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Sr. Director/Director – Field Medical Affairs – Alzheimer’s Disease Agitation

Sr. Director/Director – Field Medical Affairs – Alzheimer’s Disease Agitation

CompanyAxsome Therapeutics Inc
LocationNew York, NY, USA
Salary$210000 – $240000
TypeFull-Time
DegreesMBA, PharmD, Associate’s, MD
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • Advanced scientific or clinical degree (D.O, M.D, PharmD, or PhD) is required
  • At least 7 years of experience in a field-based Medical Affairs role
  • At least 2 years of experience leading MSL teams
  • CNS experience required: ADA/Alzheimer’s therapeutic experience strongly preferred
  • Working knowledge of applicable Federal and State guidelines and regulations essential
  • Ability to travel 40% of time, including some weekends

Responsibilities

  • Plan, facilitate, and deliver nonclinical & clinical presentations at Medical Affairs advisory board meetings and/or other meetings that involve HCPs/KOLs
  • Ensure regular capture and exchange of medical information and insights with other functions as appropriate for Medical Affairs to inform on strategy and unmet medical needs
  • Serve as a technical advisor and represent Medical Affairs at scientific and/or medical meetings, advisory boards, and investigator meetings
  • Establish and maintain a compliant partnership with the commercial team
  • Support/lead various Medical Affairs cross-functional working groups as needed
  • Develop and maintain thought leader relationships
  • Maintain and demonstrate thorough and up-to-date knowledge of disease state, study methodology, clinical information, and product data
  • Manage assigned programs within their designated scope, schedule, and budget
  • Recruit, train, develop and retain a growing, high-performing team of field-based MSLs
  • Ensure individual MSL territory plans and activities for the region align with departmental objectives
  • Establish and oversee collaboration between MSLs to support and optimize communication of key learnings, best practices, and insights generation
  • Identify and implement unmet educational needs for MSL materials
  • Represent MSL team on cross-functional project teams
  • Manage the performance of the individual team members and monitor their overall performance by regularly monitoring their performance against the agreed goals and KPIs
  • Conduct regular performance reviews for individual team members
  • Ensure field compliance of all relevant corporate policies and regulatory guidelines
  • Direct field-based Medical Affairs attendance and coverage at congresses and meetings
  • Ensure operational excellence of the MSL team, including corporate aligned objective/tactics, cross-functional medical support, and interactions with key opinion leaders

Preferred Qualifications

  • Established relationships with migraine thought leaders highly desirable
  • Ability to work in a dynamic and nimble environment and be solution oriented to changing needs