Medical Director – Chronic Kidney Disease

Medical Director – Chronic Kidney Disease

Requirements

• Advanced scientific degree (MD or PharmD), preferably with clinical experience in the nephrology space
• Background in academic medicine, clinical research, and familiarity with biostatistics and epidemiology
• Excellent written and oral communication, interpersonal and organization skills
• Highest level of ethics and integrity
• Ability to travel nationally and internationally. Travel will be ~30% of the time (post Covid-19)

Responsibilities

• Medical input into brand strategy as a core member of Core Medical Team (CMT)
• Collaborate with commercial team and alliance partners to develop overall brand strategy
• As part of the Medical Plan, ensure comprehensive engagement plan with external leaders and key stakeholders, e.g., Managed Care Organizations, Key Opinion Leaders, Key Institutions and Hospital Systems, Professional Societies
• Play an integral role in the planning and participation of national and regional medical advisory boards
• Play an integral role in the planning and providing of training for external medical/scientific speakers
• Provide clinical education and training for internal stakeholders such as Field Medical Team and members of product sales teams
• Collaborate with medical and payer evidence directors to define research strategy and design of studies that address both clinical effectiveness and health
• Provide and lead the strategy and development of clinical studies to obtain promotional claims and/or advance the scientific knowledge of our products
• Provide input into Life Cycle Management studies and Phase 4 Study strategy/design
• Provide medical review in concert with cross functional team members for Externally Sponsored Scientific Research proposals
• Provide medical input into the publication strategy and review/comment for medical accuracy of publications
• Provide medical review in concert with cross functional team members for medical and promotional materials
• Maintain key links into global clinical activities by maintaining collaborative working relationship with TA medical physicians and other clinical team members
• Supply medical input into safety profile of the product in collaboration with Patient Safety (PS) physicians
• Act as medical spokesperson for US Brand as needed for media inquiries or other external groups
• Ensure compliance with all AZ corporate policies

Preferred Qualifications

• MD Board certification/eligibility preferred in nephrology
• Strong business acumen, including working knowledge of changing U.S. payer and provider landscape
• Pharmaceutical industry experience within Medical Affairs or other experience in related areas including academic institutions
• Proven ability to interact productively with both commercial and scientific colleagues
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in cross functional teams
• Experience developing and/or launching a new pharmaceutical product
• Familiarity with OPDP, PhRMA code, and key regulations in the pharmaceutical industry
• Working knowledge of FDA requirements