biogen’s Lupus therapeutic area pipeline products and will be instrumental in advancing Biogen’s leadership in the global Lupus medical community. 

What You’ll Do

• Build and maintain close partnership with key medical experts and healthcare providers to bring insights into the Global Medical affairs strategy.
• Provide expert medical input to guide clinical development, comprehensive evidence generation, and launch planning in Lupus. 
• Develop and implement cross-functionally aligned medical strategies in support of clinical development programs and eventual launch planning activities.
• Generate medical insights to inform medical and broader cross-functional strategic and tactical plans.
• Lead high impact medical activities, such as advisory boards, medical education, and medical research projects.
• Partner with clinical development and operations teams to support clinical development programs through enhanced site engagement activities and identification of center of excellence.
• Partner with scientific communications to support development and execution of publication plans for impactful data dissemination and medical education strategies.
• Identify and advance productive collaborations with external stakeholders including healthcare and patient advocacy organizations.

Who You Are

You are a scientific and/or clinical professional with a passion for science and a deep scientific knowledge of the Rheumatology and/or Dermatology Disease area.  You have a marked curiosity about healthcare and business opportunities.  You keep patients, payers, and physicians top of mind in your daily work and collaborate to solve critical scientific and business challenges. You are willing to travel 30-40% of your time to engage with external stakeholders.

Qualifications

Required Skills

• Advanced degree required: MD, PhD or PharmD.
• 8+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience, preferably with prior work in Headquarters-based Medical Affairs role &/or Field Medical based role.  Substitution of industry work with relevant clinical practice experience in Rheumatology/Dermatology may be considered.
• Relevant experience in Rheumatology and/or Dermatology required.
• Experience and expertise in developing, communicating, and executing a comprehensive medical affairs plan.
• Demonstrated the ability to build productive collaborations with medical experts, and existing relationships in the Rheumatology/Dermatology area.
• Strong working knowledge of US and ex-US regulations as relevant to Medical Affairs.
• Ability to travel 30-40%.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with medical launch as well as products at different stages of the lifecycle
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead and collaborate with global, regional and/or affiliate medical to ensure regional activities are executed in alignment with global medical strategy and ensuring the insights and needs from them are known and properly addressed
• Ability to manage projects and take initiative to solve complex and challenging problems

Why Biogen?

Our mission to find therapies for neurological, rare and immune diseases is a unique focus within our industry and this shared purpose is what connects us as a team. We work together to overcome obstacles and to follow the science. We are resilient as we strive to make an impact on our patients’ lives and on changing the course of medicine. Together, we pioneer. Together, we thrive.

Additional Information

Why Biogen?

We are a global team with a commitment to excellence, and a pioneering spirit. As a mid-sized biotechnology company, we provide the stability and resources of a well-established business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact. Our team encompasses some of the most talented and passionate achievers who have unparalleled opportunities for learning, growth, and expanding their skills. Above all, we work together to deliver life-changing medicines, with every role playing a vital part in our mission. Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives.

At Biogen, we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company, and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired. Read on to learn more about our DE&I efforts.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, race, color, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. Biogen is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.