Medical Affairs Science Associate Director

Medical Affairs Science Associate Director

Requirements

• Advanced degree (Masters, PharmD. and/or Ph.D.) or equivalent highly relevant experience
• Typically requires 10 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

Responsibilities

• Execute and communicate the Global Medical Plan in collaboration with regional disease area teams and other internal stakeholders across Vertex
• Possess deep product and disease area expertise to address all global related issues with the external community and internally at Vertex, and to integrate emerging trends and new insights into medical planning
• Contribute to the development of global scientific platforms and lexicon for the development of scientific communications, training and core global materials (e.g., congress plans)
• Represent Vertex at scientific and medical forums, including medical education forums, scientific societies, 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
• Understands the process of publication planning and execution, being able to lead the integration of scientific literature, society guidelines and competitive landscape into strategic publication planning
• Perform medical review of assigned brand-related content
• Demonstrated a proactive and strategic mindset as well as project management skills 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

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.