Sr. Director/Director – Field Medical Affairs – Alzheimer’s Disease Agitation
Company | Axsome Therapeutics Inc |
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Location | New York, NY, USA |
Salary | $210000 – $240000 |
Type | Full-Time |
Degrees | MBA, PharmD, Associate’s, MD |
Experience Level | Senior |
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