Director, Medical Affairs
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full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Deerfield • Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $260,000 - $300,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Develop and execute an integrated US medical communications strategy aligned to overarching brand and development objectives, with measurable impact
- Lead the creation of the US scientific narrative, ensuring consistency across medical education, publications, congress strategy, and scientific materials
- Own US publication strategy and priorities; ensure alignment and integration with global publication plans
- Direct US congress planning and execution, including scientific platform development, data dissemination strategy, and stakeholder engagement planning
- Oversee development of all US medical materials (promotional and non-promotional), ensuring scientific accuracy, regulatory compliance, and strategic alignment
- Serve as medical reviewer within the promotional review process, upholding the highest standards of scientific integrity and compliance
- Provide expert medical perspective to Commercial, Market Access, Regulatory, Clinical Development, Pharmacovigilance, and other internal stakeholders
- Partner cross-functionally to support launch readiness, lifecycle planning, and integrated evidence generation strategies
- Translate clinical data and scientific insights into actionable strategies that inform stakeholder engagement and brand planning
- Build and maintain strong, trusted relationships with investigators, key opinion leaders (KOLs), advocacy leaders, and healthcare professionals
- Represent US Medical Affairs in scientific forums and stakeholder engagements to reinforce Lundbeck’s leadership in rare epilepsies
- Monitor evolving disease area trends, competitor activities, and policy landscape to proactively inform US and global strategies
Requirements
- Advanced scientific or clinical degree (MD, PharmD, or PhD)
- 5+ years of progressive, non-field-based Medical Affairs experience within pharmaceutical or biotech industry
- Minimum 2+ years contributing to medical strategy development, launch readiness, scientific communications, publication planning, and congress management in rare disease
- At least 1 year driving medical strategy and execution for a rare neurology asset
- Demonstrated experience designing and executing Medical Education programs (CME and non-CME)
- Experience serving as a medical reviewer for promotional materials, ensuring compliance and scientific rigor
- Proven ability to synthesize complex clinical data and translate insights into strategic recommendations
- Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving capability, and data-driven decision-making skills
- Demonstrated success building collaborative cross-functional relationships and influencing without authority
- Experience leading and developing team members while managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment
- Exceptional communication skills with ability to convey complex scientific information clearly and persuasively
- Demonstrated integrity, professionalism, and commitment to ethical standards
Benefits
- Flexible paid time off (PTO)
- Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision
- Company match 401k
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
medical strategy developmentscientific communicationspublication planningcongress managementmedical education programsdata dissemination strategymedical reviewclinical data synthesisstrategic recommendationsregulatory compliance
Soft Skills
analytical thinkingproblem-solvingdata-driven decision-makingcollaborative relationshipsinfluencing without authorityteam leadershipcommunication skillsscientific information conveyanceintegrityprofessionalism
Certifications
MDPharmDPhD