Medical Excellence & Innovation Lead, Global Rare Diseases

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Transform global and regional objectives into a cohesive US Medical strategy, execution roadmap, and quantifiable outcomes.

• Lead and enhance the annual planning and launch readiness processes.

• Organize advisory boards, congresses, stakeholder engagement, medical education initiatives, and strategic portfolio priorities.

• Provide leadership for cross-functional initiatives encompassing Medical Strategy, Field Medical, RWE, Scientific Communications, Medical Information, Clinical Development, Patient Advocacy, and Market Access.

• Track execution progress, identify potential risks or dependencies, and facilitate prompt resolutions.

• Enhance field medical strategic planning, insight generation, territory evaluations, and execution concerning medical priorities.

• Create processes that link field activities and stakeholder insights to regional and global strategies.

• Conduct field leadership meetings, workshops, offsites, and strategic planning sessions.

• Oversee capability development, onboarding, and the sharing of best practices across the field organization.

• Establish governance, operating rhythms, performance reviews, decision rights, and collaborative ways of working across Medical teams.

• Foster cross-functional alignment and represent Medical Strategic Operations in essential forums.

• Promote continuous improvement of Medical Affairs processes while ensuring adherence to compliance standards.

• Develop KPIs, dashboards, and reports to measure execution, effectiveness, and medical impact.

• Convert data, field insights, and business context into recommendations for senior Medical Affairs leadership.

• Apply innovative and AI-driven methodologies for planning, insight generation, decision making, and organizational effectiveness.

• Manage external partners that support analytics, capability development, advisory boards, meetings, and strategic initiatives.

• Create and oversee the US Medical budget and resource plan.

• Monitor forecasts, commitments, accruals, and expenditures.

• Supervise vendor selection, contracting, scope development, and performance management.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Healthcare, Business, or a related discipline.

• Over 7 years of experience in Medical Affairs, Medical Operations, Field Medical Excellence, Strategy, Program Management, or related roles in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology sector.

• Proven success in supporting Medical Affairs strategy and execution in collaboration with field-based medical teams.

• Strong capabilities in program and project leadership, with a track record of translating strategy into execution and measurable business results.

• Experience in leading medical planning, congress activities, advisory boards, stakeholder engagement, budget management, and launch preparedness initiatives.

• Comprehensive understanding of Medical Affairs governance and compliance requirements within a regulated healthcare setting.

• Exceptional facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management abilities, with the capacity to influence within a matrix organization.

• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to excel in a fast-paced environment, manage competing priorities, and navigate ambiguity with a high level of accountability.

• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as business needs dictate.

• Advanced scientific or business degree is preferred.

• Experience in rare diseases, specialty pharmaceuticals, or high-growth organizations is preferred.

• Background as a strategic operations partner to a Medical Head or senior Medical Affairs leadership team is preferred.

• Familiarity with supporting launch planning, integrated evidence generation planning, or cross-functional asset teams is preferred.

• Experience in developing Medical Affairs KPIs, performance dashboards, field insight frameworks, or field effectiveness strategies is preferred.

• Proven track record in leading organizational change, capability-building initiatives, and new operational methodologies across matrixed organizations is preferred.

• Experience managing agencies, consultants, and other external partners is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare programs.

• Initiatives promoting work-life balance.

• Extensive relocation support.

• Performance bonuses.

• Flexible working arrangements.

• Options for remote work.

• Tax assistance services for international colleagues.

• Access to resources and training.

• Benefits that are benchmarked against the external market.