Senior Director, Global Medical Affairs

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

📋 Description

• Oversee the global medical affairs strategy and the tactical execution plan for cleminorexton.

• Act as the Global Medical Affairs Lead and a key member of the cross-functional asset team.

• Ensure alignment of the medical strategy with corporate goals, clinical development milestones, and commercialization plans.

• Develop long-term medical affairs planning for regulatory approvals, launch readiness, and lifecycle management.

• Identify emerging scientific opportunities, evidence gaps, and the needs of stakeholders.

• Direct medical launch preparedness activities across significant global markets.

• Create integrated launch strategies in collaboration with commercial, market access, HEOR, regulatory affairs, and regional medical teams.

• Align scientific platforms, training materials, medical information resources, publications, congress activities, and insights generation with strategy and launch timelines.

• Assist in pre-launch and launch planning, including global payer engagement strategies and value communication.

• Cultivate and sustain relationships with global key opinion leaders, investigators, professional societies, and patient advocacy organizations.

• Lead scientific advisory boards, expert consultations, and other initiatives to gather insights.

• Represent Centessa at major scientific congresses and industry events.

• Serve as a scientific ambassador and subject matter expert in orexin biology and sleep-wake disorders.

• Strategically partner with commercial, market access, HEOR, regulatory, clinical development, patient advocacy, and corporate affairs teams.

• Provide medical expertise to brand strategy, payer engagement, disease-state education, and scientific communication initiatives.

• Support the development of scientific platforms, publication strategies, educational programs, and medical training.

• Offer medical review and guidance for externally facing scientific materials in adherence to regulations and company policies.

• Report to the Head of Medical Affairs and collaborate with senior leadership.

⛳️ Requirements

• Advanced scientific or clinical degree (MD, PharmD, or PhD).

• A minimum of 10 years of leadership experience in Medical Affairs; 5 years of global experience is preferred.

• Background in neuroscience, sleep medicine, neurology, psychiatry, or rare diseases.

• Proven experience leading at least one successful global product launch.

• Experience acting as a global medical lead for late-stage development or commercial products.

• Strong comprehension of global medical affairs, evidence generation, payer evidence requirements, and commercialization readiness.

• Demonstrated ability to drive strategy within a matrix environment.

• Established track record of working collaboratively with commercial, market access, HEOR, regulatory affairs, and clinical development teams.

• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.

• Must be based in the United States.

• Willingness to travel approximately 20% of the time.

🏝️ Benefits

• Company bonus based on company and individual performance.

• Company-sponsored 401(k) plan.

• Pension scheme.

• Vacation benefits.

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.

• Flexible benefits, including options for healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts.

• Life insurance and death benefits.

• Time off and leave of absence benefits.

• Well-being benefits, including an employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and various employee clubs and activities.

• Remote work options available.

• Travel opportunities, expected to be around 20%.