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Associate Director, Medical Affairs, T1D (Contract)

The Medical Affairs Associate Director (T1D) is a key role in Global Medical Affairs, working on global activities for a designated disease area(s). Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to, Medical Plan development, launch strategy and execution, scientific leadership, external medical expert engagement, and strategic alignment with commercial and other cross-functional business partners. This role will also be critical in developing medical content, including training, Q&A, and externally-facing medical materials, and contributing to the development of the publication plan. This role reports to the disease area Global Medical Lead and is a core member of the disease area Global Medical team.

 Key Duties & Responsibilities

  • Execute and communicate the Global Medical Plan in collaboration with other internal stakeholders across Vertex.
  • Serve as product expert for all global compound or disease area related issues with the external community and internally at Vertex.
  • Closely follow medical developments within disease area and ensure new information to transform clinical trends and emerging data is integrated into medical plans.
  • Contribute to the development of global scientific communications and core global materials (e.g., congress plans)
  • Represent Vertex at scientific and medical forums, including medical education forums, scientific societies, patient advocacy groups, and congresses.
  • Engage with leading global key thought leaders (KTL) to gain contribution/ participation in advisory boards, greater understanding of the therapeutic area, and insights into unmet patient needs.
  • Perform medical review of assigned brand-related content.
  • Drives regional Medical Affairs and Medical Operations teams from launch through lifecycle via timely delivery of fit-for-purpose training and core materials.
  • Fosters alignment on medical content/messaging within the organization to ensure maximal functional and regional input.
  • Conduct critical appraisals of available scientific and medical knowledge, identify gaps, and in collaboration with the Medical Affairs Training & Capabilities group develops training and core medical materials for medical team.
  • Manages projects and demonstrates project management skillsets and proper stakeholder management.
  • Represent Medical Affairs on relevant commercial teams: Launch Team, and Global and/or Regional Brand Teams for product.
  • Support Access, Patient Advocacy, Policy, and Corporate Communications teams with medical/scientific expertise and materials review.

Required Education

  • Advanced degree (Masters, PharmD,. or Ph.D.) or equivalent highly relevant experience

Required Experience

  • 8 years of experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience
  • 3 or more years of relevant experience in medical affairs and/or clinical development, including experience in both Global and Country/Region desired

Required Knowledge/Skills

  • Communication and medical and scientific knowledge of the disease area with the ability to communicate difficult concepts and persuades others to gain alignment.
  • Strategic thinking and problem solving: Leads others to solve complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify solutions.
  • Demonstrates business acumen and has drug development experience, demonstrating in depth understanding of cross-functional interdependencies across the drug development lifecycle.
  • Compliance experience and in-depth knowledge of relevant (area-specific) legislation or regulatory guidance governing the provision of medical information and appliable data privacy legislation.
  • Actively foster strong working relationships with key influential stakeholders inside and outside of Vertex
  • Proven success leading projects

 

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