Description
At Bayer, we're seeking a Senior Medical Director, Stroke and Thrombosis to join our US Medical Affairs team. As a critical member of the team, you will be responsible for developing and executing high-quality medical strategy for the Stroke and Thrombosis portfolio through scientific leadership, external engagement, and cross-functional influence.
Your core responsibilities will include:
External Scientific Leadership and Engagement: Developing and guiding local Thought Leader (TL) management strategy, serving as the US medical expert for asundexian engaging thought leaders, stroke centers, academic institutions, medical societies, and patient advocacy groups to advance scientific leadership and collaboration.
Medical Strategy, Evidence and Internal Leadership: Supporting development and execution of the US medical strategy, collaborating cross-functionally with Global Evidence Generation, Clinical Development, Regulatory, Commercial and other medical affairs partners to develop and implement the Integrated Evidence Plans to improve the value proposition for the portfolio.
Additional responsibilities include:
Providing medical leadership for scientific communications and publications, serving as a representative on cross-functional strategy teams.
Contribute to publication planning, data interpretation, and scientific dissemination in the US.
Active participation and effective collaboration with global teams to assure the efficient and expedient conduct of clinical development programs, aligning them with strategic priorities that support appropriate US direction of the Life Cycle Management strategy.
Support IIR, research collaborations, Phase 4, post-marketing, post-hoc analyses, real-world evidence activities (including scientific review, study and analyses design, feasibility assessment, data interpretation, and ongoing oversight).
Advance implementation science initiatives.
Provide medical scientific input for brand and program documents, including integrated disease area plans, medical information documents, drug safety reporting documents, etc, while ensuring design and execution of all medical activities are according to internal and external compliance guidelines.
Monitor and understand implications of evolving competitor landscape to inform medical strategy.
Support completion of annual New Drug Application (NDA) reports for respective brands through evaluation of clinical data and literature and provide US Medical Affairs input in the preparation of key medical documents for INDs and NDAs.
To be successful in this role, you will need to possess the following qualifications:
M.D. or D.O. required.
Disease and therapeutic area knowledge in both existing drugs and new fields of exploration and clinically relevant work experience or independent research experience or equivalent or experience in a pharmaceutical related industry.
Deep understanding of clinical study design, analysis and interpretation as well as the principles of observational studies and health economics/ outcomes research.
Proven ability for strategic planning along with operations skill and experience related to clinical research involving both single and multiple centers.
Strong ability to quickly build meaningful and trusting relationships, both internally and externally to the organization.
Understanding of the drug development process over different stages.
Strong ability to connect and collaborate across different functions and background, both internally and externally to the organization.
Innate ability to lead others without formal authority, with demonstrated experience guiding teams from design to implementation of strategic initiatives.
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and in written.
Willingness and ability to travel as business dictates, both for internal and external functions.
Preferred qualifications include:
High preference to be board certified or board eligible in Vascular Neurology or Neurology or relevant specialty.
7 years work experience in the pharmaceutical sector in Medical Affairs, Clinical Development or related positions.
Experience in the field of medical support of a product portfolio across multiple therapeutic areas.
Experience in leading and participating in teams across cultures and geographies, prior experience in global medical launch planning activities.
Employees can expect to be paid a salary of between $248,000 to $372,000. Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant). Additional benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc..